Go beyond the traditional resume and use social tools to get noticed by potential employers

1. DIGITAL RESUME FOR
CAREER BUILDING
Presented by Rodeena Stephens

2. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE
TRADITIONAL RESUME?
• Recruiters are inundated with thousands
of resumes every week
• Resumes sit in a pile with the hopes of
being reviewed by a hiring manager.
• On paper you look just like everybody
else.
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3. SKILL ASSESSMENT EXERCISE
• If your resume is reviewed, what sets
you apart from all of the rest?
• Does your resume show a true reflection
of your skills and past achievements?
• What skills do you offer that aren’t being
offered by other candidates?
• How can you articulate your skills
digitally?
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4. WHY DIGITAL?
• It is an effective method for
sharing information with
potential employers and allows
you to market yourself
effectively in this age of social
media.
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5. ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL
RESUME
• Video Resume
• Enhance online presence
• VisualCV
• Curation tool – All of your digital work displayed in
one easy to find location
• Social Resume
• Convey how you think & communicate
• LinkedIn Profiles
• Showcase professional network & involvement
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6. WHY DIGITAL?
• Multi-dimensional.
• Visually pleasing.
• Share a view of your skills that
is beyond the traditional
resume.
• Can prove creativity.
• Can add value to your personal
brand.
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7. WHY DIGITAL?
• Readily available to the public.
allowing hiring managers will be
able to locate you easily.
• Can incorporate links to
published work (articles,
portfolios, websites).
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8. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• Flavors.me
• VisualCV.com
• Do You Buzz.com
• OPResume.com
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9. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• www.zerply.com
• More socially-shaped,
interactive and engaging.
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10. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• www.resumebaking.com
• Includes job search and
notification ability. Allows for
social sharing
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11. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• www.resumebear.com
• Comes with a complete build and track
solution. Includes real-time tracking
capability; which can give you a sense of
how popular your resume is.
• Allows you to see who opened your
resume. This gives you an excellent
opportunity to reach out to them while your
name/resume is still fresh in their mind.
• Also available for iPhone
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12. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• www.resumup.com
• A service that builds your visual CV.
• Creates eye-catching infographics by
pulling information from your social
networks such as LinkedIn and/or
Facebook profiles.
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13. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• www.infinitycvbuilder.com
• An iPhone app that allows you to build your
resume right from the palm of your hand
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14. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• LinkedIn Resume Builder
• Transform your LinkedIn profile
into a resume in seconds.
• www.linkedin.com
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15. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• The Facebook Timeline Review
• Illustrate your career history.
• The chronological timeline
display and ability to back-
date milestones is a great
feature and effective use of
Facebook.
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16. PERSONAL PAGES & WEBSITES
THAT ARE ALL ABOUT YOU!!
• About.me
• One page website that may be used
to direct people to your content
around the web.
• Flavors.me
• Can incorporate social media
updates, photos, videos into a single
web presence.
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17. RESUME BUILDING EXERCISE
Resume Building Exercise
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18. CREATIVE DIGITAL RESUMES
www.brandonkleinman.com
http://flavors.me/alishainthebiz
http://nkouri.beyondcredentials.com
http://www.kelliecamuso.com
http://tim-ho.com/2011/04/interactive-
resume-with-qr-code
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19. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• An importance of having a dynamic
digital resume is your online presence.
Take advantage of your social networks,
websites and more to promote your
creativity and strategic innovation.
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20. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• Use of social networks such as Twitter,
Facebook, YouTube, Instagram,
Google+ may be used to show the world
you’re the perfect candidate for any job.
Tweet tips, post useful content, produce
video blogs, share interactive content as
a way to brand yourself as an industry
expert
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21. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• Websites such as Storify
(www.storify.com) allows its users to
share stories by curating social media.
It’s a great platform that allows you to
curate your favorite tweets, posts,
videos and more from across the web
and put them in a easy to read social
story.
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22. DIGITAL RESUME BUILDING
WEBSITES
• If you have an online presence, why not
use it to your advantage.
• Be creative and strategic.
• Realize that every single post, tweet and
online update can be strategically used
to help you land that dream job.
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