By admin, on March 20th, 2014  You work so hard to tailor your resume for each specific position. You word-smith and tweak, re-size and fuss until it is absolutely perfect. You submit the resume for the job and follow up with the employer a few days later, only to receive awful news. The file got corrupted somehow and they couldn’t read your resume!! You tell them it’s not a problem and that you’ll re-submit right away, but quickly discover that your resume file is completely corrupted on your hard drive!
To avoid the scenario above, here are some tips to ensure you always have backups of your resume. Some of these tips may seem over the top, but if you ever find yourself in a situation where your computer has failed or your file has been corrupted and you need to re-send your resume to an employer, you will appreciate having extra copies available. Many of these tips can also be applied to your cover letters, and to any other important documents.
- Don’t just save over older versions of your resume whenever you tailor a new version for a new job. Save a brand new document, naming it lastname_resume_jobtitle_company.docx
- Save the final copy (the one you submitted for the job) in a few different locations, such as:
- on your hard drive,
- on a USB key or other portable drive,
- in a cloud service (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, iCloud, etc.), and
- email it to yourself and save the email in a folder called “Application Materials.”
- Keep your LinkedIn profile up-to-date. This is a good idea for any job seeker, but if you find you’ve lost your resume file, you can pull information from your profile as a last resort.
- If your school has a career management tool, take advantage of the option to upload different versions of your resume to your account.
- Finally, for a low-tech back-up solution, keep printouts of your tailored resumes with the name of the company to which it had been sent, written in pencil, in a corner on the back.
Recovering your file
If you find you’ve already lost your resume and are desperate to get it back, there are a couple of options:
Continue reading Quick Tips: Save backup copies of your resume! »
By admin, on March 4th, 2014  Question: A bunch of my friends from high school and I got together over winter break. All of them went to big universities in our home state, while I went away to a small liberal arts college in a different state. They were all teasing me that I would never find a job with my degree because I go to such a small unknown school. I like my school a lot, and have made a lot of friends, but it is super expensive. Since I got back to campus, I’ve been stewing on all the teasing and now I am seriously thinking about transferring next fall! If I ask people at my school, of course they will tell me it’s a bad idea. And if I ask people at the public schools back home, I’m sure they will tell me it’s a good idea! So I kind of need an unbiased opinion? Will going to my small school make it hard for me to find good employment? ~ Jenna T.
Answer: Transferring schools is definitely a big decision and I applaud you for gathering information before coming to a final conclusion. While I currently work for a small liberal arts university, I graduated from a much larger public university, so I can absolutely appreciate the value of both types of institutions. Let’s take a moment to consider the pros to each:
Continue reading Questions Answered: Should I transfer to a different school? »
By admin, on January 30th, 2014  Question: I’m a senior [in college] and it seems like everyone is stressing out about full-time employment. Is this really the right time to start looking? ~ T.L.
Answer: It’s really never too early to start your job search, but stressing might not be the best answer, either.
The job search process can take time (6-15 months, depending on your industry). A big reason for how long the process takes is that there are SO many qualified applicants. Secondly, it takes time to develop a professional relationship with other professionals in your field. Some industries start and finish all of their college hiring in the fall, while others continue to hired right into the summer. Check out our Applying for Internships series. Even though it talks about internships, the process is identical for applying for JOBS. Best of luck to you!
By admin, on January 3rd, 2014  Every year, hundreds of New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside, completely forgotten or discarded for being unrealistic. This year, we’ve got 10 resolutions that we know you can keep, and can have fun while you’re at it.
- Take a walk with friends – without your phone
- Try out a new leadership role on campus or in your workplace
- Make a decision to only post comments online or by text that you’d be comfortable saying in person
- Set up or update your LinkedIn account, making sure to include your amazing accomplishments from last year
- Take a class outside of your major
- Volunteer in your community
- Update your computer’s antivirus – before a crisis occurs
- Write a hand-written letter and send it snail mail
- Brush up on your world geography
- Take the time to get to know at least two new people who come from completely different backgrounds than your own
More than anything else, be yourself, have fun and have a great 2014!
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You work so hard to tailor your resume for each specific position. You word-smith and tweak, re-size and fuss until it is absolutely perfect. You submit the resume for the job and follow up with the employer a few days later, only to receive awful news. The file got corrupted somehow and they couldn’t read your resume!! You tell them it’s not a problem and that you’ll re-submit right away, but quickly discover that your resume file is completely corrupted on your hard drive!
