Saturday, April 19, 2008

Think Twice Before Posting Your Resume on the Internet

I am repeatedly asked about posting resumes on job finding sites and I always suggest carefully weighing the pros and cons. Several months ago, Monster.com's site was breached and 1 million of those who had posted information were at risk of identity theft.

Very few people have told me of having success by this method. They do receive e-mails and telephone calls inviting them to invest in insurance and other ventures.

The exception may be if you are an IT professional.

I still believe that networking, telephone contacts, Internet research, e-mailing resumes, followed up by snail mail and telephone calls work best.

What have you found to be the best method?

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