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Though I have no plans to leave my current job and search for another one, every once in a while I call up my resume on Word and update any pertinent information. I find that a resume is one of those things that should remain ready to go...just in the event somebody asks to see it. I view it not only as a good exercise in charging my memory but as an opportunity for nostalgia - I'll find skills listed there that are likely not relevant now. Would a prospective employer be impressed that I know how to use Adobe PageMaker, which was discontinued in 2004? Probably not.
Some aver now, though, that the resume is obsolete, that in certain professions a detailed bio accompanied by a portfolio suffices. While one can argue that companies looking for designers, photographers, and graphic artists would be more interested in the quality of candidates' work rather than lines on a paper explaining their work history, some in Human Resources may still wish to learn how you evolved through employment.
According to a recent article on the website of The Wall Street Journal, sales of resume-style paper have dipped over the last year. Surely the practice of sending resumes via e-mail, or online job applications on company websites and job site, have diminished the need to print your vitae. Does this mean, however, that you need not bother updating your information at all? Interviews with HR personnel in the same article tend to disagree.
When you apply for a job or e-mail a Human Resources manager to express your interest, you may attach your credentials or at the very least paste them into the e-mail. If you are contacted for an interview, you should consider bringing in spare copies of your resume, in print. Here's why:
1) It's a great safety net. If for some reason the person interviewing you doesn't have your resume in front of him/her, you can produce one if necessary so you can go over the finer points of your work.
2) E-Mails do get lost. If your interviewer has accidentally erased your e-mail, you can readily offer a spare for consideration.
3) You should make copies available to multiple people. In some cases, you will talk to more than one person during your interview. Extra copies make it possible for several people to see your resume and help them decide if you're the one for the job.
Above all else, having a resume handy conveys the message that you are prepared, responsible, and ready to work. So don't dismiss the resume just yet.
Kathryn Lively is a freelance writer specializing in articles on accounting jobs and jobs in finance.
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