E-Resumes

In e-Resumes Whitcomb and Kendall cover all forms of electronic resumes and explain their uses, strengths, and weaknesses. They also show how to:

• Construct, post, attach, and send the perfect e-resume for the job

• Create an impressive 3D e-resume with hyperlinks, images, and audio or video clips

• Find out about privacy issues, and search for jobs discreetly

Whether conducting an active online job search or maintaining a Web page of accomplishments, savvy job-seekers should turn to e-Resumes for all the help they need.

Endorsed by the Career Masters Institute^TM

Whether you're a new grad or seasoned executive, artist or techie, full-timer or freelancer, here is the one tool you need to create and use an electronic resume!

It's a fact: Nearly 80 percent of companies use the Web for recruiting—and even many newspaper want-ads specify "e-mail only" resumes. Whether you're conducting an active job search or simply monitoring the job market for possible opportunities, you need an electronic resume to be a savvy job-seeker today. Yet even the most skilled Internet users have questions about the do's and don'ts of Web resumes: How do I choose the right format? Can I send an attachment? What about privacy?

e-Resumes cuts through the confusion, covering every form of electronic resume—from text-only to interactive e-portfolio—while explaining each one's strengths and weaknesses. Inside you'll find:

• Resume writing secrets from two veteran writers with more than thirty-five years of combined experience
• Strategies for effective content and critical keywords.
• Simple steps with visual aids to get your resume "e-mail ready."
• Insider tips for posting to job sites like Monster.com.
• Candid analysis of ""free" and fee Web resume builders, Web site posting opportunities, and resume distribution services.
• The top list of Web-resume design faux pas and how to avoid them.
• Easy how-to's for creating a resume Web page (without learning HTML).
• Free online quiz to test the intelligence of your e-resume.

An A to Z guide for resumes in the twenty-first century, e-Resumes gives you the technical know-how you need to succeed in today's job market, where the only people who won't need a digital resume are those who want to work for employers who don't use computers.

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments

• Ch. 1 The Many Faces of an eResume 3
• Ch. 2 eResume Writing 101: An ROI Formula for Content and Keywords 31
• Ch. 3 ASCII Resumes: Steps for a Glitch-Proof Conversion 49
• Ch. 4 Pasteable Resumes: Using eForms and eMail in Your Job Search 71
• Ch. 5 Resume Attachments: By Invitation Only 89

• Ch. 6 Web-Based Resumes and Portfolios: The New Gold Standard 105
• Ch. 7 Web Resume Options: Fee or Free? 123
• Ch. 8 New Medium, New Rules: Designing Resumes for the Web 135
• Ch. 9 Web-Resume Creation: Nuts and Bolts 159
• Ch. 10 Getting the Word Out: Text and Web Resume Delivery Options 181
• Gallery of Web Resumes 199
• Index of Resumes 219
• Subject Index