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Subject:Resume on a web page From:Kelly Plamp <kellysue -at- KELLY-SUE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Nov 1997 05:35:48 -0800
Tanya -
I had very good success by combining the resume on my web page with snail mail. Here's what I did:
First I developed a very nice and tasty web page that shows off what I can do with html, paint shop pro and samples of my writing, etc. Then I also put a link with my web page in three different formats: html to be viewed immediately, ascii and Word 7.0 for downloading.
I used the internet, phone books and newspapers, and sent as many letters as I could with a cover letter AND a paper copy of my resume (which looks *really* good). My cover letter and paper resume both reference my web page. I sent this letter and resume to as many *appropriate* places as possible. I was amazed at the result. At least 55% of the people I sent this letter to looked at my web page. I could easily find out who they were by tracking their IP addresses. After I sent out 150 resumes, I had 80 telephone calls which resulted in 11 interviews -- and I only sent letters to places within 200 miles of my home. And yes, I did land a very good job in the end. Ended up with three offers, and I picked my favorite of the three.
My point is the resume on the web page was not a big deal. BUT using the web page to show your skills, samples of your writing, etc. etc. gives you the opportunity to have an instant portfolio for prospective employers, and according to my experience, they really like that! I agree with the others on the list, though. If your paper resume isn't hot stuff, don't even bother with a web page. My paper resume looks really good but it was impossible to duplicate it in html.
Hope this helps.
Kelly Sue Plamp
Computer Management Technologies
kellysue -at- kelly-sue -dot- com
