Get Noticed With An Interactive Resume

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Millions of resumes are reviewed every year! How do you get noticed by a future employer? How do you stand out and be different? How do you engage your audience?One answer: make your resume interactive.

Bob submitted his paper resume for his dream job

and never heard back.

Nancy emailed her interactive resume and got a call the next day!

Moral of the story?(Click to find out)

Example of a Formatted ResumeMost resumes are broken up into three parts:

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Formatting a Resume• It is important to arrange your resume so the information is

easy to process. – Use headings to section your resume into important parts– Use bullet points to organize the information under the

headings– Italics and bolding can be used to help make the text

easier to read. – Using capitalization to help readability

Bullet Points Help to Organize Information

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Example of Formatted ResumeResumes can look different but each have resume has similar elements

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Bolding and ItalicsA common problem in creating a resume is a lack of space. It is important to be able to fit the information you need to onto one page but still make it easy to read.

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Note: The above example used bold text for the company name, italics for the job title and dates, and then regular text for duties.This way, a lot of information becomes easier to interpret and read.

What makes a good interactive resume? Click for detailed information

Multimedia

Navigation

Communication

Accessibility

The function of navigation is to navigate between different sections in a resume

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From Point A to Point B

Links

Click for Experience

Click for Educational &Accomplishment

Links means the connections to another locations

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CommunicationHow can I use my interactive resume to communicate with others? An important part of any interactive resume is your contact information. There are several ways you can increase interaction with other people from your interactive resume.

Listing your contact information

Creating a contact form

Public Forum

The obvious thing you could do is list your contact information outright in plain site for everyone to see.

A contact form does a really good job of protecting your contact info while giving people as easy way to contact you.

A public forum is another highly visible to display two way conversations with multiple people. It can be used to many different applications.

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options.

Visible List

Contact Form

Public Forum

CommunicationListing your contact information

Adding your contact information in plain sight might seem like the obvious choice but here are some things to consider before you make that decision:

Do you what to potentially share your email address or other personal contact information with the whole world?

Be aware that there are spam bots that search web pages for email addresses and have the ability to harvest, use, or sell your information to others.

Communication

CommunicationContact Forms

A contact form is basically a form for people to fill out that wish to contact you. They enter their contact information into the form and send the message your email without ever knowing any of your contact information.

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Communication

CommunicationPublic Forum

By adding a some sort of public forum to your interactive resume allows you to have two way communication visible for everyone to see.

This can be helpful for in many different ways but might not be appropriate for everybody. Think about some of the reasons about why or why not you would want to display this communication.

It would probably make sense to have some sort of control over what people post to your forum. Displaying negative or inappropriate content would probably not be wise. Most public forms have setting that you the administrator can preview postings before they actually appear on the site.

Click here for an example of a public forum

Communication

CommunicationLet’s apply some of what we have learned about communicating with an interactive resume.

1. What communication tool would you use for visible two way communication?

2. Using which tool would be a good way to communicate without sharing your contact information?

3. True of False: It always a good idea to have your contact information easily visible for everyone to see?

Visible ListContact ForumPublic Forum

Visible ListContact ForumPublic Forum

TRUE FALSE

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Communication

How Can Multimedia Help My resume?

One of the advantages of an interactive resume is the ability to include multimedia. To modify a common saying:

“Multimedia says a thousand words”

Tell me how multimedia can be advantageous? (Click here)

Multimedia can bridge the gap between saying and showing. It is one thing to claim you can compose beautiful pictures, code webpages, edit video, or design houses but what if you could link your words with examples? Then you would be able to engage your audience and support your claims.

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Overview

However, we will go over some major multimedia options you might consider using to make your

resume interactive.

As you review the options for multimedia, think of how you could apply them in your resume for your

specific job application. (Click icon to continue)

Q: What would be appropriate multimedia to use in my resume?

A: This question does not have an easy answer, because it depends on the type of job.

Multimedia

VideoPhoto AnimationAudio

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MultimediaMenu

PhotosWhat makes photos in a resume advantageous?

