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) Sending to Employers ahead of Scheduled Interviews
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Bog'liq RESUME AND BIOGRAPHY2.) Sending to Employers ahead of Scheduled Interviews
Once you have an interview scheduled, it’s smart to forward your resume to the interviewers ahead of the date in question. Why bother when you’ve almost certainly already submitted your resume? There are five reasons to do this. First, so you can share the version of your resume which is easiest for humans to read (MS Word or PDF). Second, so you can ensure that your interviewers have access to your most recent version (since you may have submitted a different version of your resume in the past). Third, so you can make sure that each interviewer has their own copy. Fourth, so you can demonstrate your preparedness and proactive stance toward the interview. And fifth, because it’s the courteous thing to do.
3.) Submitting for a Co-Created Job after You Have Met with Principals & Explored Options
One of the most common ways that experienced professionals and executives uncover career opportunities is by co-creating them in tandem with a future employer. In this scenario, you bring your brand to the attention of target employers via networking (more on this in a moment) to jumpstart conversations about how you may be able to help them achieve their corporate goals.
Once such a discussion evolves to the point that the company recognizes your value and wants to bring you on board in some capacity, your resume will likely be requested. You can now safely submit it (after appropriate tailoring, of course) to close the door behind you as the presumed candidate of choice.
Four Ways to Leverage Your Bio
As a narrative big picture career communications tool, your bio plays a different role in your job search.
1.) Alerting Your Network that You Are Entering a Job Search
When you first launch your job search, one of the most important things you can do to uncover prospective career opportunities is to alert your existing offline and online networks that you are entering the job market. With folks who know you and your background well, a simple email, text, phone call, or LinkedIn message will suffice. But with people who know you less well and may not be aware of your full range of experience, a quick message will be insufficient. You might be tempted to share your resume with them instead, but unless they are an HR professional, recruiter, or extremely experienced in hiring, they may not be effective at reading resumes and extracting your career brand accurately.
Sharing your bio with them instead helps them quickly grasp your brand and career story without burdening them with the mountain of details included in resumes. A bio is easier and faster to read and allows you to highlight the most critical facets of your background and credentials without distracting the reader.
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