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As the Co-Founder of FirstDialog, I am taking this as an opportunity to express why we started FirstDialog and what’s in it for a professional or a jobseeeker.

FirstDialog, an Online Personal Branding & Social Recruitment platform, was conceptualized over a phone call between me and Nasr (Founder), not that we were bored with the jobs we were doing but always had a passion to create something that we cherish for our lifetime and that the society can gain tremendously from. Being experienced in the domain we had been working, being acknowledged of our work in previous companies and even when we are connected with key people in the industry, we noticed that when we approached right people for an opportunity (job), or heard from our friends or colleagues on the same lines, 95% of the times the discussion between us used to be that “we have sent emails for a job, attaching our word resume but it didn’t really help.

Hello and welcome to FirstDialog. We are very happy to announce the launch of FirstDialog platform in private alpha. For those who are not aware, FirstDialog is world’s first online personal branding and social recruitment platform for professionals. With FirstDialog, professionals and jobseekers can create an interactive, web based, multimedia rich, social resume with quantifiable and trusted information.

FirstDialog Private Alpha

The problem that we are trying to address is this: in today’s highly competitive and stiffening job market, professionals need to stand out from the crowd and this process starts with a resume. Traditional resumes have several limitations: they become stale and out of date, lack detailed qualifying and quantifiable information, cannot be tracked for delivery, cannot showcase documents, credentials, work samples or achievements, provide little or no control over its access, or get buried in the recipient’s spam filter.

Recruiters and hiring managers get hundreds, sometimes thousands, of resumes a day. So, how can you make sure that your application stands out?

Try an interactive resume.

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Interactive resumes, also called web-based resumes, offer several advantages of over traditional, text resumes created in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

The stiffening job market and dreaded pink slips have become everyday occurrences in current times of recession. Are you one of those affected? If the answer is yes, then don’t be upset, just cheer up and find relief in this blog post on how to create a competitive resume.

We all agree that resumes form an integral part of our job hunting exercise. However, the most common question asked by jobseekers is how to differentiate theirs from the pile of similar looking resumes sitting on the recruiter’s desk. To compete for a desirable vacancy, you must be more confident and skilled than other candidates to arouse the first consideration of the recruiters. And all your talents and experience should be reflected in a brief resume, which serves as the first impression to potential employers.

Then how to create a catching resume to best sell yourself? Instead of a traditional paper resume, you can try to introduce yourself in a dynamic video. That’s what we call as Video Resume. A video resume is another way for job applicants to showcase their abilities. It allows prospective employers to see, hear and assess their interpersonal and communication skills.

Power words and power phrases make your CV (Curriculum Vitae) stand out to employers. But what goes into a well written CV, what are power words and power phrases and how do they help?

What is a CV?

Simply put, a CV is a multipage resume giving greater detail on qualifications and work history and is most suited for those seeking professional positions including opportunities overseas. Writing one that captures a perspective employer’s attention can be the first step in securing that key job with a major firm. To be sure you understand how to create a CV that commands interest and places your experience and qualifications in the best possible light, a great place to start is with the use of power words and phrases.