• Easy to use• Quick to put together• Embeddable in many types of documents• Most frequently used in portfolios

Challenges behind using photos in a resume?

• Large images will cause your resume to be too large to email• Debatable whether you should send a picture of yourself• Too few of images might not demonstrate your full skills

Example

Multimedia

Multimedia

VideosWhat makes videos in a resume advantageous?

• Provides one file that can include a variety of information (pictures, music, talking points etc.)

• Ability to upload to video sites (like YouTube for quick referencing and easy access)

• More captivating than other types of media• Ability to email a link or embed in a PowerPoint

Challenges behind using videos in a resume?• Videos can take a lot of time to edit• Will need an easy link or a USB if handing in a paper resume• Videos can be large unless they are compressed• Too long of a video could be intimidating to the reviewer• Making a concise, informative, and engaging video is challenging

Video ExampleMultimedia

AudioWhat makes audio in a resume advantageous?

• If you were a musician or vocalist, audio is critical• Allowing the reviewer to access further

demonstrations of your skills might make the difference in being hired

• Linkable, embeddable, and emailable

Challenges behind using audio in a resume?• Not as engaging as other media• Making sure the use of audio is appropriate• Might need to deliver a CD, USB, or an easy to access website

to ensure the resume reviewer can access it

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Multimedia

AnimationWhat makes animation in a resume advantageous?

• The ability to tell a story using animation• Easy to engage your audience• Stand out with cutting edge technology• Provide an interactive opportunity by allowing users to click around

and interface with the animation

Challenges behind using animation in a resume?• Making sure the animation will be accessible (i.e. will mobile devices

be able to view the animation if its Flash)?• Time consuming• Difficult to link and embed (compared embedding a photo, or linking a video)

ExampleMultimedia

Accessibility

Making your resume easily accessible to employers and others improves the chances of being noticed. Having an accessible resume also allows you to quickly send or retrieve it upon demand. Making it public online may bring the employer to you.

How Can I Make My Resume Accessible?

• A PDF File• Using Google Docs• Word Press• Taking Advantage of Social Media

Accessibility

GoogleDocsPDF Social

MediaWord Press

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PDFWhat are benefits of using creating a PDF resume?

• Creates an electronic file that can easily be emailed or stored

• PDF’s are easy to post online• PDF’S retain all the formatting• A PDF file attachment is accessible across computer

platforms. Your email recipient, whether using a PC (Windows or Linux) or a Mac, will be able to open and read your PDF resume.

• Viruses can't hide in the text of the PDF file. For that reason, a PDF resume is considered a safer email attachment than those of application software.

• A PDF file isn't as vulnerable to the same level of plagiary or manipulation or editing as compared to a Word file

PDFFILE

Exporting a PDF in WordTo ensure your resume keeps its format, export it to a PDF

Click each step to see a corresponding image

1. Click the file tab and select the “Save As” option

2. In the “Save As” dialogue box, select the PDF option and click save

Google DocsWhy Use Google Docs?

• Keys words in the resume get picked up by search Engines• Easily link to your resume• Have access to your resume 24/7• Collaborate with others about your resume• Can embed into your own website

GoogleDocs

Host Your Resume on Google DocsStep 1: Go to the Google Docs page (www.docs.google.com) and sign in. Sign up is Free if you don’t already have an account.

Step 2: Once logged in click the upload button.

Host Your Resume on Google Docs• Step 3: Click on the Browse button

to upload your resume after you have selected your resume file.

• Step 4: Select your conversion options. It is recommend converting the document to the Google Doc format, so you can make edits to your resume on Google Docs.

• Additionally but converting to the Google Doc format, you will be able to publish your Google Doc to the Web, making it able to be indexed by the Google search engine. This allows employers and recruiters to find you online.

Host Your Resume on Google Docs• Step 5: While keeping your setting

at Private, select your destination folder.

• Step 6: To upload and convert your file to a Google Docs document click the Start Upload button.

