| If you are a business owner, hiring manager, or job | | | | programs or websites look for a keyword match or a |
| recruiter tasked with the job of finding your client a | | | | variation of it. So say you search with "office |
| qualified job candidate, you might lean towards free | | | | manager." Your search should pull up the resumes for |
| resume database searches. But wait! Do they work? | | | | individuals who used the phrase office manager or |
| Yes! | | | | slight variation of it on their document. For that reason, |
| For starters, what is a free resume database? These | | | | you should search with the job title or a common duty. |
| databases come in a number of different formats. For | | | | Location: In addition to letting you find qualified job |
| example, popular job search websites like have | | | | seekers with a keyword search, many programs and |
| collected hundreds of thousands of resumes from job | | | | sites also combine that keyword with a location. This is |
| seekers. Many times, companies can pay a fee to | | | | often done by you entering in a zip code and then a |
| search these resumes. However, there are also | | | | search radius. For entry level positions, rarely will you |
| methods to search for resumes online for free. When | | | | find someone willing to relocate for a job. Therefore, |
| given the chance, free is best. | | | | start with a local search. However, if hiring for an |
| What are the benefits of searching a free resume | | | | upper management level position or a well-paying job, |
| database? Well for starters, you save money by | | | | expand your search radius for the most resumes. |
| opting for free. Then, it is important to consider the time | | | | Options: You want to have choices when it comes to |
| saved. Do a search and you should have a list full of | | | | hiring for your business. For that reason, don't pick just |
| resumes in minutes or even seconds. Compare that | | | | one resume from the whole bunch. Why? Rarely will a |
| with the time to create a job listing, waiting for | | | | database (free or not) tell you when a resume was |
| resumes, weeding through a huge stack of resume | | | | uploaded. It might have been uploaded yesterday, but it |
| that contain great, okay, and resumes that are a | | | | might have been uploaded one year ago. It won't hurt |
| waste of your time. Resume database searches | | | | to send off a standard "we'd like to schedule and |
| sound pretty neat don't they? | | | | interview" email, but never put all your eggs in one |
| The key though is to make these databases work for | | | | basket. After all, just because a person looks like the |
| you. How can this be done? Here are some helpful | | | | best job candidate on paper, it doesn't mean they will |
| tips. | | | | look that good in person. |
| Keywords: Most resumes databases and search sites | | | | Now that you got some helpful tips, are you ready to |
| let you find job seekers with a keyword or keyword | | | | start searching online databases for qualified job |
| phrase. This is how resumes are pulled up. Most | | | | candidates? |