Electronic
Resume, e-Resumes or Electronic CV
E-Resume for E-mail
& Online Posting
No matter how you call them,
electronic resumes, eresumes
(you name it), are resumes specially crafted for being processed
by computers. An electronic
resume, or electronic cv in the UK, will be rarely printed
almost always be included in some resume database.
Since you now have a completely different
audience (searchable resume databases instead of a human reading
your printed resume) you must re-evaluate how to create
your resume. Both contents and format should be specifically
tailored for this new situation lest your resume be lost in
the World Wide Haystack.
The Two Pillars of
Electronic Resumes
Success with electronic resume
rests on two pillars:
Resume keyword strategy
is of paramount importance to all websites. If a web site
doesn`t contain the keywords users type in a search engine,
it will never be found. The same is true for e-resumes.
Resume databases are like smaller, specific
versions of search engines. The recruiter or employer will
type in a list of keywords and within seconds will have a
list of electronic resumes that best match
those keywords.
It doesn’t matter if you have the skills
for the job, if you didn’t describe them with the same
keywords that recruiters use, your resume
will never get a chance.
Fancy resume formatting can be an eye-candy
for human readers, and might help grab the attention of a
recruiter. Unfortunately, that same formatting is confusing
noise for a computer program. The formatting of an electronic
resume or electronic cv should never get in the way of the
computer.
Winning Keyword Strategies
for Electronic Resumes
How can you find out the best keywords for
your e-resume? Unfortunately, it`s not an
easy task. The only way is to research on hundreds of want
ads for your targeted jobs and keep a list of how the desired
skills, technical knowledge, achievements, duties, industry
jargon and personality traits are described.
Compiling the list of professional keywords
can be a time consuming task and very few job seekers or unemployed
workers have time to waste.
Fortunately, we have done the grunt work
for you. Our resume builder, EasyJob, has
thousands of resume keywords categorized
by profession and organized as Skill-Headings. Skill-Headings
are short, keyword-rich descriptions of your skills, achievements
and personality traits using the recruiter`s jargon.
EasyJob turns the legwork of finding keywords
into a simple point and shoot: choose your profession from
the list and select the correct Skill-Headings (keywords).
Download
EasyJob Resume Builder Demo and check it out NOW for FREE!
Electronic Resumes are Not Grocery
Lists: Avoid Keyword Spamming!
A common mistake is to write down a list
of keywords as in a grocery list hoping to get better
positioning in the resume search results. A simple
list of keywords, with no context might fool some older resume
database, but it certainly won’t impress a human reader.
There are no shortcuts here: take your time
and write high quality resume content using the correct keywords.
Use them judiciously, without spamming” your copy. You
will improve your computerized keyword score while building
professional credibility with human readers.
EasyJob comes with thousands
of Skill-Headings (resume keyword frases), resume content
examples and all the help you need to write powerful
electronic resume contents. Download
the demo for free now and create a great e-resume!
Minimalist Formatting
is BEST for e-Resumes
With electronic resumes,
your best chance is to take a minimalist approach to formatting.
Less is best if you want be both computer and human friendly.
EasyJob comes with more than 25,000 resume
formats and several (such as the Centered and Icon templates)
are especially well suited for electronic resumes.
If you are going to upload your resume to
a job bank, make sure you save it first as ASCII text
only. Then it will be just copy and paste
it.
Check
out the free demo of EasyJob and you’ll
be creating electronic resumes in no time!
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