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with your existing, traditional printed resume, (or your Cyber-Safe
Resume, if you have one) and modify it to be "searchable."
Think of the
way that you use an Internet search engine. You search using "key
words," the words that you think will be on the Web site that
you want to find. That's exactly the same way that employers and
recruiters find your resume in the millions of resumes available
on-line today. They search using the words that are on the job description,
typically a list of skills, experience, education, and other requirements
of the job.
In addition
to the information on this page, check out the additional informaton
available on Developing Key Words.
The content
of a "searchable" resume is designed to leverage typical
search technology in:
- Web job
site resume databases
- Company applicant
tracking systems
- Web search
engines (for the HTML version)
As specifically
as you can, state your job objective, so that recruiters and employers
who find it will know whether or not you would be interested in
their opportunity.
Now, make your
resume Cyber-Safe, and you'll
be ready to change the format!
(See Protecting
Your Privacy and Choosing a Job Site
for more information.)
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About the author...
Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been observing the online job search world and teaching online job search skills since 1995. Susan is a two-time layoff "graduate" who has worked in human resources at Harvard University and in a compensation consulting firm. In 1998, her company, NETability, Inc. purchased Job-Hunt.org, and Susan has been editor and publisher of Job-Hunt since then. Follow Susan on Twitter at @jobhuntorg.
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