Resume Database Help

• Create a new resume by entering a name for the resume in the textbox and click on the 'Create a New Resume' button.
• This page lists all of your resumes with a link to edit each of them.
• The status of each resume is listed with the option for you to manually activate or deactivate the resume. If the status is set to 'Active' it will be searchable by Employers; if status is set to 'Inactive' it will not.
• The status of a resume cannot be set to 'Active' until all the Required Sections listed on the Build Your Resume page are completed.
• E-mail notifications - By selecting 'Active' from the Email Notification of Resume Status dropdown menu, you will receive regular (usually every 30 days) notifications/reminders on the status of your resume. If you select 'Inactive' from this dropdown menu you will not receive these notifications. 

 
2. Build Your Resume/Overview Help

• A dropdown menu will display the the current resume you have selected. From this menu you can select and go to any other resumes you may have. You may also create a new resume from this menu.
• The status of the currently selected resume appears next to this dropdown menu. There are three possible statuses for a resume.

                    A. The resume is inactive and the required sections have not been completed.

                    B. The resume is inactive and the required sections have been competed.

                    C. The resume is active.

• A resume cannot be made active until all the sections marked 'Required' have been completed. Once all these required sections are completed the option to make the resume active will appear.

• All of the resume sections are listed on this page. Click on a section name to edit it. If it is required that a section be completed before the resume can be made active it will be marked 'Required'. Once the section is completed it will display a checkmark next to it.

3. Choose your Contact Information & Privacy Settings Help

• Your contact information will be autopopulated from our database when you first come to this page. Any of these fields are still editable, however.
• If you wish to keep your name, e-mail or phone number private (undisclosed to employers searching your resume), then check the 'Keep Private' box next to these fields.
• Marking your e-mail address as private on this page will not prevent you from receiving emails about an active resume from interested employers. Employers searching resumes have a 'private' contact capabilitity which allows them to send you a message via e-mail but without your address being disclosed to them. If you do not wish to receive emails regarding an active resume you must change its status to 'Inactive'.

4. Describe the Position You Seek Help

• The 'Position Sought', 'Type of Position Sought', 'States Where Willing to Work' and 'Countries Where Willing to Work' menus on this page all allow you to select multiple items within the menu. Items you have currently selected for a menu will display on the right.

5. Relevant Job Experience/Add New Job Experience/Edit Job Experience Help

• Click on the 'Add New Job Experience' button to add past employment experience to your resume. You may list as many past job experiences as you wish. When added they will display on this page in order of most recent first. This is the way they will display to employers also.
• Each job experience that has been added has both 'edit' and 'delete' options/buttons.

6. Educational Background/Add New Education Info/Edit Education Info Help

• Click on the 'Add New Education Info' button to add educational information to your resume. You may list as many educational info items as you wish. When added they will display on this page in order of most recent first. This is the way they will display to employers also.
• Each educational info item that has been added has both 'edit' and 'delete' options/buttons.

7. Add a New Certification/Certifications Help

• Fill in the text boxes and click the 'Add' button to add a Certification to your resume. You may list as many certifications as you wish. When added they will display on this page in order of most recent first. This is the way they will display to employers also.
• Any certification that has been added can be deleted using the 'delete' option/button.

8. Add a New License/Permit Help

• Fill in the text boxes and click the 'Add' button to add a License or Permit to your resume. You may list as many licenses/permits as you wish. When added they will display on this page in order of most recent first. This is the way they will display to employers also.
• Any license or permit that has been added can be deleted using the 'delete' option/button.

9. Upload My Resume Document Help

• It is not required but you can upload and/or 'cut and paste' your resume document on this page.
• If uploading, the document must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe .PDF format.
• To upload click on the 'Browse' button. Locate the file on your computer and click on it. Once the text box is populated with the path to your document then click the 'Upload Resume File' button.
• To overwrite an existing uploaded document follow the same instructions as uploading for the first time.
• If trying to overwrite an existing uploaded document and it does not appear to be updating clear the page cache on your browser and refresh the page.
• To paste your resume - paste into the 'Copy and Paste Resume Text ' text area and click the 'Save Pasted Resume' button. This pasted resume can be deleted by clicking the 'Delete Pasted Resume' button. 
• Uploaded documents or pasted text will be fully accessible by employers if your resume status is set to active. If you have chosen to keep your name, email or phone number private in the CONTACT INFORMATION / PRIVACY SETTINGS it is advised that this information not be contained in the uploaded document or pasted text.