The information on this page will help you to prepare a plain text resume and cover letter for submission as part of your internship application.  Please review the tips below before submitting your application.

Tips for Plain Text Resumes:

• Use sans serif fonts such as Courier, Helvetica or Arial
• Left justify everything
• Use ALL CAPS for headings
• In place of bullets or special characters, use a dash (-), tilde (~), asterisk (*), equals sign (=)
• Use empty lines between sections to keep text from running together when opened by employer
• Be sure to proofread carefully

Do NOT Use the Following in Plain Text Resumes:

• Tabs or columns
• Centering
• Special characters or bullets
• Bold, underline or italics
• Graphics or shading