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The Internet has brought about a new age for the résumé. As the search for employment has become more electronic, résumés have followed suit. It is common for employers to only accept résumés electronically, either out of practicality or preference. This electronic boom has changed much about the way résumés are written, read, and handled.
Many potential employers now find candidates' résumés through search engines, which makes it more important for candidates to use appropriate keywords when writing a résumé.
Many large employers use electronic résumé processing systems to handle large volumes of résumés. Job ads may direct applicants to email a résumé to their company or visit their website and submit a résumé in electronic format.
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Keeping résumés online has become increasingly common for people in professions that benefit from the multimedia and rich detail that are offered by an HTML résumé, such as actors, photographers, graphic designers, developers, dancers, etc.
Job seekers are finding an ever increasing demand to have an electronic version of their résumé available to employers and professionals who use Internet recruiting at any time. Internet résumés differ from conventional résumés in that they are comprehensive and allow for self-reflection. Unlike regular 2 page résumés, which only show recent work experience and education, Internet résumés also show an individual's skill development over his or her career.
For job seekers, taking résumés online also facilitates distribution to multiple employers via Internet. Online résumé distribution services have emerged to allow job seekers to distribute their résumés to employers of their choices via email.
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IMS Resume Plan.
- Provide a electronic resume questionaire and counseling service.
- Creation of resume in one of three formats.
> Reverse chronological resume ( see below )
> Functional resume ( see below )
> Combination resume ( see below )
- Establishment of public email address with password for privacy at either Google mail or yahoo mail.
- Online web based resume based upon a IMSArt custom web template to be placed at either www.imsart.com or www.search-resume.com under the owners name for a limit of one year
- A custom exclusive personal website at an additional base cost of approximately $60 for web site for 1 year service plus $15 for 1 year domain name will be available upon special request.
- Supply electronic resume copies to owner on one of several portable storage media.
> SD Memory card. ( Secure Digital card )
> Micro SD Memory card. ( Secure Digital card )
> CF Memory card. ( Compact Flash card )
> USB Flash memory stick.
- Electronic resume copies suitable for printing and hard copy submittals in the following formats.
> MS Office (doc) format.
> MS Office (rtf) format.
> Adobe (pdf) format.
> Formatted text document suitable for OCR scanning and electronic dispersal.
- Entry to multiple job search networking sites as available
- Entry to multiple social networking sites as available
- Entry to area job fair markets as available.
- Entry to area recruiting firms as available.
- Job interview support and hints tailored for Men and Women.
All About Resumes.
Reverse chronological resume - A reverse chronological résumé enumerates a candidate's job experiences in reverse chronological order, generally covering the last 10 to 15 years. The reverse chronological résumé format is the most commonly used. In using this format, the main body of the document becomes the Professional Experience section, starting from the most recent experience going chronologically backwards through a succession of previous experience. The reverse chronological résumé works to build credibility through experience gained, while illustrating career growth over time. In the United Kingdom the chronological résumé tends to extend only as far back as the subject's standard Grade qualifications.
Functional resume - A functional résumé lists work experience and skills sorted by skill area or job function. The functional résumé is used to assert a focus to skills that are specific to the type of position being sought. This format directly emphasizes specific professional capabilities and utilizes experience summaries as its primary means of communicating professional competency. In contrast, the chronological résumé format will briefly highlight these competencies prior to presenting a comprehensive timeline of career growth via reverse-chronological listing with most recent experience listed first. The functional résumé works well for those making a career change, having a varied work history and with little work experience. A functional résumé is also preferred for applications to jobs that require a very specific skill set or clearly defined personality traits.
Combination resume - The combination résumé balances the functional and chronological approaches. A résumé organized this way typically leads with a functional list of job skills, followed by a chronological list of employers. The combination résumé has a tendency to repeat itself and is therefore less widely utilized than the other two forms.
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