e-Resumes: Everything You Need to Know About Using Electronic Resumes to Tap into Today’s Hot Job Market

This book is endorsed by the Career Masters Institute[trademark]. 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); great gallery of design samples, plus free Web-resume templates and graphics; and a 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.