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IS POSTING YOUR RESUME ON THE INTERNET A GOOD IDEA?
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

1. You lose control of your résumé as it is virtually in "cyberspace" forever, even if you only use one résumé posting "service." It is common knowledge that many résumé posting services download every résumé into THEIR database for their own use and/or sell to other "services" and employment agencies.

2. Your résumé could end up on your employer's desk years from now putting you in a position that could jeopardize your career path. Boy! Will you will have a lot of explaining to do! Or, perhaps you may be passed up for a promotion or training classes that could be valuable to your career growth, and you may never know.

3. A candidate that has posted their résumé on the Internet, on average, will be sent to the same company three to four times. If a hiring authority believes that the candidate is outstanding, and would indeed wish to interview the candidate, the hiring authority will not do so due to the risk of getting into a fee dispute with several recruiters.

4. If an employer receives your résumé from several sources, it could send the message that you are desperate, which could bring your value down, and generate a lower compensation package.

5. Many employers are very reluctant to hire someone that has posted their résumé on the Internet, as they are concerned that should they hire you, that you are only accepting the position until something better comes along.

6. You have no idea who has downloaded your résumé. Many companies hire minimum wage employees to download résumés that are posted on the Internet into their database.

7. There are many unscrupulous employment agencies that will download your résumé to send to every company they have on file. Again, you have no idea where your résumé has been sent!

8. You may have difficulty in getting quality representation from Executive Recruiter's, as they would have no idea where your résumé has been sent and/or downloaded. An attempt to market your skills could be a "duplication of efforts" on the part of the recruiter.

In all the years we have been in business, we have heard very few success stories from candidates who have posted their résumés on the Internet. However, we have heard of an enormous amount of horror stories. Frankly, we cannot think of one positive reason to post ones résumé on the Internet.

If you wish to have the greatest success in a job search, choose two or three excellent recruiters that are well networked in you industry. Also, make sure your recruiter is capable of marketing your skill sets and recognizing a good corporate culture match. Choosing the right representation is as critical to your career as choice of position. NEVER SPAM YOUR RESUME!

I will be happy to answer any questions you may have, so please feel free to e-mail at wayne@nbfsearch.com or call me at (760) 630-3400 or (937) 433-4399.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck in selecting and obtaining a career path that enriches your life both in satisfaction, as well as monetarily.

Best wishes,

Wayne Wedderien
CEO