A friend of mine does just what I’ve done in the past re: posted resumes – updates them on the job boards each day!
I heard from her yesterday; an employer had called her based on her resume posting on Monster or Careerbuilder (I have forgotten which) and asked her if she had just posted her resume. Her response was that it had been on the job board, but that she updated it each day.
The employer’s response was very positive – the equivalent of saying “so, you’re trying to stay ahead of the others.” He was quite positive about that, and was very impressed with my friend’s self-marketing efforts. What resulted was a very positive initial phone interview for a position my friend has very much interest in.
Would she have gotten the same reaction if her resume’s last post date was 3 months ago?
It may be that she never would have been called!
If an employer can find good things about you in your resume, why not make it easy for him/her to find your resume on the job boards? REFRESH your resume several times a week for each job board you’ve posted on.
Of course, according to my friend, refreshing your resume EACH DAY on every job board isn’t such a bad idea, either.
And it's something that will take about 5 minutes of your time on a daily basis.
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