Why You Need an Online Resume

Why You Need an Online ResumeWhy You Need an Online Resume10Youve carefully crafted your resume, keeping it up-to-date with todays templates and perfectly pitched for your potential employer. But if its on paper though, you may want to reconsider revamping it. A new trend that were spotting with job seekers is to create an online resume.One paperless resume in particular that caught our attention was created by Nicholas Patten. The City University of New York graduate made an online resume to showcase his work experience and skills- and score a job. I think having a live/online resume is very important because you may want to change some of the text or even redo the resume completely, says Patten. This ensures that when Patten applies for any new position, a hiring manager is always viewing the most current version of his resume. His online resume thereby eliminates the time-consuming- and costly- job of having to redo and reprint his resume.Additionally, Patten is using his online r esume as a one-stop informational hub for potential employers. His resume/site also includes links to his social media feeds (like Twitter, Flickr, and Facebook) and a contact form as well. But Patten ensures that all the information online is always correct and in sync. Says Patten My resume even has the exact same text on my LinkedIn account. And for those old-school hiring managers who still prefer a paper copy, Pattens site includes an option to download his resume.Patten shares that he is catering to the kinds of individuals and organizations hed like to work for with his resume. Its important for me to work with and for people who appreciate the design efforts put into resumes, says Patten, who admits that hes received positive reactions from potential employers on his usage of an online resume. Some people need visuals to keep their attention.Currently self-employed, Patten is looking to get back into an office and work in a gruppe environment. We have no doubt that this inge nious individual will be fielding numerous job offers in no time.Readers, what do you think about an online resume? Would you be willing to take your resume off paper and put it online? Let us know your thoughts about this latest trend in the comments section below