A quick guide to creating an online resume with DoYouBuzz. From signup to customization, see how easy it is to design an elegant and effective resume on the web.
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Step-by-step
Enter:
1 - Your email address and choose a
password
2 - Accept the Terms of Use
3 - Copy the text displayed
You will receive an email from DoYouBuzz
requesting confirmation of your email ad-
dress to activate your account.
Click on the button in the email to activate
your account.
Sign Up DoYouBuzz :
How to create an account
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DoYouBuzz Sign Up:
Importing your profile information from LinkedIn/Viadeo
Step-by-step
Enter:
1 - Your first and last name
2 - A title for your resume
3 - Your professional situation
Hold up!
A resume title is not:
• “My Resume”
• “Online Resume”
• “Student at Acme University”
The title of your resume should make re-
ference to the position you are currently
searching or hold.
Tips
If you already have a LinkedIn or Viadeo
account, you can import your informa-
tion to your DoYouBuzz resume. In just a
few seconds, you will be on your way to a
great DoYouBuzz resume.
To import your profile information, check
the box next to the network of your choice
and enter the URL for your profile.
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Creating your resume:
The structure of the online resume
Step-by-step
A DoYouBuzz resume is like a website.
There is a home page and “secondary”
pages (professional experience, educa-
tion, skills...).
The home page is similar to a one page re-
sume. Space is limited so it is important
to only include your most relevant and im-
pressive information.
The goal is to give a recruiter a good idea
of what you can do in under 30 seconds.
If there is too much information, your re-
sume will be hard to read and may not get
the attention it deserves.
Secondary pages allow a recruiter to learn
more about your professional experience.
These pages should contain information
that will support your case, but is not
considered essential.
Tips
A great home page is usually structured
as follows:
3 to 4 professional experiences
3 to 6 skill areas
2 to 3 diplomas or certifications
1 portfolio element
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Creating your resume:
Choose a design template
Step-by-step
Chose the design template that suits your
needs and personality.
DoYouBuzz offers design templates ran-
ging from modest to snazzy.
Some design templates are only avai-
lable to our Premium members. They are
marked with a “Premium” banner.
You can customize the color scheme of a
design template.
Hold up!
Think about the image you wish to convey
to your professional connections. Choose
a design template that best conveys your
image.
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Creating your resume:
Filling out your personal information
Step-by-step
Enter:
1 - Your location
2 - Your contact information
3 - Your professional situation
Hold up!
This information is not required. You
should decided what type of information
you want to share.
Tips
If you do not want to publish your contact
information, you can simple use the
contact form.
The contact form allows visitors to your
resume to contact you without knowing
your email address.
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Creating your resume:
Example of a professional experience
Step-by-step
1 - Go to “Add Content”
2 - Fill in the required fields
3 - Add the logo of the employer to make
your professional experiences more vi-
sual.
Hold up!
The information displayed in the “Add
more details” section is only visible from
the “Professional Experience” page.
Remember, the goal is to keep your home
page clean and easy-to-read.
Tips
You can add new lines in the responsibi-
lity field. Use line breaks to create layers
in your descriptions. See the example to
the left.
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Creating your resume:
Add a downloadable resume
Step-by-step
1 - Upload your own word-processed or
PDF resume
• Go to “Download Options”
• Check “Upload Your Own Document”
• Click “Choose File”
• Select your own file
• Click “Save”
2 - Generate a PDF or word-processed re-
sume
• Go to “Download Options”
• Check “Generate .pdf” or “Generate
.rtf”
• Click “Save”
Tips
If you already have a word-processed re-
sume that meets your needs, we suggest
that you upload it to your online resume.
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Optimize your resume:
Add a portfolio using a third party service
Step-by-step
For videos and presentations.
These portfolio elements require that you
have an account and content on one of the
third party services supported on DoYou-
Buzz (YouTube, DailyMotion, Flickr...)
To add an element:
1 - Add the desired widget
2 - Enter a title for your portfolio element
3 - Copy the embed code from the third
party service
4 - Paste the embed code where indicated
5 - Click “Save”
Tips
No one likes a picture without a caption or
a graph without a legend! Don’t forget to
write a description of your portfolio ele-
ment.
