The most prepared job-seekers has multiple resume versions and formats.
One of those formats you should consider is a Web-based resume. There are
many reasons why a job-seeker should consider publishing a Web resume. Read our
article, A Web-Ready Resume Can Be a
Major Advantage in Your Job-Search.
To help job-seekers who are Web novices develop and publish a Web resume, we've
gathered and organized these resources for you:
Key Background Information
There are basically three ways to create and edit a Web resume: completely from
scratch using hypertext markup language (HTML) codes; converting a conventional
resume into a Web resume using a word processing software; developing a new resume or
modifying an existing resume using a Web editor.
Believe it or not, all the many pages published on Quintessential Careers have started as
WordPerfect or Word documents that have copied into Wordpad. In Wordpad,
we simply have added the HTML (Web publishing) codes, and then uploaded the files unto the
QuintCareers.com server. In many ways, the method we use is the easiest and cleanest; but, it is also the
hardest if you do not know anything about Web publishing.
You can also use your word processing software (Word, WordPerfect, etc.) to convert
the document file in to an HTML file. The one problem with this method is that the
resume rarely converts perfectly to a Web resume, especially if you have a very
elaborate resume format..
Finally, instead of developing your pages as we have, or trying to force your resume into a Web version,
you might consider using one of many HTML publishing software programs (such as Netscape Composer, which is free)
that lets you design Web pages without having to know HTML codes.
The choice of Web resume creation method is yours; it really depends on your interests and tech skills.
The resources we provide on this page should help provide you with all the basic resources you need
to develop and publish a Web resume.
Learn more about these methods.
HTML and Web Style Guides
As with any document you create, style is important. As you go forward developing your
Web resume and other Web pages, be sure and read these
Do's and Don'ts of Web Publishing.
Here are a few good HTML Guides:
And here are some good Web style guides:
Color Resources
Looking for some ideas about color for your Web page? Check out these resources:
Lots of Graphics & Art
Here are a few good locations for graphics and art:
And here are some directories that offer links to other art and graphic Websites:
Publishing Resources
Wondering if your Web page is working properly? Check out one of these
sites for URL/HTML and working link analyses:
Site Counters
Thinking about adding a counter to your site? Better check out:
Internet Service Providers (ISP's)
Once you've designed your Web pages, you'll need a place on the Web to publish them.
Here are some resources for finding the right ISP for you!
Another Option
If you do not want to mess with Web coding and finding an ISP, we recommend this site,
Resumes365.com, where you simply enter
the text into a form and the site creates a Web resume for you -- you receive a publicly available Web
page with the text on it that you can give out to employers via email.
A Related Article
While this article relates more to starting (and then promoting) a small business Website,
the same concepts apply to developing your personal Website... so read this article:
Dr. Randall Hansen's
Tips for Starting a Small-Business Website: 5 Steps to an Online Presence.
