Online Job Search - Resume Submission Secrets

Follow the rules when submitting a resume for consideration by a possible employer or job-bank. Address prospective employers through the resume submission channels and in the formats that they request. Those aspects of resume submission will usually vary employer by employer and by job site. Don't be creative with their processes. Many of us are tempted to embellish and send five references - when the employer only asks for three, as one example - or, as happens frequently, a job candidate will submit their resume to an employer in a document file format that doesn't match what the employer uses, so no one at the company can read it. Follow procedure.
Sometimes you will be instructed to send your résumé in the body of an email, and not as a file attachment. Sometimes, the request is to send the resume only as a file attachment, and only as a ASCII-text file. Sometimes you'll be asked to submit your credentials via a online submission form, or other alternate method. Requirement change frequently, so you have to be adaptable. The variances in file type requests are prompted by many considerations - bandwidth usage, how a company may distribute resumes they collect, sometimes it's for computer virus management - as viruses often ride in on email attachments, to name just a few of the reasons you should follow resume submission guidelines thoroughly. And though it may be hard to accept now, there will come a time when all the cool custom design work you put into your résumé - if you did - will never be seen.

50 Must-Do and Must-Know Tips For a Successful Job Search

You've heard the expression, "Getting a job is a job." No one knows more than you how many hours a week it takes searching, researching, applying, interviewing, reflecting, and so on, to get a job. It's not easy; but it was never intended to be. The harder the job, the harder it is to get the job. Essentially this means that if you are an entry level employee, it should be a fairly reasonable process. But if you are at mid-career and have held significant authority and responsibility, it's going to be a more lengthy and sophisticated course.
As someone who has been in the staffing industry for more than 18 years, I wanted to share an "insider's perspective" on what every job seeker should know about the process. I'm continually amazed that potentially great candidates for my jobs simply don't represent themselves as well as they could by not playing by the job-search rules. Yes, I agree there should be room for creativity in the process, and what works for one might not for the other, but there are some general rules that apply 99% of the time. Here are 50 recommendations to apply to your search:
The First Step - a Killer Resume
1. Don't worry about it being one page. Since most resumes are emailed and rarely printed, it's not a big deal to have a two-page document. Be sure to have your contact information at the top of the second page as well. You could possibly need a third page, but try to avoid that.

Sanitize Your Online Profile Before Applying For a Job

You've just come across a listing for your dream job, so naturally you're in a hurry to submit your resume. But before you do, have you remembered to sanitize your online profile?
Not that long ago, it was hard for human resources (HR) departments to judge you based on anything more than your resume, your references and their face-to-face interviews with you. It didn't matter how many times you were drunk in college, or how many pranks you pulled in your fraternity, or how disrespectful you were of authority. There were no records of your youthful indiscretions (unless you were particularly bad and were arrested by the police!) and you could safely sweep it all under the rug as you matured and went out into the "real world".