Companies (those who are hiring) are conducting more rigorous candidate evaluation than ever. And this, well before the first interview.
The two page resume is still prominent, but candidate sourcing is moving well beyond job boards and simple resumes. Companies are now looking to receive as much information as possible about a candidate before beginning synchronous contact. In other words, they want to see a candidate's career portfolio prior to being in touch. It's no longer enough to simply bring the portfolio to the first interview.
Think about it from the company's point of view. If they can conduct a rigorous candidate evaluation prior to even taking the time to set up a phone interview, they're going to do it. It saves them a dramatic amount of time. Instead of 20 downloaded resumes and 5 phone interviews. They can now look at 40 unique, free online portfolios and get a much deeper sense of the candidates - while saving time.
It pays to get your career portfolio online. What projects have you led? What designs have you created? Where are those official transcripts from the MS degree. Get them in a safe place on the Web. This affords you two advantages : 1. you always know where all of this information is; and 2. companies you're interested in can review your experience and professional portfolio early in the process. This places you well ahead in the process to get noticed and considered deeply.
Looking for a place to upload your entire professional portfolio? Check out www.careerscribe.com.
The two page resume is still prominent, but candidate sourcing is moving well beyond job boards and simple resumes. Companies are now looking to receive as much information as possible about a candidate before beginning synchronous contact. In other words, they want to see a candidate's career portfolio prior to being in touch. It's no longer enough to simply bring the portfolio to the first interview.
Think about it from the company's point of view. If they can conduct a rigorous candidate evaluation prior to even taking the time to set up a phone interview, they're going to do it. It saves them a dramatic amount of time. Instead of 20 downloaded resumes and 5 phone interviews. They can now look at 40 unique, free online portfolios and get a much deeper sense of the candidates - while saving time.
It pays to get your career portfolio online. What projects have you led? What designs have you created? Where are those official transcripts from the MS degree. Get them in a safe place on the Web. This affords you two advantages : 1. you always know where all of this information is; and 2. companies you're interested in can review your experience and professional portfolio early in the process. This places you well ahead in the process to get noticed and considered deeply.
Looking for a place to upload your entire professional portfolio? Check out www.careerscribe.com.
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