Are Recruiters Reading Your Resume

H ere's one email that is          submitting your resume they never  very popular in my inbox.       actually contact you.                                              But you can perhaps see why. They  The story goes like this....          want to manage incoming resumes                                          as cost-effectively as possible,   "I submitted my resume at the         even if it means potentially       site of , but other than a thank      missing out on some great          you email, never heard back. I        candidates.                        have a lot of good skills and a                                          solid education, why did I not        So instead of employing people to  hear back..."                         read resumes, at best, they                                              usually have an internal           The main reason...                    recruiter or recruiters search                                           the database based on keywords.    The resume wasn't even read.          If your resume comes up on the                                           first page of the search results,  Let me explain... all major and       great... if not, unlucky.          mid-sized companies have built                                           career sections on their              That's why a better way to do it   Websites.                             is to reach decision makers                                              directly. By doing so, the         It often tells you about how          chances of your resume being read  great their company is, and how       by the right person are greatly    wonderful it is to work there.        increased.                         They encourage you to submit your                                        resume and send you a note back       So, in addition to looking on the  thanking you.                         career section, take a look at                                           the company's news stories, or     This all sounds wonderful...          press releases. Here you will      until you realize that after          typically find the names of key    people that you can contact           the sales director.                directly.                                                                                                      In addition, the business section  You are looking to send your          of your local library is full of   resume to the person that you         information on companies and the   would report into, or to the          names of people within those       person above that. So, a sales        companies. A good librarian can    manager would typically target        be invaluable in saving you time.  About the Author: Robert Odhams is founder of Executive resume sending service http://www.executivetrumpet.com and CV sending service http://www.cvtrumpet.co.uk. Robert is a former global corporate recruiter and has experience with recruiting at all levels. Published At: www.Isnare.com