{"id":8,"date":"2011-07-07T20:26:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsr.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2017-08-10T15:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T09:49:39","slug":"176-cool-resumes-vs-linkedin-profiles-vs-resumes-that-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsetresumes.com\/blog\/176-cool-resumes-vs-linkedin-profiles-vs-resumes-that-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Resumes vs. LinkedIn Profiles vs. Resumes that Sell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting that job is undoubtedly the single most important thing in the mind of any professional looking for a change. How (s)he gets it, is the least important. Candidates today are much bolder in their approach towards employers and employment offers and at times do not flinch when posting their creative applications for jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I browse the internet, I see many articles being written on the use of creative resumes and linked in applications. Let\u2019s try to understand how each of these approaches present your case for candidature to any employer.<\/p>\n

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Cool Resumes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cool<\/p>\n

Business Insider<\/a>\u00a0writes an article on how certain cool resumes have benefited candidates. The thing to notice in all the 13 resumes shown is that the candidates were not just good; they were perhaps the best in the skills they were selling.<\/p>\n

Always remember, if you are better than the rest, the world is your playground. Play with your resume, your profile, your approach to any interview and you will always get hired. If you are the second best, don\u2019t. Period.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0creatively designed resume<\/a>\u00a0is always noticed, without a doubt. But you need to be careful about where you apply with it. Graphic designers and illustrators will be appreciated for such an effort. Marketing grads might be. Finance guys, definitely not! If a company has a serious work culture, such an effort from your part will never be valued; in fact it might be taken as offensive in some cases. So, use your own discretion.<\/p>\n

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LinkedIn Profiles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Networking is the in-nest thing at the moment. And when Google launches GooglePlus, 7 years after the launch of Facebook, you know that social networking is not going to fade away any soon either. In fact in some countries, like India, it\u2019s just opening up! One of the most important tools of social and professional networking has been LinkedIn. \u00a0More and more employers are opening up to LinkedIn to find and hire suitable candidates. Here\u2019s a quick fact:<\/p>\n

\u201cRecruiters for about 45 percent of employers are using social networking sites to research job candidates, a jump from 22 percent in 2008, according to a June 2009 CareerBuilder.com survey of 2,600 hiring managers. Another 11 percent plan to start using social networking sites for screening. Of those who conducted online searches, 35 percent found content on the sites that caused them not to hire a candidate, according to the survey. And, in a 2010 Microsoft-commissioned survey, 70 percent of the 275 U.S. recruiters, HR professionals and hiring managers that responded said they have rejected candidates based on information they found online.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Dori Meinert, Senior Writer for HR Magazine, February 2011<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"SocialSo whether it is\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0LinkedIn killer<\/a>, your social profile is being scrutinized, whether you like it or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing that screams more accurately who you are than a Facebook page.\u201d \u2013<\/em>\u00a0Van Allen<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0Owner of The Hire Connection<\/em>\u00a0(excerpt from<\/em>\u00a0Dori Meinert, Seeing Behind the Mask, HR Magazine).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In\u00a0such a scenario<\/a>\u00a0it becomes imperative for you to work on your \u2018social profile\u2019. There are a lot\u00a0of things\u00a0you should do to optimize your LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0page; some of the firsts being<\/p>\n