I happened upon a site today that takes some of the mystery out of the job search by empowering job seekers with their own form of metrics.
ResumeBear is a service that offers a comprehensive resume tracking system for job seekers, allowing them to see which recipients opened their resume, when it was viewed, and for how long. It also lets you see which formats are being opened the most so you can refine future campaigns.
Job seekers can create a resume using a variety of tools and formats on the site. Or they can upload their own resume, whether it be hand-crafted or written by a professional. They offer three levels of resume creation: Direct Resume Upload, Create Resume Manually and Resume Creation Wizard.
Once activated, the ResumeBear dashboard lets job seekers track the path of their resume in real time to see who opened, printed, or deleted it. Users can also opt to get alerts via SMS or email.
Job seekers can sign up for free on the site, but I am guessing that although I couldn’t find a price list, the full range of services are subscription-based.
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May 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Good stuff. There is also a new site that just launched that does this, and more. It is http://www.myjobcast.com. With the job market the way it is now, providing the ability to track and analyze sent resumes is a great concept.