Want your resume to dazzle, to leave them mesmerized? Then the common resume may not be in your best interest. Traditional resumes aren’t quite antiquated – as of yet – but a slew of outside-the-box online resumes have emerged. For certain jobs, a traditional resume may make the most sense, but for many jobs now days, a digital alternative resume can really help you snag the position. If you don’t want to submit another humdrum resume, here are three digital alternative resumes:
Your LinkedIn profile is a great thing to send recruiters and hiring managers. If you’ve taken advantage of the prime real estate on your LinkedIn profile by writing a compelling summary, filling out your work experience, and including things that pique interest like recommendations, endorsements, books you’re reading, projects you’re working on, awards, and samples of your work, your LinkedIn profile can work much harder for you when it comes to inspiring enthusiasm from potential employers than a standard resume.
And if you use enough keywords and build your network, it’s likely you’ll come up in more searches for your desired industry and employers will flock to you – it’s the ideal job hunting scenario.
Online Portfolio
Creating an online portfolio not only allows you to show potential employers what you can do; it also allows you to provide more in-depth information than a standard resume. Creating one is fairly cheap and easy through sites like WordPress, Wix and Tumblr, and you don’t have to be in a creative field for it to be effective.
You can include things like an about page that chronicles career highlights, case studies and white papers that explain the results of projects you’ve worked on, and testimonials from people you’ve worked with.
Putting a QR code on your paper resume or business card that goes to your online portfolio will make it easy for hiring mangers and recruiters to learn more about you.
Video Resume
Providing a minute long video resume in addition to your resume and cover letter is a superb way for potential employers to get a glimpse of your personality, which can’t really be conveyed on paper, before you’ve even interviewed. If done right, with high production quality and a clear and compelling explanation of your experience and goals, this can really help you stand out.
You’ve probably accomplished a lot in your career. It’s likely it can’t all be contained in a one page resume. With the internet, there’s far more that can be communicated about your career and who you are with just a click. If you want to draw in potential employers, you have to be on the cutting-edge and you have to do what’s going to help you make the best first impression.