Keep your resumes up to date with your recruiter

On occasions, we (recruiters) are under instruction by our client not to go public with a particular position or need that they may have. The client may have a number of reasons to keep the position confidential, and as such we resort to making calls and sending emails to contacts within our networks and our existing database.

An active or recent resume file suggests that one is possibly open to the suggestion of being contacted, while an old and inactive resume suggests that one has settled into the last position on their resume. With thousands of resumes available, it stands to reason that correspondences commence with the newest resumes and follow in that order.

Are you missing out on these positions as a result of not having an up-to-date resume with your preferred recruiter? I would suggest so!

Unless you have every intention of spending many fruitful years with your current employer, I would implore all of you to consider sending an up-to-date resume to your recruiter every 6 to 12 months if there has been activity on your resume, and every couple of years if there has been no activity.

What you see on job boards such as ‘Seek’ is a small portion of what actually passes through recruitment agencies, and what you do not see is what you are missing out on. Moreover, as we are often touching base with clients we can inform them of a great candidate opportunity, which in turn can yield potential employment opportunities.