Jobseeker FAQ
Q: Why should I customize my resume?
It is simple. Your plain text resume is like million others, clogging the mailboxes
of recruiters. It has, nearly ZERO chance of getting noticed! To be noticed, your
resume has to "stand - out" amongst the crowd. It has to be graphical (- as opposed
to plain text) and it must be visually compelling. Can you think of any "Marketing
Brochure" without vivid / colourful / graphical images? Remember, you are marketing
yourself thru your resume. Sadly, your plain text resume just cannot market you!
There is no way, it can project your UNIQUE-ness. This is why, you must customize
your resume. It, then becomes your Image Builder If your plain text resume does
not get noticed, you have only yourself to blame!
Q: How many "Versions" of my resume can I create thru customization?
When you "Submit Resume", some 6/8 graphs get generated, automatically and instantly.
Together with your text resume, this constitutes your MASTER / DEFAULT profile,
with all these graphs arranged in a "pre-determined" sequence. You can create your
"Customized Profile" by rearranging these graphs. This way, you can literally create
hundreds of UNIQUE combinations. But you can SAVE / STORE, a maximum of 3 unique
combinations (versions) in our database, at any given time.
Q: Can I delete some old "Versions" and create new "Versions"?
Of course, you can. Creating / Saving / Storing a new version will require deleting
one of the older versions, so as not to exceed the maximum limit of 3 versions at
any given time.
Q: Can I use different versions of my Customized Resume for
- Apply online, and
- Resume Blast?
Most certainly! On both these pages (i.e. "Apply Online" / "Job Search" page and
"Resume Blast" page), you will fine check boxes
R for all the 3 versions which you have SAVED / STORED earlier. All you
need to do is to select R the version
which you wish to send. If you do not select any of the 3 "customized" versions,
then, by default, your MASTER profile will be dispatched
Q: How do different versions differ from each other?
The only difference is the SEQUENCE / ORDER in which the graphs get arranged which
you customize. Now it is not mandatory that any given version must contain ALL the
graphs. From each version, you may decide to "leave - out / drop - out" any one
(or more) graphs, altogether. So, besides the SEQUENCE, this (no. of graphs) is
another important "difference" between the versions. You decide what you want to
present / project to the recruiters.
Q: Whenever I edit my resume, will the different versions change accordingly and
automatically? Will I get to see / view these altered versions immediately?
If "editing" results in changing / altering any "factual data" used for generating
the graphs, then of course, the corresponding graphs will get "redrawn", automatically
/ immediately, in the respective "saved" versions. Edit You will get to see the
altered versions when you click the "Edit" button.
Q: When a recruiter shortlists my resume, after conducting a "Resume Search", which
version (of my customized resume), will he get to see?
It is for you to decide. As soon as you have SAVED / STORED, 3 Customized versions
of your resume (on "Customized Resume" page), you will be presented with, following
options:
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During Resume Search, show following resume version
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Version
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Name
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To be Shown
to Recruiter
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Master / Default
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MASTER
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0
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1 - Custom
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ABC
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0
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2 - Custom
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LMN
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0
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3 - Custom
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XYZ
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0
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Whatever you select will be shown to the recruiters.
Q: What do I have to pay for customization of my resume?
You pay nothing! All of our services to jobseekers are absolutely FREE.
Q: Can I download my different customized versions and then email these to recruiters
?
Of course, you can. But do remember, that any "downloaded" version is a STATIC representation,
as on the date of downloading. It will show your "Relative Standing / Percentile
Score", amongst your co - professionals as on the date of downloading. On the other
hand, your "Relative Standing / Percentile Score" is changing continuously as more
and more jobseekers submit their resumes on daily basis. So, the version that you
download today and the version that you may download after 3 months, may vastly
differ!
Q: Can I copy / paste my customized versions on other job portals, so that my customized
resume becomes searchable / visible to many more recruiters?
That is precisely what I would do if I were you! By doing so, you will vastly increase
your chance of getting an interview - call. When recruiters conduct resume - searches
on job - portals (claiming to be #1 / #2 / #3), they are presented with PLAIN TEXT
resumes by thousands. Amongst these, your CUSTOMIZED RESUME will stand-out, being
dramatically different. "Submit Resume" forms on all job portals provide for space
to copy / paste your text resume. Paste your "Customized" resume there.
