| of us are PC users that spend long hours in front of | | | | shoulder postures. |
| the monitor for one hundred and one reasons. Seeking | | | | While resumes and cover letters go together, resumes |
| employment online requires that you have internet | | | | are used more often in looking for jobs in the Internet |
| connection and of course, your ever-dependable PC. | | | | through online job sites and other related resources. |
| May you be a worker or a job seeker, using the PC | | | | These job search tools allow job seekers to send |
| should be done in such a way that body postures are | | | | resumes directly and indirectly to their prospective |
| not compromised. This may be difficult to practice all | | | | employers. Most of the times, it is only a matter of |
| the time, but the many benefits of using the PC | | | | preparing a good resume that spells success in online |
| properly are worth the little sacrifice. | | | | job search. |
| According to ergonomists, people who do a lot of | | | | Resume writing is a serious task in itself, especially if |
| “static work” like sitting in front of the | | | | you are finding employment on the web. It would be |
| PC to finish tasks tend to develop repetitive stress | | | | helpful to job seekers to know how resumes are |
| injuries (RSIs) over a period of time. It is therefore a | | | | scanned or screened by the employers as well as the |
| must to take precautionary measures and follow | | | | use of an appropriate format to make a resume |
| some healthy tips. (to be concluded) | | | | accessible and readable. |
| This is the conclusion to my previous post on PC use. | | | | Usually, employers store resumes in a database. The |
| Without further a do, here are some healthy tips for | | | | human resource personnel assigned to screen |
| PC users to reduce or prevent stress injuries: | | | | resumes uses keywords in accessing the database. |
| 1. Exercise once in a while. Stand up, walk around and | | | | For instance, if the company needs a marketing officer |
| stretch your muscles periodically to relax your body | | | | for its office in California, he would use keywords like |
| and relieve stress. | | | | sales, marketing and California. From there he should |
| 2. Follow a good working posture. Do this all the time | | | | get a dozen or so resumes containing those |
| to prevent injuries. | | | | keywords provided. |
| 3. Adjust your position and that of the monitor. Follow | | | | Preparing your resume for online submission is easy if |
| the correct viewing distance between the eye and | | | | you know the format to use. Resume experts say it |
| monitor which is in the range of 20-40 inches (50-100 | | | | should be the ASCII format. It is a type of data that is |
| cm). | | | | understood by most computers. Converting your |
| 4. Make sure the keyboard is in a comfortable position. | | | | resume to this format will ensure that your resume is |
| Too high or too low may damage your wrist, arm and | | | | accessible and readable by different systems. |