It’s always a rewarding feeling when you take the time to craft an incredible resume. Next, you want as many employers and job recruiters to see your masterful work. If you’re thinking of putting your resume online, though, you might find it difficult to know where to post it and what you should do once it’s up.
Depending on who you ask, you may receive different pointers on how and where to post your resume. In other words, there’s no sure-fire way to be discovered by recruiters online. When you set out to post your resume, however, any tips can be extremely helpful. Here’s a few good concepts and tips to consider before putting your resume online.
Saturating Your Resume
There’s nothing like being seen by as many recruiters and hiring managers as possible. By putting your resume on as many job search websites as possible, you can certainly do this. However, there are both pros and cons to this sort of action. Let’s look at a few reasons to consider taking this route.
First, there are a number of job sites that are tailored to your field, allowing you to saturate your resume while remaining focused on a specialty. Also, you don’t always know what position you’re looking for, just as recruiters don’t always know what applicants they’re looking for. When a resume’s particularly strong, a new position might be created just for the applicant. This could be you, which is why it’s not a bad thing to consider saturating your resume for many eyes to see.
Posting in Moderation
On the other hand, some experts make a case for using moderation when posting your resume on the Internet. Because you don’t essentially know who will be looking at your resume when you post it on a ton of websites, you don’t have a chance to customize it properly. It’s hard to get a speciic field or position with a very general resume.
So while saturation is a good way to have your resume seen by a large number of recruiters, without it being specific to any one field, many recruiters will overlook it anyway. This makes a good case for using the resume in moderation instead, focusing on one job board, or a handful of companies, where you tailor your resume to appeal to only a few employers.
Private Postings
As you know, when you post on job boards, your information can often be thrown out there too far into Cyberspace, leaving it vulnerable to the simplest of engine searches. You might avoid public postings altogether, especially if you’re a private person or you can’t afford to publicize your job search. Instead, you can privately submit your resume via email or submission forms, or simply network privately with people you know. This way, you won’t risk the wrong people finding out what you’re up to.
Which route you choose to take for online resume distribution is up to you. You might try moderation first and if that doesn’t work, consider saturation. Remember, you only need to impress one hiring manager to get the position you want. You’ll get the job offers and interviews eventually if you simply write a great resume and get it out there where it can be seen.