How to Create an E-Resume
Everyone is searching for an edge in the job market, and e-resumes have answered their concerns. Now, you can establish a web presence for free. In this article, we will review the basic steps in creating an e-resume so it can help you land your next position.
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Instructions
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Prepare for Job Search
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Research keywords related to your specific job search and industry. The position you desire may search for quality attributes that you can add to your resume.
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Gather cover letter, resume, professional references and two writing samples. Edit, proof and save the documents in ASCII format in a word document.
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Find a website that offers free e-portfolios with registration (see Resources). Make sure the portfolio includes a page for each document mentioned: cover letter, resume, references and writing samples.
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Fill out every questionnaire, create a personal profile and add links to any content you have online. This improves your personality in an online environment; prospective employers prefer personality, originality and consistency in information provided from applicants.
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Activate the direct link to your account. Use this link to generate interest on your hard copies/interviews. Prospective employers can visit your personal site to review your information in detail.
Personal Profiles
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Answer questionnaires that request work preferences, hours and availability and experience. The majority of today's job search sites wants you to answer all of this to improve matches between prospects and employers.
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Include a photo (if applicable),web links to online content and other information relevant to your affiliations, including industry organizations, certifications and credentials.
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Keep all of your personal profiles up to date, available and active in the employers' search feature (if applicable). Employers are always searching for prospective employees, so you must remain active on job boards in order to be seen.
Job Search Site
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Keep all of your sensitive information confidential; do not include home address, email or telephone number on an uploaded resume. This information should be available to employers only.
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Analyze the marketing tools available with the e-resume format on the website. If the website offers top marketing tools, such as active links, activitate the direct link, then market it online.
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Use the e-resume as a personal reference for job offers online. Many individuals have landed interviews from the use of their e-resume.
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Tips & Warnings
Target job search sites that are well-known in your industry. Use two to three sites instead of dozens; focus the job search and keep all information in a manageable format.
Employment scam artists can access your information through a career site; be careful in choosing the website to search for positions.
