THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESUME DISTRIBUTION AND RESUME POSTING SERVICES Copyright 2004 by Rita Fisher / Career Change ResumesResume Distribution Services
There are many resume distribution services on
Internet today. Basically,
way they work is that you pay a certain amount of money to them, anywhere from $30 to $200, and
resume distribution service will distribute your resume to their database of recruiters and employers.
Resume distribution services will let you choose your industry, geography, salary level and position title and based on these employment specifications, they will e-mail or fax your resume to those recruiters and / or employers who match your employment specifications.
The main thing to remember here is to TARGET your resume to only those recruiters and employer who match your employment specifications. You don’t want your resume to be sent out to everyone in
resume distribution service’s database because that will not help your job search and you will end up paying more.
Resume Posting Services
Have you ever visited CareerBuilder.com or Monster.com? I’m sure you have. These are called job search sites or job board sites. These are
sites where you can post your resume for free. You can also search for job openings on these sites.
Job search sites have clearly explained instructions on how you can post your resume to them. The reason for posting your resume to these sites is because that is how recruiters and potential employer will find you.
Two important items to remember when posting to job search sites: