The paper resume: an expiring way of showcasing your work experience?
As the world rapidly moves towards a digital society, has the “traditional” resume gone out the door?
Social networking site LinkedIn has over 100 million users worldwide.
SlideShare provides a platform for users to create, upload and share visual resume samples. Here’s an example of mine.
Whether the “traditional” resume is going way of the dinosaur, many companies still require a word document for sharing a prospective employees experience.
Consider a recent poll of hiring managers:
“For the survey, HR managers were asked, “In your opinion, how likely is it that profiles on networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, will replace traditional resumes in the future?” Their responses? Eight percent said “Very likely”; 28 percent said “Somewhat likely”; 42 percent said “Not very likely”; and 21 percent said “Not likely at all.” One percent said they didn’t know.” (sourced from Mashable and AOL Jobs)
I update my “traditional” resume once a month. It is a great exercise to keep up your own personal awareness of your skill set and experience.
To ensure I capture the HR audience that trends on the social-media-savvy side, I include a link to my LinkedIn profile and a QR code, linked to my about.me page. Consider an about.me page as a digital business card. It is a hub for an individuals’ digital presence, including personal websites, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles, YouTube pages and a direct link to email me.
Take a peak at my “traditional” resume after the link jump below.
Check out my “traditional” resume.
Try a new way "resume" method: a QR Code! Download a QR Code Reader from the app store on your smartphone. Open the app, aim at the QR code and check out my digital business card!
