You're Done With Your Resume - Now What?

On most job sites, national as well as niche, you can post your resume at no charge. Many of these sites, especially the major general sites offer a number of other free career services for job seekers in addition to the opportunity to post their resume. Let's look at one major career and job search site and see what they offer for resume post and other job applicant services. The fastest way to post your resume on this site is to simply upload it from whatever program you have it stored in,... (Read More)

There are three widely used online resume formats used.  These online resume formats are HTML, PDF and ASCII. ASCII Resume Format ASCII is a basic resume format, much like the text you see in an e-mail.  An HMTL resume format, as you would think, is much more detailed, with a look much like a Web page. The PDF resume format is document based and in a read only style that cannot be altered.  The PDF resume is formatted more like a graphic than word processing text, with an advanced... (Read More)

A resume cover letter is your means of introducing yourself to the potential employer. It is the formal first page of your application for a job. The goal of the resume cover letter is to ask for a specific job or any position within a specified firm.  There are several formats for a resume cover letter, and each is appropriate depending on your familiarity with the potential employer, or the source of your introduction.  One resume cover letter format is appropriate when you are applying... (Read More)