What Is A Social Media Resume?

The plain old Microsoft Word resume (aka the Retro Resume) started in 1983. Then, in 2010, digital and CV resumes started to trend.  These are called social media resumes. When you create a social media resume, you’re creating an online presence as a person looking for a job.  The most well-known site to create a sort of social media resume is LinkedIn, which looks at your profile and connects your online presence to recruiters. But there are so many more sites than LinkedIn.

 

What To Use to Make A Social Media Resume:

Razume.com allows you to build your own social media resume from scratch, to make it as unique as you are. The site allows you to connect with recruiters, track visits to your profile and list yourself in professional directories.

ResumeSocial.com allows you to create and share a video resume. You are able to control who can access your information, connect with others in your given field and take advantage of job-posting aggregators.

92% of employers use social media to hire their employees. Awesome. And sure, some companies use the social media outlets you already use like Facebook (25% hired) and Twitter (15% hired), but an astounding 89% have been hired through LinkedIn. So go create a LinkedIn account right now. I mean it. Go. Now. Run.

For more info:

LinkedIn

Razume

ResumeSocial

The Social Resume

The History of the Resume