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Why Not Try a Visual Resume/CV?
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Recently I contacted a university about casual instructional work. The person to whom I wrote emailed and said the university was interested and asked me to send a copy of my resume. I replied by email and included a link to my Career Portfolio.
Online and protected by password, I have a Career Portfolio site that has my resume, a summary of my life and career, copies of my degrees, and examples of work I have completed.
Now, anyone involved in recruitment can simply click on the link and read all about me. Much more than what would be in a resume.
There are sites that provide visual CV services with audio-video snippets and more. One of them is here. You can create your Visual CV and then simply point interested people to it.
Call in and have a look, it’s very interesting.
Robin
“Think success - Achieve success’
September 13th, 2008 at 5:41 am
The CV should be an effective, self-marketing tool to “get the interview”. With this in mind, “HOW” people performed their role - in your example “WHAT” project management processes, tools, techniques are used, may be giving away too much information, i.e. best left for the interview. Detailed experience in key areas such as risk management, resource management and planning are key skills or areas of expertise that should be communicated and demonstrated by bullet-pointed achievements that will illustrate “HOW” they were successful and WHAT contribution they made. However, the reader should be motivated to call the job candidates in for interview to ask what the “Situation” was and “WHAT” they did “HANDS-ON”. More detailed information can be expanded upon in the covering letter. Applications to job agencies are usually a differing case and required more information. I could go on and give specific advice for a range of occupations, each application should be determined appropriately on its merits. Does a Visual CV do this?
September 13th, 2008 at 8:31 am
You are right, a visual CV has limitations unless it is specifically created for each separate position.
However, the trade-off for the limitations is being able to see examples of a person’s work.
Thanks for your comments MR CV.
Robin