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When jobseeking does designing a website featuring your resume and schools youve attended really help
or is that just a waste of time
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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09/16/22 at 6:46PM UTC
Good advice here. and for pete's sake, if you or anyone does make a website, then please simply LINK it on your resume. I have fielded waaaay too many convoluted requests to website support for applicants asking to go back and edit their application to "add a portfolio". It's never certain that the site support will respond to that because after you review and submit your application to the ATS, typically you cannot edit because your submission is a point in time. You cannot edit it, because that would imply you could infinitely, which would make it impossible to review applicants
Dalia LourençoCareer Freedom
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07/10/22 at 5:28PM UTC
Most of the time you can use LinkedIn as your website. It has your experience, schools and the added advantage of social proof because you can ask for recommendations.
A website is useful if you need to showcase a portfolio, for instance if you're a graphic designer.
If you do decide to create a website make sure you have a strategy to get people to see it. I've seen a lot of people waste time and money on fancy sites only to have no one look at them and continue job hunting in vain.
Anonymous
07/10/22 at 3:16PM UTC
It depends on your field. For marketing, graphic design and heavy writing role, a website that is invite only can be a good way to share samples of your work.
Anonymous
07/10/22 at 10:41AM UTC
You could use linked in to display that information and network. Not sure of the separate website unless you are trying to get into media or entertainment. But even so, if you were to set up a website, YouTube channel or social media it should just reflect your unique work not necessarily a resume.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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07/10/22 at 5:25AM UTC
Unless you're in web design, I would say this is probably a waste of time. Unless you put together a marketing plan, how would you drive traffic to the website?
