2. Web & Graphic Designer, Burlington
Past creative director for visitseattle.org
Named one of Top 100 Tourism Influencers in US
Communications Chair, AIGA Vermont
Organizer for #BTV Social Media Day
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3. How it used to be (and still is).
Cover Letter Résumé Examples Snail Mail
Dear Future Boss, Experience
The first thing youʼll want to do when you sign up for a The first thing youʼll want to do when you sign up for a
Re.vu account is import your LinkedIn information, after Re.vu account is import your LinkedIn information, after
which you can start to manually add the additional
Education
details you want to share with prospective employers.
You can add a biography, upload your traditional CV The first thing youʼll want to do when you sign up for a
Re.vu account is import your LinkedIn information, after
Standard paper résumé
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and add a profile photo. You can also add links to your
personal blogs, sites and online accounts including References
protocol is still expected, its
Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Flickr and more.
The first thing youʼll want to do when you sign up for a
just not the first impression
Sincerely, Re.vu account is import your LinkedIn information, after
Joe Applicant
you will give today.
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4. What’s missing from traditional paper résumés?
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6. Four FREE ways to market yourself and look great.
about.me flavors.me
re.vu wordpress.com
You will already be searched for here:
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7. Set up your account.
You will need an email address. Use your actual
name if possible. Consider buying your official
domain name - you can ʻnameplateʼ any of these
profile sites, instead of re.vu/yourname.
Choose a really good photo of yourself or
something relevant.
The image needs to be huge but web-friendly.
Think 1900px in width at least. Depending on
which profile service you use, consider the
composition of the photo (you on left? right? Is
your face or the main subject of the image covered
up by the data panel?) and crop to suit the space.
Find big-cool-free-legal images on compfight.com.
Follow their rules and youʼre golden.
Fill in the blanks.
Just like a paper resume, add all the information
you can. Keep it updated as you add jobs and
internships, accolades, education, social places,
and anything else interesting about your journey
through life.
Tell people about your online résumé.
Include your URL on everything: paper résumé, job
and internship applications, and college
applications. Post it on Facebook and any other
social account you have (and will have) online.
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