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Optimize your resume:
Add a portfolio without using a third party service
Step-by-step
For photos, sounds and documents.
These portfolio elements must be uploa-
ded from your own files.
To add an element:
1 - Add the desired widget
2 - Enter a title for your portfolio element
3 - Select your file
4 - Click “Save”
Tips
Don’t forget to write a description of your
portfolio element.
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Optimize your resume:
Add links to your online profiles
Step-by-step
The My Links widget allows your visitors
to learn more about you by visiting your
online profiles (LinkedIn, Twitter, Deli-
cious...).
Adding your social network profiles to
your resume will help your contacts
connect with you.
Adding a link to your Twitter page will al-
low others to appreciate your online en-
gagement.
Make sure you only link to information
than you control and that shows your pro-
fessional activity.
Tips
If you do a lot of market research or In-
ternet research, use your links to demons-
trate your areas of expertise and reach.
Services like Delicious and Google Reader
allow you to highlight your research and
integrate it to your DoYouBuzz resume.
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Optimize your resume:
Add your professional blog
Step-by-step
A professional blog is a great way to
convey your opinions, critiques and ex-
pertise. Not to mention, your writing and
editing skills!
To add your blog to your resume:
1 - Add the Blog widget
2 - Enter your the URL for your RSS feed
3 - Click “Save”
Tips
If you do not have a blog, you can use the
blog feature to highlight the professional
literature that you read and consult.
Services like Delicious and Google Reader
allow you to create an RSS feed of articles
that you share. You can use this feed in
place of a blog.
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Configuring your resume settings:
Manage your visibility
Step-by-step
Everyone should be able to control their
information on the Web.
DoYouBuzz provides different ways to be
visible online.
Publish and unpublish your resume
--> If you click “Unpublish”, your resume
will not be visible on the web. You will still
be able to view it when logged in to your
account.
Indexed or not indexed
--> When you select index, your resume
will be visible to search engines. That
means, you may show up in search results
on Google, Yahoo, Bing...
--> Please note that we do our best to op-
timize your resume for search engines.
That said, it may take a few days for search
engines to pick up your resume.
Password protected resume
--> If you password protect your resume,
visitors will be required to enter an access
code before viewing your resume.
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Configuring your resume settings:
Viewing your traffic statistics
Step-by-Step
Your resume statistics allow you to unders-
tand the traffic on your online resume.
Two statistics are provided:
• Number of visitors
• Number of pageviews
Tips
It is very interesting to look at both statis-
tics together.
Example:
Imagine you have five visitors and five
pageviews.
--> This means that each visitor looked at
one page, but stopped there.
Now, imagine that you have five visitors
and 40 pageviews.
--> This means that some of your visitors
were interested in your resume because
they took the time to read through mul-
tiple pages.
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DoYouBuzz Premium
Upgrade to Premium and access additional features
Step-by-step
DoYouBuzz Premium allows you to take
your online visibility further and add value
to your professional image on the web.
6 additional features:
• Personal URL
• Premium design templates
• Advanced statistics
• Unlimited number of resumes and
multilingual templates
• Themed resumes
• Unlimited portfolio
Tips
When choosing a personal URL, it is a good
idea to choose www.firstname-lastname.
com.
It is easier to identify than www.firstna-
melastname.com.
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A few best practices and ideas
A few best practices and ideas
1. Get inspired by other resumes, but don’t copy!
2. Choose the right design for your audience.
3. Keep your home page clean and polished. Three professional experiences is usually enough.
4. Take time to explain your skill areas and skills. They are a super important part of your resume.
5. Include a personal description. It will help you set yourself apart from others.
6. Optimize your resume by integrating a portfolio, blog and links.
7. Share your resume on the web (Facebook, Twitter, email signature, when leaving comments on a blog...).
8. If you want to be visible on the web, make sure your settings are properly configured.
9. Don’t forget that your resume is a great way to reach recruiters, but it can also be useful with your business contacts
and clients.