Your Resume & Social Media

Social media, like Facebook and Twitter, are great tools in your job search efforts.  These platforms are designed and built for mantaining and growing social connections and that is where most jobs are found.  The old saying “it is not what you know but who you know,” has a lot of truth to it.  Generally people feel more comfortable hiring people that were referred to them.  It really just makes sense.  If you get one of your friends or family to “vouch” for you, you are already a step ahead.

Social meida is a great way to get your resume out to your friends and family in order for them to pace along to people who are hiring.  While you might not want to post your resume on your profile, sending a direct message to a few (up to 20 at a time) of your friends is a quick and efficient way of getting the word (and your resume) out.

Social media direct messages don’t allow you to attach files, so you couldn’t attach your resume as document, but they do allow you to insert a link.

With Resume Rover you can attach your link to your direct message and quickly and easily get your resume out to your network in just minutes.  When they click the link they are routed directly to your PDF resume.