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How can your resume be visible on a site receiving hundreds or hundreds of thousands of resumes each week? Start with a good resume and next, apply some of the ideas below to get your resume to the top of the "internet pile".

• Timing is everything. Pretty simple, huh? Let’s start with the most simple way to make your resume stand out. The most recent resume postings are on top. You will want to post your resume over and over again, making a few changes here and there to make it seem like new information. This can put you closer to the top on the job boards.
• Wear different hats. Make a resume for each type of job you are going for. You should have a different resume specific to the industry you are going toward. Get resume help if you need to, but a sales resume should have numbers, percentages and awards in a quick and concise format. Your resume for management should emphasize your career growth and promotions due to your success throughout your career. With little changes you have two resumes. So don’t be afraid to create a resume based on a job description you just MUST have.
• Be a crowd pleaser. Now companies have an idea of the qualifications they are looking for. Find those qualifications in your own background. Let’s say they want sales experience. You were in marketing, but had to sell your team on ideas you had for projects. That counts. Put it in the resume in a way that will represent you in the light the employer is looking to hire. There are a few ways to tell any story. Your career history is a great story. Tell it the way you think will be best for each audience.
• The final option - do you take Visa? Many of the career sites offer an upgrade service for a small or even large fee. It ranges. This seems like a gimmick. It is not. How does it work? When you pay for an upgrade the career site puts you above everyone based on how much you paid, even those who were just posted today and did not pay for the upgrade. It is a good way to be found.

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