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One of the great things about modern technology is that I get to see the search terms that people use to get here to FRACAT. In other words, I get to sneak a peek at the words people typed into a Google or a Yahoo to find me.

One of the more consistent results are search terms including the words “free resume” in them. People search for “free resumes that work” or “doing your resume free” or “free creative resume” and end up here.

I’m glad if you’ve finally found me under those terms because I’m going to tell you the truth about searching for “free resume”: IT WON’T HELP YOU! Well, except for today, since you’ve found me.

Let me offer some proof that a “free resume” search won’t help you and offer you a little free resume advice to point you in the right direction.

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A while back, Jim Stroud, an excellent recruiter and person in general despite the fact that he’s working for Microsoft, how to add keywords to your resume (and be slick about it) over on CollegeRecruiter.

The general concept is right on: increase the number of terms relevant to your work that an HR person / recruiter might be searching on. That way, you’ll come up more often (and earlier in the list) for employers looking for people just like you.

I had never thought about using the meta data in a Word document to add keywords, but it’s a viable option and something to add to your arsenal. Unfortunately, this trick won’t work for you in many circumstances.

However, there is something to be learned from SEO (Search Engine Optimization) that can help you appear more often in every system.
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