ATS (applicant tracking systems) have gotten better, but a lot of them still choke on any formatting more complicated than headings, lists, links, and text styling (note that graphics and tables are not in my list, nor are headers and footers).
To keep my resume formatting as minimal as possible, I built the docx in pandoc, converted from a markdown source - then turned that into a template so I could change font family (to Arial, default is Times New Roman IIRC) colors, and sizes in the document styles section for subsequent builds. You don't need to do all of this, just remember to stick to the simple formatting above, and use document styles rather than individual tweaks whenever possible to keep the look consistent with minimal extra markup.
Note that I mentioned "choke" above. You're scoring lower because the ATS isn't even able to finish parsing your resume.
Also, if you're being submitted through a staffing agency, know that they're going to use their own header to strip away your contact information so the client can't contact you directly until they facilitate an interview (yes, they're that paranoid). That means not only will a lot of your design work go away, but the resulting Frankenresume will likely be a mangled mess. This is another case where a plain resume is best.
Not to take away from what @emmabostian
said about standing out or her beautifully presented resume, it is a good idea to keep a more visually appealing version as well. Just save it for the (non staffing agency) humans in most cases.
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ATS (applicant tracking systems) have gotten better, but a lot of them still choke on any formatting more complicated than headings, lists, links, and text styling (note that graphics and tables are not in my list, nor are headers and footers).
To keep my resume formatting as minimal as possible, I built the docx in pandoc, converted from a markdown source - then turned that into a template so I could change font family (to Arial, default is Times New Roman IIRC) colors, and sizes in the document styles section for subsequent builds. You don't need to do all of this, just remember to stick to the simple formatting above, and use document styles rather than individual tweaks whenever possible to keep the look consistent with minimal extra markup.
Note that I mentioned "choke" above. You're scoring lower because the ATS isn't even able to finish parsing your resume.
Also, if you're being submitted through a staffing agency, know that they're going to use their own header to strip away your contact information so the client can't contact you directly until they facilitate an interview (yes, they're that paranoid). That means not only will a lot of your design work go away, but the resulting Frankenresume will likely be a mangled mess. This is another case where a plain resume is best.
Not to take away from what @emmabostian said about standing out or her beautifully presented resume, it is a good idea to keep a more visually appealing version as well. Just save it for the (non staffing agency) humans in most cases.