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Resume Tools and Secrets

The internet is becoming a bigger force all the time in the job hunting game. However, there is a down side to posting your resume for all the world to look at that you should bear in mind. To get the most out of posting your resume on the internet be sure to take the following factors into account.

Here are five key factors to consider before you post your resume online:

1. Secure a unique email address for your resume. If you do not get the separate email address your primary email account can be get tied up with spam spiders as they harvest your email address from the resume.

Get additional email accounts from your current provider or find a free provider. You might consider getting a separate email account for each type of career you are applying for.

2. Add a keyword professional summary. Your resume is being scanned by a software program which is looking for word combinations and text that show you have the desired experience. These key words are critical to getting your resume read by a human.

So harvest the key words from the job announcement and begin your resume with a professional summary about your job qualifications. Keep the summary short, about three or four sentences, with key words appropriate to the job you are applying for. Do not place keywords in you resume out of context-the software will penalize you.

3. Keep to the facts. Inflating your skills to inaccurately qualify for a potential job could end up hurting you in two or more ways. One, you may get the interview, spend a lot of time preparing and then not get selected. Or two, you somehow get the job, you are found out and get fired or you don't have the skills to do the job and are also fired. You then have to start your job hunt all over.

Be truthful in your resume. That doesn't mean, if it is not in you favor you can something out. But just work hard to promote your skills and qualifications. Lying in your resume will eventually come back to cause you pain, usually when you can least afford it. Stick to the facts.

4. Key the resume content to the specific job opening. In properly responding to an ad or job announcement you want to match the language in the ad in your resume as closely as possible. If the job requires, as a recent ad for a Business Development Officer stated, "includes making presentations to high net worth individuals and institutions," your include in your resume if appropriate, "made presentations to high net worth individuals and institutions."

You see the pattern required.

5. Creative use of job titles. If a job you held could be described with several job titles include them in the resume. If at all possible list the job title that matches what the prospective employer is looking for. Project manager and team leader could mean the same thing, so make the adjustment.

It's been estimated that about 20% of job seekers find jobs through the internet. So you should roughly spend about that amount of time in searching in the internet. Too many job hunters become comfortable with the internet job hunting approach and ignore other more important job hunting sources.

With this approach your internet resume postings should give you an edge in the machine review of your resume.

John Groth is a Career Coach and former HR executive. On his site find Career Planning Ideas, valuable articles and a Free seven day career planning guide. Discover up to date career and recruitment strategies at our Resume Writing Ideas all to assist you in advancing and managing your career.

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