Although I have not used an electronic resume a great deal, Maxine Kent does a marvelous job with her sample.
Visit:
http://www.personalmarketingtools.com/images/maxine-kent.txt
Monday, April 27, 2009
Electronic Resumes
Electronic resumes, also known as e-resumes or online resumes, are NOT the same as a paper resume handed to an employer.
A good site for more information is found in the link noted on this post. However, here's some basic tips....
A good site for more information is found in the link noted on this post. However, here's some basic tips....
- Only use Arial as the font or letter style - not all computers read the same fonts
- Keep the font size 11-14 points
- Line length should be 65 characters which means, letters, symbols and spaces
- Do not use bullets - I personally use the minus sign (-) or an asterisk (*)
- Use upper and lower case letters - capitalize the job title and the section headings. Do NOT capitalize more than 3 words in one grouping/phrase.
- Use key words (industry buzz words)
- Align all lines on the left - do NOT justify both margins.
- Spell check - at least 2 or 3 times
- Do not use a tab bar - use your space key instead
Job Hunting Approaches and Success Rates
A friend and I found the following information from a variety of resources. Mull this information over - are you using your job search time in the most beneficial way?
SUCCESS RATES JOB HUNTING APPROACH
86% Creative approach - self reflection, company research, identifying the decision maker, interviewing
69% - 84% Cold call from the yellow pages
47% Cold call by walking into a business and speaking with the key decision maker
33% Talking to friends, family and neighbors
14% Working with government agencies (employment security commissions within each state)
12% Talking to former teachers
8% Working with a union hall
5-7% Responding to classified ads
7% Responding to a trade journal
5-24% Private agencies (but you will need to call them every day in order for them to remember you. Remember - temp and private agencies are dealing with hundreds if not thousands, of people right now).
1-7% Using the Internet
SUCCESS RATES JOB HUNTING APPROACH
86% Creative approach - self reflection, company research, identifying the decision maker, interviewing
69% - 84% Cold call from the yellow pages
47% Cold call by walking into a business and speaking with the key decision maker
33% Talking to friends, family and neighbors
14% Working with government agencies (employment security commissions within each state)
12% Talking to former teachers
8% Working with a union hall
5-7% Responding to classified ads
7% Responding to a trade journal
5-24% Private agencies (but you will need to call them every day in order for them to remember you. Remember - temp and private agencies are dealing with hundreds if not thousands, of people right now).
1-7% Using the Internet
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