Creating an Internet Resume

Creating an Internet Resume

Internet résumé
A variation on a traditional résumé, focused on making the résumé effective in a commercial and/or employer's résumé database and protecting the privacy of the job seeker from scammers trolling for victims. Converted from the "pretty" word-processed résumé version to "plain ASCII text" format for easily transiting through the various e-mail and spam filter systems. Some job seekers prepare their résumés in HTML or PDF as a Web page or as a collection of Web pages, frequently called a "résumé portfolio." Some career fields include a special section listing the life-long works of the author. For computer-related fields, the softography; for musicians and composers, the discography; for actors a filmography. A format of resume that is growing in popularity, this has become more and more widespread for individuals who can benefit from the pictures and other detail that can be accomplished by using an HTML resume. Such professions include: actor/actress, graphic designer, developer, dancer, etc. The idea behind the HTML resume is that you deliver the information by using .htm and .html as a file extension. The basic format is that you include:

1. A homepage that serves as an overview and menu
2. All resume text
3. Additional HTML tags for formatting pages
4. Resume content delivery tags already formatted (.txt,.doc,.xls, etc)
5. Links to downloadable attachments and files
6. Blog posting of resumes

Job seekers are finding an ever increasing demand to have an electronic version of their resume available to employers and professionals who use Internet recruiting at any time. Internet resumes differ from conventional resumes in that they are comprehensive and allow for self-reflection. Unlike regular 2 page resumes, which only show recent work experience and education, Internet résumés also show an individual’s skill development over his or her career.
Another advantage to internet resumes is the significant cost savings over traditional hiring methods. The average cost of recruiting online is $152, compared to $1383 through traditional methods. This in turn has cut costs for many growing organizations, as well as saving time and energy in recruitment. Until the development of résumés in an electronic format, employers would have to sort through massive stacks of paper to find suitable candidates without any way of filtering out the poor candidates. Employers are now able to set search parameters in their database of résumés to reduce the number of résumés which must be reviewed in detail in the search for the ideal candidate