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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