I’ve got a lot of customers who need to write a resume. Are there any templates or easy ways to create a resume?

A lot of customers want to use the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word, which can be an easy way to quickly create a resume if the customer is familiar with using Word. However, if the customer is not familiar with Word, the Resume Wizard can be complicated and challenging to update in the future.

One great place to find a user friendly resume template is on the Maryland Workforce Exchange Web site. Your customers do have to create a username and password in order to use the template, but after that hurdle is cleared, the resume builder should be fairly straight forward. The customer is given boxes to fill in for each section of the resume (work history, certifications, military history, etc.), which is similar to an online job application. After all the information is inputted, the customer has the option to save and display a printable resume or a Word document. In both cases, the formatting has been done for the customer. The Word document can also be saved on a flash drive or floppy disk for future use.

Another useful Web site is Emurse. Customers will have to register in order to use this Web site. It also has the customer fill out the resume as if it were an online job application and provides downloadable resumes in several different formats, including as a Word document, PDF, HTML, or Plain Text. Customers can chose a variety of different formats for presenting their resume. Emurse allows the customer to save up to two resumes for free on the site and create a personalized online resume.