| When applying for a specific telecommuting position, | | | | you feel is best in order to get the job. These skills |
| you should treat your resume as first impression. | | | | should be adapted to your potential employer. Specific |
| Because HR and hiring managers receive dozens - | | | | experience that relates to the virtual position is |
| and sometimes hundreds - of resumes each day | | | | essential. Make sure you look up information on the |
| when trying to fill virtual positions, they scan through | | | | company and what it does, as well as their customers |
| them very quickly. Resumes that are formatted | | | | and clients. As a rule, you should include the following |
| incorrectly, contain spelling or grammatical errors, or are | | | | components for your resume: |
| sent past the requested due date are often discarded | | | | - Objective statement - This statement should |
| during the first round of readings. In fact, many human | | | | summarize your goals and reasons why you want to |
| resources department in the virtual office world | | | | work for the company. You can include a sentence or |
| actually use software to scan for important keywords | | | | two about prior work experiences, skills you have, or |
| and skills - so tweaking your resume is a very good | | | | interest in working for a particular company. |
| idea before you send it off to the virtual employer. | | | | - Work Experience - You should list your last three |
| Formatting Your Resume | | | | jobs or more as requested by the company. Include |
| Since many companies require that resumes be sent | | | | the name, location, position held, and years of service. |
| electronically, you need to learn how to send them | | | | You can also mention skills you learned as well. |
| correctly so incorrect formatting doesn't end up costing | | | | - Educational Experience - You should list college |
| you a job. If the company doesn't want you to send | | | | degrees, special training programs, and other |
| your resume as an attachment, but rather in the body | | | | educational training you received that have helped in |
| of an email, keep things simple. Don't worry about | | | | past and present jobs. |
| centering your name and address or highlighting | | | | - Special Skills and Interests - You should list any skills |
| headings and other information. | | | | or interests you feel would help hiring managers make |
| While you can cut and paste your resume into the | | | | their decision about whether to hire you. |
| email, go through it to make sure bullets are in the right | | | | - References - Include names, company name, |
| place and sentences are not crowding each other. | | | | location, job titles or positions, and work contact |
| Many times, it's best to simply type the information | | | | numbers |
| from your resume into the body of the email. Instead | | | | The main objective of the virtual resume is to convey |
| of bullets, break the information into sections and title | | | | the message that you have the skills needed to |
| them accordingly (objective, educational experience, | | | | perform the job without supervision. When seeking |
| work experience, interests, references, etc.). This will | | | | virtual employment, you to have strong problem solving |
| create a clean document that hiring managers will | | | | skills, the ability to motivate yourself, and the ability to |
| appreciate. | | | | represent the company in a professional manner. |
| If you're allowed to send your resume as an | | | | During your virtual job search, you should take the time |
| attachment, send it in Word, .pdf, or in the file type | | | | to learn more about a company before applying for a |
| requested by the company. | | | | job. Read their mission statement, learn how they |
| Spelling and Grammar | | | | approach business and customer service, and find out |
| When creating a resume, never rely on your | | | | the ways they give back to the community. Pay |
| computer's spell check program. Many times, the | | | | special attention to their clients to glean knowledge of |
| program will only recognize words that are misspelled, | | | | the types of companies and industries the virtual |
| not words that are spelled correctly, but used | | | | position will deal with. During your research, you may |
| incorrectly. Always read your resume a few times | | | | find that you are not the best fit for the job or the |
| after completing it. Not only will you catch any spelling | | | | company may not be the best fit for you. If this is true, |
| and grammar mistakes, you may think of additional | | | | don't be disheartened. There really are legitimate |
| information to add. | | | | opportunities out there for virtual employees- so if |
| Contents of a Great Resume | | | | you're not a right fit, keep hunting! There's probably a |
| What you choose to include in your resume will be | | | | perfect virtual employer for your experience and skills. |
| determined by what the company asks for and what | | | | |