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Not necessarily... Only one resume in this instance is needed. If your resume shows up as being the best candidate based on certain criteria the recruiter will look at it. Otherwise what's the point of the person doing the search in the first place? They would not expect personalized content.
This article might help explain a little better: http://www.collegegrad.com/ezine/13intres.shtml Also, to balance out the argument: http://money.cnn.com/1999/07/29/life/q_resume/
Googling "posting your resume on the net" also turns up some interesting results. However, I wasn't really referring to using a service but rather creating a web site yourself to showcase your skills with the added benefit of being open to all the bots, spiders and engines of the net. People are out there using this technique - the best thing to do is get your resume copied/added/dissected by as many sources as possible and load it with proper search keywords (without going overboard).
Another great thing to do to build a reputation (which also gets people looking in your direction) is to volunteer for an open source project or create one of your own. You can amplify your presence on the web by doing this.
Jacob
Alex wrote: | Hello jacob, | | | This is a good idea, but ... | | You always make personal resume for each employer so if you going to post abount 100 different resume on your site - looks very strange, if you post one general resume - it is just a general resume and you could not attract all potential employers by it. | | Agree? | | | | | | Saturday, October 25, 2003, 12:33:47 PM, you wrote: | | jkc> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- | jkc> Hash: SHA1 | | jkc> Another good thing to do to attract recruiters is to post | jkc> you resume on the net in multiple document formats. Make sure you | jkc> keyword it up in an | jkc> appropriate manner. One thing I've done is constructed a | jkc> small web site about myself. I know its a bit ostentatious but | jkc> when done tastefully it works. | jkc> I supply the standard resume in doc, pdf and html formats | jkc> and link it to supplemental information like code samples, | jkc> graphics, etc... | | jkc> Many people in charge of hiring are now using engines that | jkc> scour the Net and find online resumes meeting their criteria. If | jkc> you would like to not have | jkc> your personal information posted on the Net that shouldn't | jkc> be a problem, just make sure that their is a way for those | jkc> headhunters to contact you. | | jkc> Jacob | | jkc> Trevor Lauder wrote: | jkc> | Jesse Kline said: | jkc> | | |>>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 | jkc> | | jkc> | | jkc> | | jkc> | I've noticed that the number of positions that require electronic resume | jkc> | submition is quickly becoming the standard. A few months ago when I was | jkc> | looking for work, I noticed most companies websites said something to the | jkc> | effect that if you submit your resume in any physical form (mail, fax, | jkc> | etc) or if you showed up on there doorstep and dropped one off with the | jkc> | HR or the Receptionist, they would not even look at the resume and they | jkc> | would throw it in the garbage. To even be considered these days, you need | jkc> | to send it in some electronic form... if they want .doc then it needs to | jkc> | be .doc or you won't be considered. Partly because for IT jobs | jkc> | especially, it's a computer that reads through them first, not a human | jkc> | being. If it's not in the format they want it to be then there scanning | jkc> | engine probably can't parse it and even though you might be more then | jkc> | qualified, if you don't have the right buzz words the computer won't pick | jkc> | it up and it won't be considered. They probably won't consider it either | jkc> | if it's in the wrong format just because it's a preliminary test on | jkc> | weather we can follow simply instructions :) | jkc> | | jkc> | This usually only applies for larger companies, the smaller businesses | jkc> | would probably spend the time reading each resume just because they | jkc> | wouldn't receive as much volume (less employees). | jkc> | | jkc> | Cheers, | jkc> | | jkc> | Trevor | jkc> | | jkc> | | jkc> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- | jkc> Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) | jkc> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org | | jkc> iD8DBQE/msILLeoSBberRbgRAj82AJ9XSeSRd3MiHBprVvDyQrt8jqsQygCeMHun | jkc> R4yquTpmJ8fFQyGw7MQHxzw= | jkc> =9XI4 | jkc> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- | | | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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