Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Whose resume is this?
Most employers get a lot of applications from jobseekers. And paper format is virtually extinct - most of you will email your resumes.
Now here is the problem. So many people label their resumes simply as resume.doc or cv.doc or even something strange like formal_resume.doc or final_resume.doc.
When the employer tries to save it in his machine there is usually a resume.doc already present. So he now has to replace that file or find a new location for the new one. And this as you can imagine is a hassly exercise.
The common sense advice I would therefore give is that you, as a jobseeker, label your resume with your full name. Eg anishasharma.doc. Better still add a descriptor to your name Eg anishasharma_designer.doc.
Just a small bit of advice - and one that costs you nothing more than a few keystrokes!
Now here is the problem. So many people label their resumes simply as resume.doc or cv.doc or even something strange like formal_resume.doc or final_resume.doc.
When the employer tries to save it in his machine there is usually a resume.doc already present. So he now has to replace that file or find a new location for the new one. And this as you can imagine is a hassly exercise.
The common sense advice I would therefore give is that you, as a jobseeker, label your resume with your full name. Eg anishasharma.doc. Better still add a descriptor to your name Eg anishasharma_designer.doc.
Just a small bit of advice - and one that costs you nothing more than a few keystrokes!
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Do you think that we've reached the level of sending hyperlinks to our resumes? There are online services that allow you to build and store your resume online. All you have to do is send the hyperlink. Works in the US. But, does it work here, yet?
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