Host Your Resume on Google Docs• Step 7: Click the link with the title

of your resume to view the document. Changes can now be made like they would be in a word processor.

• Step 8: Now that your resume is complete you can choose your sharing options by clicking the Share button in the upper right corner.

Host Your Resume on Google DocsStep 9: Choose your publishing options. Option A:You may elect to Share with a inner circle of colleagues’.• Select Sharing Settings options and enter appropriate

information for the people you wish to grant access.

Option B:Or You may choose to publish to the Web.• This will automatically republish

whenever you save changes.

Your resume is now published online. You can embed your resume into web pages and anyone with a direct link to your resume can view it.

Host Your Resume on Google Docs• Step 10: To make your resume

searchable by Google click on the Share button in the upper right.

• To change restricted access, click “Change under Permissions.

• In the “Sharing settings” box select the "Public on the web" option.

Word PressWhat can Word Press can offer?

• Provides one file that can include a variety of information (pictures, music, talking points etc.)

• Ability to upload to video sites (like YouTube for quick referencing and easy access)

• More captivating than other types of media• Can easily be updated or accessed from different

computers. So you don’t need the original files to update elements why out and about.

WordPress

Linking a PDF in WordPressStep 1: Click the 4th icon next to the Upload/Insert text

Step 2: Click “Select Files”

Click each step to see a corresponding image

Step 3: Put the text for the hyperlink in the title field and click“Insert into Post”

Step 4: The title of the previous step becomes a hyperlink to Your resume:

Posting your resume to WordPressStep 1- Go to www.wordpress.com

Click on the button to create your site

Step 2 – Setting up your account

Keep in mind that this is the web address you will give out to people who you want to see your resume.

What do you want you site URL to be?

Step 3 – Username/password and email

Fill out the rest of the form

• Make your username is something you can remember and create a strong password.

• Enter a valid email

• You must check your email and validate your account before you can use it

Now that your wordpress site is setup let’s look at customizing it

Step 4 – Customizing the site

The first page you will see is the dashboard.Click here to see the dashboard

When customizing your site it will be helpful to have one window opened to your dashboard and another window opened to your site url. That way after you save changes in the dashboard, you can you can view the other window and refresh the page to see the changes.

Dashboard

Site URL

When customizing your site it will be helpful to have one window opened to your dashboard and another window opened to your site url. That way after you save changes in the dashboard, you can you can view the other window and refresh the page to see the changes.

Click here to swap the screens

OK, let’s change the title and add or delete the tagline

In the dashboard hover overthe settings tab and click on the general in the dashboard menu

Type in your title and add or delete the tagline and click the save changes button at the bottom.

Click here to see changes

Step 5 – Changing the home page to resume pageIn the dashboard hover over the appearance tab and select Menus

• Menu name: Resume• Click create menu• Theme locations – change Primary Navigation to Resume• Pages – Check the about box and click add to menu button• Save Menu

Click here to see the changes

Make the following changes to the menu page

Step 6 - Adding your resume

• In the dashboard hover over pages and click on all pages

• Change the name from about to Resume or leave blank

• Copy the text of your resume and paste it into the text box

Click to see the results

*Hint – pressing the button will show another editing menu

Try clickingThe button

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Social MediaWhat go viral?

• Use all the channels available to you to put yourself in front of recruiters.

• Using Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn as a means to give updates on your career or connect with other professionals

• It leaves an impression and can make you more memorable as a candidate.

• Since companies are screening candidates through social media, make sure your online profiles are either professional facing or locked for outside viewing.

Social Media

Essential Component of a Good interactive resume(Print for a reference)

Good navigation to navigate readers between different sections in a resume

From Point A to Point B

Links to a related webpage

Popup windows

Good communication with the readers, specifically, the employers to get contacted for an interview

Listing your contact information

Creating a contact form

Public Forum

Integrating Multimedia into your interactive resume

Photos

Videos

Audio

Animation

Congratulations! You have finished!

Thank you!

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