Q: Can I upload / post my customized resume on different social Networking sites?
I encourage you to do so - pronto! No doubt, you are aware that recruiters / head
hunters are trawling "Social Networking Sites" even more than conducting resume
- searches on job portals. Social Networking Sites are the best places to "market"
yourself with dignity. And your "Customized Resume" is the ideal document to fulfill
this objective.
Q: I have already created MY PROFILE on several social Networking sites. Can I add
these URL / hyperlinks to my customized resume? If yes, how?
To be able to do this, you will need to wait for sometime. Before long, we plan
to make a provision is our "Submit Resume" form, where you can add such URLs / hyperlinks.
Once this is done, recruiters will be able to compile your comprehensive ONLINE
presence, without having to type your name in Google’s search bar.
Q: I want to send my Customized Resume to American Companies (using "Resume Blast"
feature). Will these American Recruiters see my "Salary Graph" in Rupees or in dollars?
On "Resume Blast" page, you will find following:
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Resume Version To be blasted
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Version
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Name
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Select One
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Master
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Master
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0
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1
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ABC
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0
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2
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LMN
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0
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3
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XYZ
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0
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Salary Graph to be show in which Currency
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Indian Rupees
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0
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Euro
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0
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US Dollar
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0
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British Pound
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0
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For "Salary Graph", the default currency is Indian Rupees. Depending upon, to whom
(which country) you want to blast your resume, you can select the appropriate Currency.
Q: Can your registered jobseekers or your casual visitors get to see my Customized
resume?
No! There is no way they can see your resume. Only registered Employers / Recruiters
can see your resume, once they have logged in. Of course, it is a different matter
when you use,
- Apply Online
- Resume Blast
Q: During Customization, can I delete all graphs and just retain my plain text resume?
You can - if you want your resume to "get lost for ever" in the dark bottomless
pit that is a recruiter’s mailbox! Such a plain text resume has no better than a
"1 in Million" chance of getting "discovered"!
Q: I received an email from you, saying you have already uploaded, my text resume
in your online database, even though I never filled - up your "Submit Resume" form
! How is this possible? What do I do next?
Over the last 20 years, we have received thousands of text resumes from a number
of sources. Yours could be one of those, which we uploaded. If you have received
(or receive) such an Invitation Email from us, please do visit our website and complete
"Submit Resume" form.
Q: What are "Raw Score" and "Percentile Score" that I find in the "Function / Skill"
profile graphs? How are these calculated? If I get a very poor (low) raw score or
percentile score, can I delete that graph?
"Raw Score" is calculated based on the ‘Keywords’ found in your resume - and the
"Weightages" of those keywords. "Percentile Score" takes into account the "Raw Scores"
obtained by resumes of all of your registered Co - professionals and where your
resume "stands" amongst those. It shows your relative standing / position amongst
your co-professionals. In case, our software assigns a LOW raw-score to one of your
FUNCTION / SKILL graph, you can certainly delete such a graph while Customizing
your resume. Of course, you do not want to project a poor image to recruiters!!
May be you could try out (i.e. select), a few other "FUNCTIONS / SKILLS" (in your
Submit Resume Form) and generate those graphs, till you find one which shows HIGH
percentile score.
Q: Sometimes, I find "Education Graph" and "Career Graph" in descending order, instead
of ascending order! Why does this happen? How to correct it?
The data to be submitted by you in the
- "Education Qualification" block, and
- "Experience" block
must be in the chronological order in the Education Block (i.e. 10th Std first,
then 12th Std, then graduation / degree) and in the "Reverse Chronological" order,
as far as the Experience Block (i.e. latest / current job on the top / first and
going backwards till the first job). If the data is filled - in correctly as explained,
the graphs would appear in the ascending order. If there are doubts, feel free to
phone us on 91 - 22 - 670,70,377. or send an email at contact@Recruitguru.com
Q: Can I delete my resume? If yes, how can I do that?
