It seems that most people sent their printed resume to potential employers in person and by fax. This style is great and has been used for years, even decades, but to be competetive for that job that your looking for it is always a plus to do more.

I know that many of you post your resume in the job banks, in which if you don’t, start doing it now. One of the most popular job bank services is Monster.com in the USA and Monster.ca in Canada. For the other countries out there Monster is probably there, for example France (Monster.fr).

Creating a resume online is actually easier that it seems. You simply need a hosting company which you can get for about $5 per month or even less and to create a web page with your resume info. For me for example mine is at antonioquesnel.com, which is my name and thus is easier for an employer to remember. If you need help I can help you create one for a low fee (the time it takes me). Simply go at my resume website at www.antonioquesnel.com to get my email address and send me a request for help. I don’t want to post my email here due to spam spiders that grasp your email address and spam my email account.

Once that is complete a good tip is to create business cards. It does not have to be fancy, just add your name, address, phone number AND your website address where your resume is at. The reason I say to create business cards is for 2 reasons.

Reason 1: Put one with all the resumes you send in person since their is a good change that even tough the potential employer may discard your resume because no positions are available at the time, he may keep your business card for future reference in case an opening occurs in the near future, and the employer will know that you have computers skills if you were able to create a resume page.

Reason 2: You never know when you will talk to someone that may be talking to you that he or she is looking for someone, for example a family reunion where a family memeber has a friend that is looking for an employee. By having a business card you can break the ice and offer one by letting them know your website address where your resume is located online is on the business card. It is much easier to carry business cards than resumes.

TIP: The web site address (ex: yourresume.com) should only include your resume, nothing else. No links to your facebook account, your personal web pages, blogs (like mine) since it may make the employer discriminate you even before they have a chance to see you, resulting your chance of getting that potential position.

Also by making your resume available online it also lets potential employers that you never applied to look at your resume by mistake by misspelling the address that they were actually trying to go to.

Remember, your resume is your marketing tool. If you don’t use it to its full potential you will get minimal results.