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Optimize Your Resume for the Online Job Search

Pamela Paterson, Bestselling

Author

Bestselling Resume Book on Amazon, #2 out of 13,000 resume books (2014)


Stages to Create a Winning

Resume


Point to Ponder #1

Everything HR used to do, they

still do, except now they do it

online.


Typical HR Technology Reactions


Point to Ponder #2

HR systems are intelligent and

logical. Like Vulcans. And they

are nothing else.


Monday Morning in HR


Point to Ponder #3

HR systems are logical, but

humans are not. Remember to

appeal to both.


Logic is for ATSs, Not Humans


Point to Ponder #4

Layout and design matters. So

much so, that it could be the

ONLY reason that your clients

have not been successful in the

job search.


Looks Matter in Resumes

Walle – World’s Ugliest Dog 2013, The Guardian


Point to Ponder #5

Longer resumes have better

chances in applicant tracking

systems than shorter resumes.


Size Matters in Resumes

http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Muhammad+Ali/Hollywood+Boxing/SO2fLVVdDLh


Point to Ponder #6

The information in the job posting

isn’t all the information that you

need when applying for the job.


“I Need More Information!”


Point to Ponder #7

Know and promote your brand.


Personal brand

http://stratify.co/what-does-online-behavior-have-to-do-with-perception-of-personal-brand/


Words, Words, Words


Helping Students Video


Contact Info

Twitter @pampaterson

Linkedin

ca.linkedin.com/in/pamelapaterson

Email

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