What is a Plain Text Resume? (+ Tips for Crafting an ATS-Friendly Version)
text document resume, also known as an ASCII resume (named after the American Standard Code for Information Interchange), is a resume saved in a simple text format (.txt). A plain text document resume is a text document that contains your resume content without any special formatting like bold font, italics, or images. It's the most basic resume format and relies on standard characters like letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. This plain text document file format ensures your resume is