Putting your resume online

Writing an online resume is quite different from writing a resume that one intends to print and hand to someone. The latter was a pivotal part of job search in the past, today a truly successful job seeker may never actually need one.

A rigid resume (one without any scope of exploring your work online) might become a reason to not move forward into the next steps because some other resume had links (at least LinkedIn) to showcase demonstrable work and professional engagements. Potential employers want an opportunity to get to know you better and sending them a worn-out resume maybe a mistake because it does not do a very good job illustrating your potential value, personality or fit. The functional purposes of a resume in today's workplace are as follows:

(a) Fulfill a kind of a process requirement with the company's HR software, also known as the applicant tracking system (ATS).

(b) Allow a hiring manager/recruiter quickly assess your skills and abilities to see how soon you can start being productive.

(c) Allow a hiring manager/recruiter to find a reason 'not' to hire you (it could be an easilt justification for a decision already made).

Thus, one needs to ask themselves how they can make this resume work in their favour? Answer - Make it look good on the computer screen and include just enough information to accurately represent who you are and offer options for readers to find out more if they choose to.