Other Electronic Resume Guidelines

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With an online resume, you have to be more concerned with just getting the information out there. You don't have to be as concerned about how your resume looks�that's a tool for print resumes. Instead, says Ruess, you should be more concerned about the words that are in the resume�your keywords. And, she says, it is extremely important for you to include your e-mail address if you are posting your resume on the Web.

Joyce Kennedy writes, in her Tips on Writing an Electronic Resume, that you should keep it simple, in design and fonts, as well in you choice of paper. She writes that you don't necessarily have to keep to a one-page resume format either. For more details you can read the article at the address (http://www.espan.com/docs/jlkresu,.html).



A Word to the Wise

You have to decide what is more important to you: allowing people to have access to your address, phone number, and other personal information or your privacy. Remember that anyone can read the information you post on your Web page, and on some of the resume databases, anyone can read your information as well. Some resume services have a privacy option where you can keep your personal information personal. On some of them, you can elect to be connected with a potential employer only after the resume service contacts you and you grant approval.