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2007-12-17 Career News
Resumes and the Internet Our current economic climate is uncertain and you never know when you might need to polish those resumes to hand out for the next wonderful opportunity.
Is it time to shake the dust off your resume and update it? Having an
up-to-date resume is just good sense. It doesn’t even matter if
you are happy in your present job. With the electronic world taking over so much of our lives, the business of finding work is changing too. Many times resumes are posted online, sent by email or are copied and pasted on online job sites. This is both a good and a bad thing. The Benefits One of the benefits of the electronic submission is the speed of the process. Fill in a few blanks, cut and paste cover letters, resumes, etc., and you’re done. Sometimes, you get back a confirmation email, thanking you for your application. A second and hard to ignore benefit is the cost. Online submissions are free. There are no printing costs, envelopes, good quality paper, or postage stamps required.
The Negatives The negative factors behind electronic submissions include the loss of the all-important personal contact. There is no way to network on a one-to-one level. In some cases, you may not receive a confirmation email and you will sit in the dark as to whether your resume was received or is floating endlessly in cyberspace. If you’re sending your resume via email, it’s important to format it correctly to make a successful impression through the submission process. The presentation and the content are important. Let’s take a closer look. Presentation Unless you are going to do several resumes, one for online submission and one for any other type of submission, it saves time and effort to follow these tips to create one resume for both:
For both paper and electronic submission, do try to:
Don’t forget If you are applying for jobs that are relevant to your skills, then it’s these skills that need to be highlighted on resumes. Do remember to include the correct contact information. Nothing’s worse than to not get a job because you can’t be contacted. Also, as simple as it may sound, don’t forget to make sure your resume is professional looking and error free. In Conclusion Treat your resume as a living document. Take it out on a regular basis, shake the dust off and update it with new information as your career progresses. Life changes often happen without warning, so being prepared for any eventuality is a good plan of action for everyone. Once you're comfortable with your resume, we recommend using a service like ResumeDirector to start getting job leads. Using their service, your resume will be posted on over 90 job sites at once - including Monster, HotJobs, CareerBuilder, etc. To find out more, visit this web page: http://www.jobwerx.com/resume_director.html ResumeArrow is another powerful tool to increase your flow of job leads.
Sign up with their site to have your resume sent by email to thousands
of recruiters and employers in your industry and desired work locations.
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