formal vs monster generated resumeI have always believed a formal resume would be my best option. Now that I' ve played around with Monster' s do it yourself resume program, I can' t help but feel that it conveys a lot more information, but does so in a manner that represents me more casually. Does anyone know whether recruiters who look on Monster for potential employees prefer homemade resumes to Monster-style fill in the blanks ones? I don' t know if you are aware of this, but you can download your formal resume to be your Monster one if you have your resume saved on Word. That' s what I have done with mine. It gives the best of both worlds, because it gives the company all your desired info, then lists some of the stuff you filled out from Monster after, such as desired salary, location you are looking for, years of experience, etc. It seems to have worked fine for me, because I do occasionally get valid inquiries from prospective employers. And, if you want to apply to your own companies online, your resume is right there to send. The format has more fields that are searchable by employers, so it' s more likely that you' ll be found if an employer searches on these fields.
As everything, these are merely tools. Select them appropriately for the situation. Look at it from a marketing perspective. One tool is a web page that is a beacon on the internet, the other "formal" resume is the detailed sale. This is always the case for me: Recruiters/Company HR always contact me and ask for an updated word resume. So the monster or whatever other job board's default format is clearly not the prefered layout for detail inspection. What it is appropriate for is a search document. You need to load it up with data uses keywords relevant to what you are looking for. | |
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