Format Of Writing A Resume

format

As noun

the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves

Compare duodecimo, folio (def ), octavo, quarto

the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, margins, etc

the organization, plan, style, or type of something:The format of the show allowed for topical and controversial gags

Computers

the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report

As verb (used with object), formatted, formatting

to plan or provide a format for:to format the annual telethon

Computers

to set the format of (input or output): Some word-processing programs format output in a variety of ways

to prepare (a disk) for writing and reading

As verb (used without object), formatted, formatting

to devise a format

of

As preposition

(used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc

):within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one's money

(used to indicate derivation, origin, or source):a man of good family; the plays of Shakespeare; a piece of cake

(used to indicate cause, motive, occasion, or reason):to die of hunger

(used to indicate material, component parts, substance, or contents):a dress of silk; an apartment of three rooms; a book of poems; a package of cheese

(used to indicate apposition or identity):Is that idiot of a salesman calling again?

(used to indicate specific identity or a particular item within a category):the city of Chicago; thoughts of love

(used to indicate possession, connection, or association):the king of France; the property of the church

(used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole):one of us

(used to indicate the objective relation, the object of the action noted by the preceding noun or the application of a verb or adjective):the ringing of bells; He writes her of home; I'm tired of working

(used to indicate reference or respect):There is talk of peace

(used to indicate qualities or attributes):an ambassador of remarkable tact

(used to indicate a specified time):They arrived of an evening

Chiefly Northern U

S

before the hour of; until:twenty minutes of five

on the part of:It was very mean of you to laugh at me

in respect to:fleet of foot

set aside for or devoted to:a minute of prayer

Archaic

by:consumed of worms

writing

As noun

the act of a person or thing that writes

written form:to commit one's thoughts to writing

that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like:His writing is illegible

such characters or matter with respect to style, kind, quality, etc

an inscription

a letter

any written or printed paper, as a document or deed

literary or musical style, form, quality, technique, etc

:Her writing is stilted

a literary composition or production

the profession of a writer:He turned to writing at an early age

the Writings, Hagiographa

As Idioms

writing on the wall

handwriting (def )

a

As noun, plural A's or As, a's or as

the first letter of the English alphabet, a vowel

any spoken sound represented by the letter A or a, as in bake, hat, father, or small

something having the shape of an A

a written or printed representation of the letter A or a

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter A or a

As Idioms

from A to Z, from beginning to end; thoroughly; completely:He knows the Bible from A to Z

not know from A to B, to know nothing; be ignorant

a

resume

As verb (used with object), resumed, resuming

to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue:to resume a journey

to take or occupy again:to resume one's seat

to take or assume use or practice of again:to resume her maiden name

to take back:to resume the title to a property

As verb (used without object), resumed, resuming

to go on or continue after interruption:The dancing is about to resume

to begin again