As of now, we have no provision for this. However, in course of time, we will make
a provision (in "EDIT RESUME"), whereby you can render your resume "Invisible /
Unsearchable" for whatever period you wish.
Q: How often should I edit my resume?
At the least, you should come back and edit your resume, everytime / anytime, there
is a "change" in one of the following:
- Job-change (New Employer)
- Designation - Change
- Salary - Change
- Function - Change
- Acquiring of additional Edu. Qualification
- Acquiring of additional "skills" (- so as to rewrite your text resume to reflect
those "New - Skill" related Keywords).
- City / Location or any other CONTACT DATA change (especially Phone No / Email ID).
- Completion of New / Current Projects (especially for IT Professionals)
Q: In my "Submit Resume", can I add / attach my
- Photo
- Video
- Recommendation Letters
- Professional Publications / Articles
- Edu. Qualification Certificates etc. etc?
If yes, will these become our integral part of my MASTER / DEFAULT profile?
For the moment, you can only attach / upload your photo in "Submit Resume". But
provision for the others will follow in a few months.
Q: Will I be able to "Colour" my Customized Resumes (3 Versions) in different colours
?
Yes. In the "Customize Resume" page, there is a colour pallet from which, you can
select any colour of your choice and click "Apply".
Q: Everyday, hundreds of job-advts are getting added to your online database. Many
of these may be "perfect match" to my own Edu. Quali / Experience / Functional Background
/ Skills / Salary etc., but I don’t have time to visit and conduct a "Job-Search"
daily. Can you keep track of these and forward my resume to these advertisers, automatically
and everyday?
Sure, we will happily do that. All you have to do is to check R at the bottom of your "Submit Resume" form : R Send my MASTER resume against matching job advts and
click "Submit"
Q: I found that, after submission, only some keywords got highlighted in my text
resume but many other got left out. Why is this so?
During "Submit Resume" process, you selected 3 functions / skills, as your
- Primary Function / Skill (you are an Expert)
- Secondary Function / Skill (you are very good)
- Tertiary Function / Skill (you are good)
Each of these have its own SET of relevant keywords in our database. Our Software,
picks - up and highlights, only those keywords which are "relevant" to your "Primary
Function / Skill".
Q: Is my MASTER / DEFAULT RESUME frozen once - and - for - all or can I modify that?
Whenever you EDIT your resume, the MASTER / DEFAULT version gets modified immediately
and automatically. You may, especially want to "modify" the MASTER, if you find
that one of your "Function / Skill graph", shows a low / poor percentile. Obviously,
you would not want recruiters to see such a graph! So what do you do? In the "Submit
Resume" form, you had selected PRIMARY / SECONDARY / TERTIARY functions / skills.
Simply edit these to select some other where you have a deep subject / domain knowledge.
Of course, in such a case, your text resume MUST contain keywords related to the
newly selected function / skill.
Q: In your "Submit Resume" form, you display
- 41 Functions (for Non-IT Professionals)
- 81 Skills (for IT Professionals)
I would like to see my Raw Score / Percentile score in ALL of these (to know where
I stand with respect to professionals belonging to these). How can I see this?
If you have the patience you can go on selecting these "functions" (or skills) from
the droplist in "Submit Resume" form (PRIMARY / SECONDARY / TERTIARY), one - by
- one, and generate graphical profiles pertaining to each!
Q: Your "Submit Resume" Form consists of several "Stages". Do I have to fill - in
all the stages at one go?
No. STAGE A The idea behind breaking - up the "Submit Resume" Form into several
stages is that you can fill - up these stages incrementally over a period of days
/ weeks, if you are pressed for time. Obviously, you need to fill - up in order
to,
- Get your User ID / Password / PEN (Permanent Executive Number), to enable you to
login during your subsequent visits
- Generate your MASTER / DEFAULT version of Customized Resume.
- Go to the "Customize Resume" page and create different "Versions" of your resume.
Completion of each additional STAGE, will generate additional graphical profiles.
The greater the number of graphical profiles, the greater will be the permutations
/ combinations possible.