CareerScribe

As I was reading the entire internet, I came across an interesting article on msn.com from CareerBuilder.

The article was about how you should format your resume and put certain keywords in there that will help you be found.  They weren't suggesting you lie, but they were highlighting a serious problem with their software.

They search resumes.  As we know by now, things have changed and we are not our resumes.  CareerBuilder obviously agrees with this.  How did they fix it?  They decided, let's help our users make our search better.  Instead they should be telling people to use tools that help them market themselves better.  Using tools like virtual portfolios in their job search allow companies improve candidate sourcing without relying on keyword tricks.

Quality hiring has been a hot topic for companies since the dawn of time.  Many are using sophisticated tools to help with their online employee screening.  Candidates need to realize this and start using the same tools to better define what they want and what they have to offer.

Resume "keywords" aren't going to cut it.