The two are unveiling Resume Assistant, a resume builder in Microsoft Word that will be powered by data from LinkedIn — letting you import information about yourself […] TechCrunch Desktop ...

Resume Assistant lives within Word, where Microsoft says 80 percent of resumes are built, and leverages data from more than 500 million LinkedIn users and 11 million job postings.

“Resume Assistant” uses LinkedIn’s data to make Word a better résumé builder One of the first fruits of the LinkedIn purchase should make an unpopular task easier.

When applying to a job online, the best format to send your resume in is usually a Word doc. This format is most easily read by the majority of . applicant tracking systems (or ATS).