Imagine today’s traditional resume. Your name, address, work experience – and Twitter handle?
Recruiting methods have changed. Your potential employer wants to know more about you than your work experience. What is your personality? Your values? Your interpersonal skills? Now, with social media and the Internet, all a potential employer has to do is enter your name into Google and hit “I’m Feeling Lucky.”
If you’ve developed a strong online presence, why leave it to Google do the work for you?
A few suggestions on where to show off your online accomplishments:
LinkedIn and/or Twitter: List this under contact information with your address, phone number and e-mail. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, try creating an alternative contact category.
WordPress or other Web building platforms: Include any experience with Web development (personal and professional) under your “Skills” section. Listing it here will give employers a better idea of the scope of your expertise.
Professional client accounts and/or analytics: Provide a detailed account of any work you have done with clients or measuring ROI under “Work Experience.” This includes contributing to Twitter accounts, creating Facebook fan pages, or any other related activities. You want to show potential employers you can apply what you’ve learned to a professional environment.
Whether you have built an online presence for yourself, an organization at your school, or a client during an internship, it is paramount you include this on your resume because doing so will demonstrate a willingness to learn, adaptability, and transparency.
What do you think? Will you include your social media links on your next resume?
This post was written by Sarah Tiambeng, editorial content intern for Come Recommended.