The Truth About Profiting from Social Networking

Chapter 10. Throw away your traditional resume

In the era of Job Search 2.0, with its emphasis on web-based recruiting and networking, a traditional resume simply won’t do. It’s not that paper-based resumes are no longer used; they just aren’t what will get you in the door at most companies. If you’re using social networking as a job search strategy, you need a resume that’s designed to work with this strategy.

Today’s resumes take on multiple formats, and savvy job seekers should have versions of their resume in each format.

In the era of Job Search 2.0, with its emphasis on web-based recruiting and networking, a traditional resume simply won’t do.

The first type of resume format is the printable resume created in Microsoft Word or a similar word ...