I also want to third this, for tech hiring anyway.
I have far more time for a plain text resume that fits on one side of A4/Legal, than I do for anything else.
It's all about how quick I can scan the document and extract information from it that might tell me what experience a candidate might have.
For me, the quickest way I can scan something is to have it feel like something I work with every day: logically laid out text, in fixed width, with related chunks fitting on the same screen.
Give me a plain text resume any day. If you deeply feel the need, add syntax highlighting in the form of very subtle highlights and lowlights to make the most pertinent sections and key facts stand out. But if you do that, bear in mind that such highlights and lowlights should be the minority of your document.
I have far more time for a plain text resume that fits on one side of A4/Legal, than I do for anything else.
It's all about how quick I can scan the document and extract information from it that might tell me what experience a candidate might have.
For me, the quickest way I can scan something is to have it feel like something I work with every day: logically laid out text, in fixed width, with related chunks fitting on the same screen.
Give me a plain text resume any day. If you deeply feel the need, add syntax highlighting in the form of very subtle highlights and lowlights to make the most pertinent sections and key facts stand out. But if you do that, bear in mind that such highlights and lowlights should be the minority of your document.
Do I practise what I preach? Yes: http://www.buro9.com/cv.txt