Building A Resume

Recruiting in organisations brings with it two certainities-- resumes that people submit and the need to track what's been sent in. Software on the market today can help in both of these areas--helping someone design an effective resume, and helping the organisation track applicant information.

Resume Expert:- Resume Expert is a computer software program that is widerly used on college campuses. You may want to check with yur college's career center to see if they subscribe to Resume Expert. The typical Resume Expert fee is $25, and sometimes is paid by your student fees, or charged to you individually for registering for its use. Resume Expert is designed to help you build several resumes that can be tailored to specific audiences. Moreover, with Resume Expert, your information is placed into a database which can be accessed by client organisatios who can search through that database looking for matches. You also can obtain a paper cop as wll as an electronic file copy.

Resume Maker:- Resume Maker (Individual Software, Inc, $49.95; www.resumemaker.com) provides sample resume designs, recommended resume phrases (keywords), and sample cover letters. Resume Maker also provides an opportunity for you to develop and submit an electronic resume to several career websites, such as Monster.com. you can also develop a web page of your resume with Resume Maker.

Applicant Tracking/HR Tools:- (For the exployer, Applicant Tracker) HR Press, $495, provieds a paperless environment in which to track applicant information. The software permits user-defined fields that can be tailored to the specific needs of the organisation. Applicant Tracking/HR Tools tracks such information as skills, education, EEO classification, job applied for, and salary requested. The software also builds a database of relevant applicant information that enables the HR practitioner to send customised letters to the applicant, or merge data ( like name and address) into other word processing software.