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Online Resume Banks

By Kim Grobe, Special to Boston.com
October, 1995; update January, 1997

[Many of these links to resume banks are also available at: Resume Databases Worldwide, and through a Yahoo.com search. ]

AAA Resume Service A+ Online Resumes Adams Job Bank Career Magazine
Careersite The Computer Register Direct Marketing World Job Center EagleView
The Franklin Search Group, Inc. Future Access Global Job Net Headhunters International
Hypermedia Resumes IntelliMatch Online Career Services Interactive Employment Network Internet Professional Association
Internet Stage and Screen Resources InterNetworking Resume Bank ITC Employment Agency JobTailor
MBA Association Media Concepts Headshot Homepage MedSearch America Monster Board
National Technical Employment Services (NTES) Netconnect World Wide Web Resume Online Career Center Online Resume Catalog
On-Line Sports Career Center Prism Consulting Group PassportAccess Pursuit Net
Resume Management: 21st Century, Online Solutions Resumes On-Line Resume Reservoir SkillSearch
Talent Hunter Technology Registry Transaction Information Systems (TISNY World) Trilogy Enterprises
Tripod The Virtual Headbook (from ArtsNet Career Services Center) Virtual Job Fair Resume Center World Wide Resume
World Wide Web Marketing Alternatives


Adams Job Bank
The Adams Job Bank provides a number of services to the job hunter including sample resume and cover letters, a listing of helpful publications, company information and job listings. Although the company information is limited, the extensive offering of job publications is impressive. For $49.95 with a 30 day money back guarantee, you can receive Adams Job Bank software which provides you with "potential job opportunities at 17,000 U.S. Corporations." Adams Online


PassportAccess
PassportAccess is a well designed site which offers a text only version for faster service. PassportAccess claims to have the "fastest" internet engine for matching up recruiters with potential candidates. PassportAccess allows users to post resumes free of charge for 6 months. Potential employers are charged a $250.00 access fee as well as on-line time to search the database. Employer testimonials include one from Interlinear. PassportAccess


Monster Board
The Monster Board is a large, well-known site that has gotten good reviews by publications such as PC Computing and Internet World. It is often associated with its many great links and features for college students. It seems like a beneficial place to post a resume, since member companies include some big names like Hewlett-Packard Professional Services, Motorola, Compaq, and Bay Services. However, members may be limited to the bigger names because of the bigger fees employers pay to receive a specific number of resumes. Most services that charge employers let them search the databases themselves.

The Cost:

The Resume: Go to Monster Board


Online Career Center
Online Career Center boasts a database of 25,000-plus resumes. Any company with access to the Internet can access this database at no charge, and it is even available on America Online in the Career Center and on eWorld. This site is beneficial because of its accessibility, but not if you are looking for confidentiality.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Online Career Center


Tripod
Check out the Job Emporium section in this site, which profiles jobs from Bookmobile Drivers to Aircraft Pilots, and profiles some "growth" jobs and "cool" jobs.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Tripod


Interactive Employment Network
The Employment Network boasts that it is the largest employment database in the world with the largest circulation, which is believable. The site is very professional and the staff, knowledgeable. Some of their 2,000-plus clients include Boston University, IBM, Microsoft, Pillsbury, Canon, AARP, C-Span, HBO, and Fortune 500 companies in all industries.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Interactive Employment Network


Direct Marketing World Job Center
This is not a very high-tech-looking kind of site, but hey, there's no fee.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Direct Marketing World Job Center


EagleView
EagleView uses a lot of new technology to save both the employers and candidates time on the tedious work of scheduling and conducting prescreening interviews. You do, however need to use a software, SelectCandidate Profile, which you can either download from their website, or request on diskette from them. You also have an option of presenting yourself "in person" via an audio/video interview by visiting an EagleView location in person to digitally record a Question and Answer interview session.

The Cost:

The Resume: Go to EagleView


World Wide Resume
Don't be fooled by the title. This site, published by a student of the University of Missouri at Columbia, leaves your resume up for four months, and it doesn't look like there's possibility for updating it while it's there.

The Cost:

The Resume: Go to World Wide Resume


Resumes On-Line
Resumes are in a nice format, but the site itself is small, and it's not free. It doesn't seem to have anything that the other sites don't.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Resumes On-Line


MedSearch America
This site features resume postings of interest to the health care industry, including nursing, management, pharmacy, paralegal, medical, etc. MedSearch is a very professional-looking site. Employers can search by keyword and/or state like most others, but this one will also search for resumes submitted by applicants who have indicated willingness to relocate to the state selected.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to MedSearch America


Resume Management: 21st Century, Online Solutions
They use that tiresomely overused phrase �information superhighway.� Need I say more?

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Resume Management


A+ Online Resumes
Looks like a small site, but Online Resumes claims it is not accessed by �surfers� or �browsers� as much as by the business, personnel, and human resources organizations actively solicited. Check out the guestbook to see what kind of companies have visited this site; some are MacTemps, Bell Atlantic, Bausch & Lomb Pharmaceuticals, and lots of computer consultants and technical services.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to A+ Online Resumes


Hypermedia Resumes
Looks like a good site by a company called Internet Executive Professionals. Check out some of the resumes in the search, and you'll find that they look like they�ve been carefully set up. Everyone has left a message in the guestbook, so it's hard to get a good sense of the employers who access this bank. On the other hand, it appears that lots of people access it.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Hypermedia Resumes


Netconnect World Wide Web Resume
This site is not a bank; you get your resume with its own URL. See their sample resume, it has some useless stuff on it, and may be most appealing to graphic design professionals. Those in other professions may prefer to go directly to the databases and have a more straightforward resume posted.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Netconnect World Wide Web Resume


AAA Resume Service
AAA says that they �will upload your resume to one of the oldest and largest resume databases on the Internet. Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of employers throughout the world can have access to your resume.� But it doesn't say the name of the database, and it doesn't have any links to it for anyone to search it. Where is it?

