On New Years Eve many Colombians wish for a job, and those who already have one desire to access better opportunities to improve their work conditions. However, this wish cannot come true on its own, its necessary to dedicate time to discovering the tools that can help you get in the radar of companies that are looking for human resources. For this, the Internet can be an excellent ally.
According to psychologist Andrea Cortes from the Catholic University, who specialized in competency-based selection processes, in a company the search for personnel begins through social networks. "Once we define the professional profile required by the organization, a labor offer is sent through social networks, BlackBerry contacts, employment search services and other media."
Therefore, this specialist recommends people to have a profile on social networks and not be indifferent to recognized educational institutions, companies and organizations that in many cases use these channels to distribute information related with job offers.
Be present on specialized websites
Additionally, she suggests putting your resume on web sites that specialize on job searching such as Boomerang, The empleo.com, Metrabajo.com and Zonajobs.com. Some of these sites have contracts with different national and international companies, making it possible for resumes put on those sites to reach the corporate portals of companies.
Being part of professional associations and groups engaged in different trades is also a good choice for those seeking and offering work. It is also essential to post your resume on the websites of temporary companies, which seek technical, technological and even inexperienced personnel to start in various activities. Some of these companies are Activos, Eficacia, Serdan, Adecco, Sertempo and Temporales and Sistempora.
Remember that the Internet is the gateway to these companies. However, if you don´t find a link to post your resume don’t hesitate in writing these companies through the “contact us” option and to follow the steps to personally deliver your resume.
Also consider the National Education Service´s web site. This agency handles a large employment bag where attractive offers are often published for people at all levels, especially those with technical and technological degrees.
Watch out for key words
To increase the probability of your resume getting noticed, you need to place keywords on your profile that are related with your profession and work experience. For example, economics or macroeconomics (for those who are economists), urban law (for lawyers), press releases (for communicators) and so on depending on the profession and aspirations of the candidate.
For those who are not professionals, the ideal thing is to write words related to their work experience and achievements in order to ensure that their resumes are manifest to those who are seeking for human resources.
The profile contained in a resume should not exceed six lines. The wording and spelling must be perfect, and very clear and precise in order for the information to get located in a privileged position within the search engines.
The ideal thing is to highlight your achievements as well as the general responsibilities that you had in previous posts, without exceeding three lines. Achievements should include words such as: increase, decrease, invented, reframed, etc. which reflect the contributions made by the candidate to the positions, areas and organizations where she or he has worked previously. This is very important for psychologists and human resource managers, since it allows them to assess the applicant's knowledge and skills.
Update your CV
Every time you change your job, address or acquire new skills, update your resume in all of the websites where you have published it previously. This will help your CV appear in consults and acquire greater relevance for those in charge of recruitment processes.
If you’re interested in getting noticed by headhunters, there is always the VIP option, where you can make your CV more visible. However, this service has to be paid for.
The other option is to consult the information published by headhunters from firms such as Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, Deloitte, Adecco, Manpower, Aristos, e-hunters, Expertian and Price Waterhouse, among others, which also have a space on their web sites for people to upload their resume.
There are websites that allow you to upload a photo and a word file with your resume. Specialists suggest you do it if you have the chance, since it often happens that the space offered by firms to put your information in is to small.
Finally, if you are listed as a reference in a resume, you should provide complete data. Many staff analysts also look for candidates through the personal references of their applicants. “It may be that the candidate does not meet the required conditions, but his or her reference does. In that case, recruiters contact them directly to invite them to participate in the process,” says Andrea Cortes, for whom the Internet is definitely the best ally in the search for employment and the main tool for those in charge of recruiting human talent for companies.
