Do you find the recruitment process often frustrating and time-consuming? Both from a recruiters perspective and when you are a candidate searching for your next challenge. The one fundamental on both sides is that it all starts with the resumé and after nearly 8 years in the game, I have seen some really dreadful resumes which I am sure you have too if you are in HR.
I sometimes think that at school or uni a universal template could be provided to students and they create an entry-level resume before they graduate so they can hit the ground running. There is plenty of help on the internet but most of the time it seems that this goes untouched and clearly so by some of the examples I receive.
Bad Resumes
It is so frustrating wading through over 70 resumes for a role and not even the basics details are present like employer, job title, dates of employment and accomplishments. Then there are the references where the referee when you call them barely remembers the candidate!, but I digress. So what can be done I hear you ask?
Well, in my quest to transform the resumé and thinking how we are now in the digital age and its all about the net and social media I thought there must be something better and more savvy out there, and I am happy to report it is here.
I discovered this website – http://www.visualcv.com/ and I think it is great. It removes the one-dimensional aspect of resumes, it provides a basic framework and lets you tailor it to your own personal style and you can add work examples, images and even video. Perfect! straight away you have something that is interactive and provides much more information than a black and white typed word document that has evolved over time.
Best of all its FREE!
New Resume? Keep it Simple
Now it might have taken off more in the USA but I think it needs embracing in Australia. Seek.com needs to provide a link so you can upload an online CV instead of the traditional word document and so do all the other job boards as well.
If you would like to see mine in action you can check it out here – http://www.visualcv.com/nicoleashe