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to AAA Resume Service


The Virtual Headbook
A database for actors, models, and talent.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to The Virtual Headbook


Career Magazine
Take a look at the sample resume; nothing special about the format, but it�s all there. See the magazine�s home page at http://www.careermag.com/careermag/index.html to decide whether or not you think it's worth the price.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Career Magazine


Careersite
It's difficult to tell how much traffic sees this site, but the resumes look nice and some of the services that come at extra cost may be quite useful to you.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Careersite


The Computer Register
Currently, only six people have postings in this database, which is for computer-associated professions.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to The Computer Register


MBA Association
Currently, less than 40 people have postings in this database, which is primarily for technical- and computer-minded people.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to MBA Association


World Wide Web Marketing Alternatives
There are currently only six people who have postings in this database. It's intended for artists, graphic designers, etc.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to World Wide Web Marketing Alternatives


The Franklin Search Group, Inc.
It's a professional site holding postings for the biomedical and scientific community.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to The Franklin Search Group, Inc.


Future Access
Future Access has categories for Biotech, Hardware Engineers, Sales and Marketing, Software Engineers, and Miscellaneous professions. This service provides you with detailed reports of employers that have visited your resume or requested information on it.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Future Access


Global Job Net
This site has well-organized, good-looking resumes.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Global Job Net


IntelliMatch Online Career Services
This was rated in the top 5% web sites by the Point Survey. But because of the charge to employers to search the database, it makes you wonder how many actually use this service. Some clients they have are Digital Link, Novell, Inc., Documagix, and Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to IntelliMatch Online Career Services


Internet Professional Association
Your resume will be viewed by members of IPA only, which currently number over 1,200. Take a look at the wide variety of companies on their members list—includes lots of software companies, financial services, engineering, health care, even furniture companies. They get many services for the small fee that they pay, and with no cost to you this database might be worth your time.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Internet Professional Association


Internet Stage and Screen Resources
This site looks like it's mainly postings of people from Canada for all positions in the film, television, and theater industry—producer, director, actor, writer, designer, manager, pre and post production, animation, set and prop.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Internet Stage and Screen Resources


ITC Employment Agency
ITC is for the telecommunications industry. This site has absolutely no graphics or color, but has a surprising number of companies that post jobs on it, leading one to believe the resumes get searched by a good number of employers.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to ITC Employment Agency


JobTailor
This looks like a very extensive resume bank with numerous users throughout the United States. View some of the resumes to see how they use links within the text to expand upon certain of your qualifications.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to JobTailor


Media Concepts Headshot Homepage
This site is currently under construction . When ready, it will be for actors and actresses in the New England area. These resumes will include photos.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Media Concepts Headshot Homepage


National Technical Employment Services (NTES)
NTES is a site for those in the technical services areas, and only for contract professionals. The link to the database on this page doesn't currently lead to any resumes.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to National Technical Employment Services (NTES)


SkillSearch
To post at this site, SkillSearch states that you must have at least a four-year degree and two years of work experience; a highly sought-after professional certification and/or license; or a minimum of two years of work experience in selected disciplines. SkillSearch says they are getting requests from over 700 employers nationwide. Check out their section on employer demographics.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to SkillSearch


On-Line Sports Career Center
There are less than ten resumes in this database, which is for those interested in work in the sports and recreation industry. Take a look at the format of the resumes.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to On-Line Sports Career Center


Talent Hunter
Talent Hunter is restricted to the computer graphics industry.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Talent Hunter


Technology Registry
As the name implies, it's for those in the technology industries. They say they are the nation's largest employment database, with over 160,000 profiles in their database. Technology Registry also looks good for those searching for finance, sales & marketing, personnel, operations, and executive positions.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Technology Registry


Transaction Information Systems (TISNY] World
TISNY World appears to be mainly for those with technical and computer skills. It's very nicely put together.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Transaction Information Systems (TISNY World)


Trilogy Enterprises
Trilogy is for those interested in software or hardware development positions. It's not a searchable database; Trilogy only uses it to search for matches with the companies that list employment needs with them.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Trilogy Enterprises


Headhunters International
There's a nicely set-up database, but it currently contains less than 20 resumes.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Headhunters International


Virtual Job Fair Resume Center
This site is currently under construction, and the database appears to be empty at the moment.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Virtual Job Fair Resume Center


InterNetworking Resume Bank
This site is in its beginning phases, with a small database already.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to InterNetworking Resume Bank


Prism Consulting Group
Prism is a site for all types of professions. They've recently been added by Prism Software Development Magazine, and contain less than 50 resumes so far. It looks well-organized and professional, though.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Prism Consulting Group


Online Resume Catalog
There's currently a database of less that 20 resumes, which are all carefully formatted.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Online Resume Catalog


Resume Reservoir
It doesn't look like a bad site, but costs a lot for employers and doesn't give any information on who current member companies are.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to Resume Reservoir


PursuitNet
PursuitNet says they are for professional, technical, and management level jobseekers qualified for positions in the $30,000-$150,000 range. It's not an online resume database; rather PursuitNet does the searching once an employer sends in a request.

The Cost:

The Resume:
Go to PursuitNet


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