When the Lights Go Out…On Your Job Search
Have you ever written your resume and cover letter and then…it’s gone? Do you have your information backed up on a CD? If not, you could be headed for trouble.
Computers stop working all the time for numerous reasons. Viruses can get in there and eat up all your information. If that happened, would you have a backup plan, so to speak?
If you had your resume professionally written, sometimes they even put it on a website for you. Along with it being a great presentation for employers, it’s nice to know it’s there if you should ever need it.
Another good idea is to always have at least a basic resume and cover letter printed out. That way you will have one to know what it should like if you end up losing your electronic copy. It’s also helpful to have one handy at all times when you’re job searching so that you are prepared for employers calling for interviews.
This is just a little reminder to not depend too much on technology. Create backups so you don’t have to start over from scratch.