Has the Paper Resume been forced into Unwanted Retirement?
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by Matt Shelly.
Thanks to social media (LinkedIn) I didn’t miss a current Wall Street Journal article discussing the death of the paper resume (http://on.wsj.com/wftqlx). So is it true? Is the paper resume obsolete? Yes. As a staffing partner, I always hand them back to candidates I meet at career fairs or Wired4Hire seminars and gently ask that they email me a copy. Why? Because that paper resume has little chance of leaving my roll along brief case which houses my laptop, iPad, and other electronics. Our entire recruiting process is now online. But this is only part the reason why a paper resume is no longer going to get you a job.
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Now that 2012 is here, it’s the obvious time to do what we all do – think about the coming year and the past year, and then think about what we want to do different to make a greater or more significant impact in the upcoming year. It’s the natural thoughts we all have.
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Some people seem to shine in interviews, and you might wonder why this is the case. Though they may lack certain skills, they can still manage to get a job right when they need it, and they continue to succeed when they are employed. What can you learn from them? While you might not want to think about it, the way you portray yourself in person may be the determining factor. If you don’t have the personality that meshes with a company, they might be less likely to hire you – even if you’re the most qualified.
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You’re emailing and emailing, but not getting the responses you want? It might be time for an email lesson. Though you might be sending your emails to the right person and providing the right information, if you’re not coming across well in your emails, you’re not going to make as great of an impression as you like.
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Many more people in the job market today are worried about changing careers or being forced to change careers because of one minor blip in their resume – no college degree. In the past, it wasn’t necessary to have this sort of education because you learned the skills you needed to learn when you were on the job. Today is different and if you don’t have a degree, you’ll need to work hard to prove you’re just as good as any college graduate.
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Applying for jobs online is so commonplace these days that it can seem like an afterthought. But the truth is that online job applications are so easy that most everyone is trying out this sort of job hunt, leading hiring departments to start looking for ways to avoid reading an entire resume. And what part of a job email gets looked at first? The email address. You need to make sure you’re following a few email address rules before you send off one more email with your resume attached.
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Though you might think getting a new job is all about you, that’s not the whole story. Instead, it’s the skills you have that will make you marketable and that will ensure your future success. If you’ve been thinking about a new career, you need to leverage your old skills into that new position.
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Gone are the days when jobs were careers, it seems. More people than ever are looking for new jobs, not because they’ve gotten fired or they haven’t gotten a raise, but because they simply want to try something new or they want to take their skills into a new industry. If your job doesn’t seem to fit anymore, it’s time to think about how you can seek out a job that will satisfy your current needs.
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Let’s face it – searching for a job can be a pain. It’s time-consuming, it’s dull, and, today, it can be frustrating since you may never hear back from most companies. What you need to know is that there are good ways and bad ways of hunting for a job. And if you want to search for a job (and be successful in as little time as possible), you need to learn the right way. Right now.
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When you think about certain brands that you buy, you remember one special thing about them. Think about the Golden Arches and McDonald’s or ‘Just Do It’ and Nike. Branding is what makes companies memorable, and you can use this same idea to brand yourself in the eyes of an employer. If you can show a clear message about who you are and what sets you apart from others, you will stick in the mind of the hiring department, boosting your chances of being hired.
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