| Offering up a Free Resume Maker is a new trend | | | | not give that number in these forms because you |
| that several larger companies, job web sites and | | | | can expect to receive calls from months afterwards |
| recruiting firms are offering up to you. It seems to | | | | from various recruiters and hiring managers. Many |
| be a very convenient option. You simply go to their | | | | times I have received called months after I have |
| website and you will be presented with a form to | | | | been out of the job market so that is something to |
| put in your personal information. This is the normal | | | | just keep in mind. |
| info like name, address, work history, skills, | | | | Your privacy is another thing you need to consider |
| references, blah blah. Some of these Free Resume | | | | when filling out these resume forms. Most of these |
| Makers even have skills and experience sections to | | | | forms ask a lot of personal information that may not |
| where you can add certain tags so if they do a | | | | be in your best interests to give out. I recommend |
| search in they're database for your resume it will be | | | | exercising caution giving out landlines as they are |
| found. Some of the larger job websites such as Dice | | | | associated with a physical location that could |
| and Career Builder even have extensive profiles you | | | | compromise your families safety. Also, bear in mind |
| can fill out, paste in your resume and be able to one | | | | that these job sites are indexed by the various |
| click apply to any job that you choose. | | | | search engines and your personal info could easily |
| The first thing to evaluate when filling one of these | | | | stick around in the search indexes across the |
| resume forms out is what information are you willing | | | | Internet long after you have wrapped up your job |
| to put in. Do you omit your personal information or | | | | search. So, these are just a couple things to keep in |
| include it? A lot of this depends on the individuals | | | | mind when deciding how much personal information |
| privacy boundaries. Myself, I include my name, PO | | | | you want to give out. |
| box and cell phone number but omit my email | | | | This brings to me to my final word on a Free |
| address. I do this because I don't want to get put on | | | | Resume Maker and that is one of how free is free? |
| a newsletter or any other type of email list. It also | | | | These resume forms can take a long time to fill out. |
| stands to reason that if someone is serious about | | | | Also with your personal information available on the |
| contacting you about a serious job they will have no | | | | Internet you can expect to receive phone calls for |
| problem sending a letter or picking up the phone. If | | | | months after you have ended your job search |
| the website is an organization you want to be part | | | | sometimes, even in the middle of the night. Also in |
| of or that you trust then you might want to include | | | | my experience most of my interviews I have been |
| your email address for easier contact. Job hunting | | | | able to secure have come from direct applications. |
| sites like Dice use email as the main contact so in | | | | Sadly a lot of these internet job data banks are |
| that case you might want to omit your address and | | | | nothing more than resources for recruiters to go and |
| just include your Name, Email and Phone number. | | | | build they're resume collections. |
| The scope of the site is also something to consider. | | | | A lot of times you will see jobs posted that invite |
| If you fill out a form on a recruiter website then the | | | | you to apply however, the job itself simply does not |
| scope of your exposure will only be to jobs that are | | | | exist. So, the point I am making here is just because |
| associated with that particular recruiter. However, if | | | | a job site or service is advertising that something is |
| you are filling out a resume form on a major job site | | | | free, in the end you might of benefited greater by |
| then you can utilize that websites scope to announce | | | | just taking a non-free path such as hiring a service to |
| your job availability to the world. I would recommend | | | | write it or, find you a job. Whichever direction you |
| if you do have a land line in your home that you do | | | | choose may it be filled with luck and happiness! |