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What about featuring in your resume your photo, a YouTube video, your facebook page, your twitter page? Things are moving so fast that what was once frowned upon is now becoming a great idea.

Sure a job application is not a popularity contest - you would assume people are being picked for their skills and abilities, right? The rumour has it that some people got a job because of the large number of friends their have on facebook! What has that got to do with your suitability for employment? It indicates that you are a social animal - that would be good for business especially if you are applying for a sales or customer facing role.

Bear in mind that for a recruiter's point of view the difficulty is in substantiating the claims found in a resume. If they can find information about you through other means it can give a clue (or a red flag) as to your suitability for employment.

Does your social media presence portray you as a larrikin? Do you display a profile of a well connected person? Not just the number of people you are linked to but more importantly the quality of those contacts. Are those people seen as authorities in their field? Could they provide the recruiter a good reference? What does that say about your interests? What sort of groups do you belong to?

Overall whether you like it or not you leave your mark in cyberspace. Recruiters go after that sort of information because it is built over time and it is difficult to fake.

So what are your options? Start leveraging your social media presence to sell yourself in the best possible light. If you have a facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter account mention them in the bio section of your resume. Anything that starts with http:// will become an active link when Resume Digest emails your customised resume as a PDF document.

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