Less Focus on the Resume, More Focus on Your Digital Footprint

Less Focus on the Resume, More Focus on Your Digital Footprint Instead of obsessing over your resume, spend more time focusing on your digital footprint! How many hours have you obsessed over crafting and re-editing your resume? Do you really think that this one document is going to land you that dream job? Think again. Resume Stats You Should Know 6 seconds is all your resume gets 50% of candidates are viewed as “not-qualified” according to recruiters. Referred candidates twice as likely to land an interview than other applicants.   False Advertising? According to a  SHRM study, 78% of resumes and applications are misleading.  If you were looking at an advertisement for a car, a house, or any other large ticket item and you sensed the ad was misleading, what would you do? Exactly. And that is what employers are doing too. If the resume was so important, then why are 94% of recruiters, HR and hiring managers turning to social networks  to scope out candidates? Maybe it is because the resume stinks. It doesnt give them the chance to learn very much about you. And the thought of hauling you in for an interview to see if you are the real deal seems like a costly investment if there are other solutions. Apparently, it is also because they dont trust the information on the resume. And finally, because they can because there is information about you online- free and easily accessible. Your Digital Footprint 78% of recruiters have hired from social media! There are hundreds of stories about companies hiring through Twitterdid you hear about the company called Enterasys who hired a marketing executive based on his tweets. So in March, I decided to abandon the traditional  recruitment process  for a new position in our marketing department. This wasn’t just any position in marketing. I was looking to hire a six-figure salary, director level marketer responsible for digital and social marketing direction for our company. I did not accept any resumes and I only interacted with the candidates via Twitter. -Vala Afshar, Enterasys Create Digital Terrain LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook offer a peek at what you are saying, thinking and doing. If you are smart, youll share information on social media that helps people understand what you know about! How? Create an awesome LinkedIn profile (heres how) Showcase samples of work in your LinkedIn profile (heres how) Engage in group discussions, dont just lurk! (heres how) What should you avoid? What turns off recruiters (see the top things here) Jump on Twitter (learn how here) And clean up and lock down Facebook updates (heres how) Want to see what job search steps you should be working on instead of obsessing over your resume? Check out 6 Things Every New Job Seeker Should Know