10 Effective Tips To Post Your Resume On Line
Posting your resume on line with job boards can provide you with access to a number of hidden opportunities. Many companies, recruiters, and HR departments pay for the privilege to search or “mine” these databases before they ever post their open opportunity. Posting your resume on line following these tips can increase your chances to find your next job!
Many job boards offer the opportunity for job seekers to create an account with them and post your resume free. Here are 10 great tips to keep in mind when posting your resume on line.
1. Keep your contact information hidden. Only divulge this information once a recruiter or company has made contact with you. At this time, you can decide if you would like to proceed with contact and a potential interview.
2. Confirm that you retain ownership of your content once posted. Ensure that you can go back and edit your information as many times as you need.
3. Choose reputable websites only.
4. Create a specific job searching email or professional email address such as maryadmin2@yahoo.ca. The added benefit is a customized email for your job search that does not interfere with your daily email or your personal email address which may not be job seeking friendly.
5. Keep your confidential information to a minimum. You do want to be found after all. Current employer information is acceptable to remain hidden. However, too much hidden information will lower your response rate from HR departments seeking to hire your skills.
6. Hiding your current employer is a very good idea. Many HR advisors use alerts to discover employees searching for work. Keep your current employer information hidden.
7. Use sites that are popular and easy to access
8. Maximize you use of key words and catchy phrases. You need your resume to stand out in the pile so the more key words used, the faster your resume rises to the top.
9. Use plain text when posting on line, make sure you also make use of the spell check features where offered.
10. Once you post your resume, do not let it sit there. Databases sort resumes by date of submission with the newest resumes first. Make sure that you check in and renew your on-line resumes every two weeks to keep it current. If you do not have any response after 30 days, remove it and try another site.
Make your resume stand out with powerful keywords
Sites like Monster provide large amounts of characters to post your on-line resume. Monster for example allows the objective portion, up to 2000 characters! So, your objective can state, “to find work as an accountant using my skills in ....” List all of your skills here. Posters are often given the final word such as “Describe your dream job”. Monster allows posters 500 characters for this purpose. Typically, this can be a repeat of your objective again maximizing your key words.
