Digital Resumes for Career Planning
If you are on the career path to success, one of the latest methods for getting your information to potential hiring managers and marketing yourself effectively in the age of social media is the digital resume. A digital resume can turn your information into a multi-dimensional journey filled with color and visual appeal.
Digital resumes provide a view of your skills and abilities that extends beyond the traditional resume. Why? A digital resume allows you to include core skills and accomplishments in the same way as a traditional resume, but this unique and modern resume goes a step further by allowing you to use pictures, graphs and charts, audios, videos, and various links.
While it is absolutely still necessary to have a well written, aesthetically pleasing resume when looking for a job, (Yes, even if you find your job through your personal network!), the new digital resume can provide an additional boost to your job search and add to your personal brand..
A digital resume can be an asset to your career plan in numerous ways. It can be made available to the public so that via Google and other search engines, hiring managers will be able to find you more readily. Also, if you want to, you can include a link to your digital résumé in all of your correspondence. During a phone interview, try using your digital résumé to illustrate key accomplishments. Through visual means you will be able to show recruiters and hiring managers what you have done in the past and bring your experience to life.
While sites like DoYouBuzz and VisualCV can provide you with a place to create a no cost digital résumé or CV, hiring a professional to work with you to generate a high level presentation is something you should seriously consider. Professional companies that help you perfect digital résumés should use certified professional résumé writers and have experts at graphic art on their team to help you create the best presentation possible.
By proactively creating a strong online résumé that uses color and eye catching images (that can be modified at will), you will advance your personal brand and add impact to your career planning strategy to drive lasting value throughout your career.
This blog's author, Debra Wheatman of Careers Done Write, provides executive career services including resume and cover letter preparation, job search / interviewing strategies and professional branding including how to effectively use LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media in your career.
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