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Resume Tips For Career Fairs And Online Job Banks

by Heather_Eagar

If you�re all set to attend a career fair � or are looking to
post your resume on an online job bank � and are concerned about
how to create a resume for companies you have yet to meet, you
are not alone.

Fortunately, there are ways to create great resumes capable of
catching the eyes of potential recruiters no matter what venue
you�re working with. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Conduct Research to Gauge Recruiters

Whether you�re looking to leave your resumes with recruiters at
a career fair, or post them on online job banks, it helps to
research the companies you�re interested in working with so that
you can better tailor your accomplishments.

Many career fairs spend a good amount of time advertising their
arrival weeks in advance. This means that you have time to
research all of the companies attending so that you can create
one or more resumes for each one you�re interested in working
for.

As for online job banks, while you won�t know who is out there
recruiting, you can still gain a slight edge on your competition
by researching job specifications at the companies in which
you�re interested. This way, you can proactively tailor your
resume to focus on skills and achievements that will appeal to
those recruiters.

Make Your Career Fair Resume Brief and Scannable

At a career fair, it is likely that you will be the fifth,
sixth, or even sixtieth person that recruiters have seen that
day. Since they might be overwhelmed by the number of resumes
they�ve received, it is a good idea to keep yours brief � one or
two pages is fine.

Also, it is becoming a common practice for many companies to
scan resumes into a computer after they leave the fair. So to be
safe, try making yours scannable by using fonts like Times New
Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Tahoma and Courier in font
sizes anywhere from 9 to 12 points.

Use Plenty of Keywords When Posting Online

As you have probably guessed, recruiters are busy people with
tons of resumes to look through everyday � especially when
searching through job banks where there may be thousands of
resumes posted. So as a benefit to these recruiters, most job
banks offer an on-site, customizable search engine. While this
feature makes searching easier for the recruiter, if you don�t
include specific keywords in your resume before posting it, it is
likely that yours will never be found.

A good way to combat this issue is by saturating your resume
with keywords related to your desired job. If you don�t know
which words to use, try conducting your own keyword search on the
Internet until you begin finding field-related information. It
may seem like an unconventional way to create a resume, but it is
actually a good strategy for ranking near the top of most keyword
searches.

Anticipating the unknown when writing resumes can seem like a
difficult task. But if you take the right steps, and have a good
attitude along the way, you will encounter your career success
sooner than you think.

Heather Eagar, a former professional resume writer provides
working professionals with effective job search tools and
information. Check out reviews of <a
href="http://www.resumelines.com">Resume Writing Services</a> at
<a
href="http://www.resumelines.com">http://www.resumelines.com</a>

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