Andy, I need to update my resume over the weekend. Right. If by I will get that resume to you on Monday – you mean a Monday this year - then great. I know it is so hard for you people to get it done. What a pain the a – and it falls in the category of "Thinking about is worse than doing it" but nevertheless it is tough to get the resume done, updated all that.
My quick solution for you is Pongo Resume. Check it out now – solid, useful website designed by some good folks.
Create your resume online for free. In addition, they will help you distribute it – there is a fee for this service but it is ridiculously reasonable and they do all the tracking. I think the best thing is you will always know where your resume is and you can create infinite versions.
Let me know how this works for you.
I used this service when searching for a new career position last spring and it was fabulous. Everything was in one place; resume versions, cover letters and all the information in regards to where I had submitted my resume. I was in Toronto when one employer called me about a submission and I easily logged in from the hotel, pulled up all the information I had sent them and had an intelligent discussion. I did not need to call them back and risk playing telephone tag or losing an opportunity for an interview.
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I know what you mean about the trouble getting started writing a resume. Getting started is the hardest part. I was thinking about writing my resume for three weeks and couldn’t get going. The problem was that I did not know how to begin or how to structure a resume for this point in my career.
A friend told me about trying Pongoresume.com. I set up a free account, answered four questions about my career status and the Pongo software opened with a recommended resume template for me. Bang! I was starting to write my resume. Even though I started with a recommended template, I was able to customize the resume layout that best suited my style and me.
All the other stuff in Pongo was a bonus. The stationary, automatic tracking, downloading was all very nice after I got my resume done. The best part of the software for me was the help I needed to get started and organizing my thoughts in a structured manner so I could write my resume.