Job seekers who want to make their resumes easily accessible for recruiters and employers should have a print resume for mailing or interviews, a text resume for emailing to recruiters/employers and a search engine friendly resume that can be found online. How do you create an effective search engine friendly resume?
1. You need a website. You can use a free website or purchase your own domain very cheaply. You won't need to spend a lot of money and there's no need to learn html because most web hosts offer free, easy to us
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2. You need to create a resume that is designed to show up in search engine results when a recruiter or employer searches for candidates. The first step to doing this is researching relevant keywords related to your field. Mores specifically, what keywords will recruiters and employers use when searching for resumes online? If you’re a litigation attorney, an employer or recruiter may search for the phrases "litigation attorney" or "personal injury defense" if they're searching for attorneys with that expertise. If you're a litigation attorney who specializes in defending plaintiffs in person injury cases, using those relevant keywords would increase the likelihood of your resume being found online.
3. Avoid using unusual terms or job titles that were specific to a former employer. If your former job had an unusual job title, use relevant keywords to describe your former job. For example, "Operational Specialist" might be described as "In-house litigation attorney offering personal injury defense."
4. When you create your search engine friendly resume also use relevant keywords in the body of your resume to increase keyword density. For example, "As an litigator, I have over 5 years experience in personal injury defense."
5. Include links in you resume that will send the recruiter/employer to examples of your work or at least give them a view of your former employer's website. Links serve to increase your online resume's search engine rank.