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Another good thing to do to attract recruiters is to post you resume on the net in multiple document formats. Make sure you keyword it up in an appropriate manner. One thing I've done is constructed a small web site about myself. I know its a bit ostentatious but when done tastefully it works. I supply the standard resume in doc, pdf and html formats and link it to supplemental information like code samples, graphics, etc...
Many people in charge of hiring are now using engines that scour the Net and find online resumes meeting their criteria. If you would like to not have your personal information posted on the Net that shouldn't be a problem, just make sure that their is a way for those headhunters to contact you.
Jacob
Trevor Lauder wrote: | Jesse Kline said: | |>No, it really is that bad. I sent out well over 200 letters via snail |>mail, |>fax, e-mail, web, etc all over Canada when I was looking for an IT job and |>now |>I'm managing a Domino's. So for IT, I cannot help you out, but if you want |>something in the food service industry I may be able to hook you up ;-). |> |>Jesse | | | | I've noticed that the number of positions that require electronic resume | submition is quickly becoming the standard. A few months ago when I was | looking for work, I noticed most companies websites said something to the | effect that if you submit your resume in any physical form (mail, fax, | etc) or if you showed up on there doorstep and dropped one off with the | HR or the Receptionist, they would not even look at the resume and they | would throw it in the garbage. To even be considered these days, you need | to send it in some electronic form... if they want .doc then it needs to | be .doc or you won't be considered. Partly because for IT jobs | especially, it's a computer that reads through them first, not a human | being. If it's not in the format they want it to be then there scanning | engine probably can't parse it and even though you might be more then | qualified, if you don't have the right buzz words the computer won't pick | it up and it won't be considered. They probably won't consider it either | if it's in the wrong format just because it's a preliminary test on | weather we can follow simply instructions :) | | This usually only applies for larger companies, the smaller businesses | would probably spend the time reading each resume just because they | wouldn't receive as much volume (less employees). | | Cheers, | | Trevor | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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