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Job Seekers: USE NUMBERS on your resume and profiles. Everyone has numbers, not just sales and accounting people. Tell me what you do and I’ll tell you a number you have. #, $, %, <, >, MM, B, etc. #resume
Hiring Managers: Don’t treat candidates like numbers, but look for numbers on their resume and profiles. What have they done for their company lately and that will tell you what they might do for you and your company later. #BeAWaypointTalentHM
Short answer, YES! Resumes are still needed when applying to jobs online. Even when the company gives you the option of applying with your LinkedIn Profile. And your LinkedIn Profile isn’t going to have all the responsibilities and successes for each area of your expertise. Do you know why? You are only allowed 2,000 characters in the job summary field and if you have a few years at that job, you should have more achievements than 2,000 characters can shine light on.
So, keep that resume updated yearly, so you won’t miss that awesome achievement you had a few years back. It’s also a great tool for you to use when updating your LinkedIn profile, creating your personal brand statement, and getting ready to go to your annual review meeting. Now, cover letters…that’s another answer for another day.
Do you ever wonder why you get emails from company’s after you apply to their jobs and it looks like they are yelling at you, “Hi CYNTHIA,“? It’s because you are putting your name on top of your resume in all uppercase letters. STOP! Companies are getting hundreds, if not thousands, of applications and their ATS parses the information into the boxes as you put it. I put a sentence next to the name box, that asked for candidates to fix their all-cap name and most did not fix it. Companies have application tracking systems (ATS) that send out automated emails with your name as you put it on your resume. The recruiters aren’t lazy by not changing it. There are just too many people doing it and it isn’t feasible to fix it. Just a public service post.