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One of the first things we can suggest is to speak to the employer or recruiters requirements you may need to build different sites and different resumes.

This is OK and encouraged so that you can speak more effectively to the needs and wants of various job postings. If you are a sales and marketing candidate, for example, and would like a career in either or both, you could have up to 3 different online career spaces (just make sure to name them differently to avoid confusion). You could have one that speaks about your sales expertise, one that speaks to your marketing prowess and a third that is a hybrid between them both.

If you already have a few career spaces, you need to be sure that your resume is read as intended by everyone you send it to.

To effectively compete you need more than a Word document. To meet online compatibility standards your should put your resume into various formats, including: Word document, a Portable Document Printing (PDF), an ASCII (text), and HTML (web-based) versions. When applying for a job, be sure to follow application instructions carefully, paying close attention to the employer’s requested format.

If no format is indicated then usually we recommend sending a DOC with a PDF for the sole reason that PDFs are displayed the same no matter where you open them and DOCs are the most available word processing aplication. People usually do not know this, but Word documents formatting and appearance can change rather drastically on different computers with different settings. So take the safe route and send PDF as well.

Note: Saving as a PDF is usually built into MAC OS X. In Word for example, you can achieve this by going to File-Print and from the menu that pops up, you can choose Save As PDF from the PDF drop down menu on the lower left side. For Windows you might have to download a plug-in for Word that will enable to choose PDF from the Save As menu.

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The internet, being an extremely popular source, makes competition for getting that job highly competitive. Get started with your My Online Career Space and let that prospective employer know you are the primary candidate for them. With your own personalized career space you will rise above the rest of the job seekers on the internet.

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