Finding all the right published openings Pt. 7

Important privacy issues

Once your resume is posted on any number of job boards, you have no idea who may have access to your material. Almost all major job boards sell access to their resume databases. Both employers and recruiters utilize these services as part of their search for candidates. Since every word in your resume is scannable, anyone who uses their services might uncover your resume. This is just one more reason for using short resumes, materials that don’t reveal anything unnecessary… on the Internet.

(Originally posted on Robert  Gerberg‘s site) Be sure to check out sites from great companies like ERI Personal Marketing and SET Personal Marketing. Or visit SET’s Youtube Channel or ERI’s Youtube Channel.

Finding all the right published openings Pt . 6

How the public job market works

The problem with all the job boards is simple. Once you get past the 200 major boards, most will have only a few listings suitable for you. Even on the largest boards, a person can waste an enormous amount of time, only to find out that there are many duplicate listings, and some appear over and over again for months. By the way, whenever you respond to any type of opening, if you respond by email, also send a response by first-class mail.

(Originally posted on Robert  Gerberg‘s site) Be sure to check out sites from great companies like ERI Personal Marketing and SET Personal Marketing. Or visit SET’s Youtube Channel or ERI’s Youtube Channel.

Finding all the right published openings Pt . 2

Understand how many jobs exist at your income level

The point you need to understand here is, as a general rule, there are a lot fewer jobs out there than you might think. Uncovering them… and getting considered for them… can be a major challenge. There are contributing factors. The Internet attracts millions to the same popular websites… causing 200 or 300 people to apply for the same opening. And, the “bad” little secret of the Internet is that many of the public jobs… are repeated 10 and 12 times at different websites… and listed long after the jobs are filled. That creates an illusion of far more public openings being out there than the true reality.

(Originally posted on Robert  Gerberg‘s site) Be sure to check out sites from great companies like ERI Personal Marketing and SET Personal Marketing. Or visit SET’s Youtube Channel or ERI’s Youtube Channel.

Making sure you have superior resumes Pt. 10

An interview resume

An interview resume is 2 to 3 pages. It is for presentation during or after interviews when employers want to know more and reveals more about you. If you have an executive biography, you would not need this resume.

(Originally posted on Robert  Gerberg‘s site) Be sure to check out sites from great companies like ERI Personal Marketing and SET Personal Marketing. Or visit SET’s Youtube Channel or ERI’s Youtube Channel.

Making sure you have superior resumes Pt. 6

An Internet (or electronic) resume

The most essential is a universal resume – a one-page document that will be your introductory resume. Most people mistakenly believe that they need to tell their whole story in their initial resume. The reality is that you get better results when your initial resume is interesting, with a feeling of action – but short. This resume must be suitable for key word scanning, have short paragraphs, and be compelling. It must be headlined by a job title listing (e.g., Director of Marketing) that an employer might have available. Remember, your resume is an ad… not an epitaph.

Our research staff randomly selected 1,000 resumes, and we found that less than 20% made the type of position and level they were seeking immediately apparent.

(Originally posted on Robert  Gerberg‘s site) Be sure to check out sites from great companies like ERI Personal Marketing and SET Personal Marketing. Or visit SET’s Youtube Channel or ERI’s Youtube Channel.