Last week at our job fair the recruiters from Hilton; Amy Shorette and Cindy McLellan mentioned to me that they both expect job seekers to fill out applications completely even when attaching a resume. Your resume does not have all the details an application asks for and that recruiters want. When you write "see resume" instead of filling in the blanks, many areas can be overlooked. Feel free to attach your resume which is basically a marketing piece which promotes your best sales pitch to get the job.
Always remember to be completely honest when filling out applications as they can be used as a means of dismissal if they are incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate.