5 Easy Tips to Make Your Resume Virtual

5 Easy Tips to Make Your Resume Virtual5 Easy Tips to Make Your Resume Virtual32Long gone are the days when you had to mail in a paper job application. Todays job landseekers are primarily submitting online applications and thinking of new ways to get their resumes seen by industry leaders and hiring managers. Thats why its important to get your resume online- ASAP. Take your resume off of paper- and take it to the next level- with these easy tips to make your resume virtual.Get social. If you thought social media was just for sharing vacay photos and double chocolate chip brownie recipes, think again. You should post your resume on social media sites like LinkedIn, About.Me, Google+, and even Pinterest. If youre a Twitter maven, you can also try to reach targeted companies with 140-character mini resumes that speak to one specific skill or strength.Create your own website.If you already have your own website, your resume should most definitely be there. If not, there are various web site builders (such as Wix or Weebly) that can help you create an online portfolio without having to know much, if any, HTML. Having your own website is a powerful tool in your job search, helping you to stand out from among the other job seekers.Keep it simple. While it is recommended that you have several resume versions depending on the types of jobs youre applying for, its best to stick to one version when posting online. Why? Well, if a potential boss searches for you online and finds various forms of your resume highlighting different strengths, skills, and experiences, it can be confusing. It might be perceived that youre willing to accept any old job, and that can weaken your chances of getting a job that you really want. So before you post your resume online, make sure that it conveys what you really need it to, no matter what job youre applying for.Remove personal information.Think about it on any given resume, there is oodles of personal information about you. From your n ame to your mailing address to where you graduated from school, your whole life is being summed up on one page. Although this is great for hiring professionals who need a quick synopsis of your life, its even better for those who engage in identity theft Thats why you need to be careful about what exactly you post in an online resume. Its a good idea to remove too much personal info, such as your phone number and address. Scan through your resume and see if there is anything else that should be removed before posting it on public sites.Create a new email address.It may seem innocent enough to leave your email address on your resume. After all, without personal contact information, how can your boss-to-be contact you to call you in for an interview? But by leaving your email address on your resume- and for the world to see- youre opening yourself up to a whole slew of problems, from identity theft to just a ton of annoying spam email. So create a brand new email address that is speci fically for job searching only. Make sure that it is as professional as possible, because a hiring manager might think twice before responding to a job candidate with the email address iamtaylorswifts1fangmail.com. Creating a new email will ensure that your personal info stays safe, and will help keep your job search emails neatly organized in one inbox.Taking time to make your resume virtual is a great way to add extra exposure to your job search Simply by utilizing easy and free tools you already have access to (and protecting yourself online too), youll maximize your chances of finding a job in no timeReaders, what do you do to make your resume virtual? Which social media channels do you prefer and why? Let us know in the comments section below