My first (and only) programming job I got it with a plain text resume appended to my application e-mail. All I had to list was a couple links to my github and

My first (and only) programming job I got it with a plain text resume appended to my application e-mail. All I had to list was a couple links to my github and my blog. Was a uni drop-out (from a history course...). I wouldn't advice you do that, I myself am maintaining a resume that I write with Org-mode and some TeX, not because that's how it should be done but because I make most of my documents that way, but still, a resume is about content, above all. A nice and short bio, and then some lists. Due care to details like nice typography and accurate ortography. And no needless ornaments or details that make it too complicated or long to read. I wouldn't think too much about what recruiters specifically look at really. They probably behave like everybody anyways: skim a document to see if worth reading, check the abstract if available, then read if looks like worth reading.