Webification recently interviewed the founder of Kareer.me to discuss some interesting topics regarding the process of starting a tech startup. The article discusses inception of the idea for Kareer.me, why it exists and where Kareer.me is headed. Get an inside look into how Kareer.me was built, how long it took to get off the ground, and why Kareer.me wants to create the best tool to help job seekers get hired.

Webification has been doing a great series of interviews with tech startup founders and is pleased to be featured as one of the startups.

Click to see the interview with founder of Kareer.me.

Kareer.me is a website that offers a way for job seekers to create beautiful, trackable, online resumes for free.

All new and improved. Kareer.me has just launched its super simple professional profile creator. Create a professional profile that is search engine optimized to get you discovered by recruiters and employers. Your safety is our priority, so we’ve given you the ability to control what forms of contact get published to your page. It’s your new home on Kareer.me.

You can create your new professional profile in just a few clicks if you have a Linkedin account. Here are the steps:

1. Login to your Kareer.me account
2. From the dashboard, click the edit profile button.
3. Click the gray bar that says “Kareer.me Public Profile Info”.
4. Click the large “Get My Linkedin Info” button.
5. Done. Just navigate to your page.

Here is a sample of what you can create using these simple steps.

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Words matter. It’s not often that most of us have to communicate how awesome we are to others using only words. The task is even made more difficult when you’re being compared to other job candidates solely based on these words alone. Scary….yes. The good news is that if you are careful with the words you do choose, then you will have a much better chance at standing out against the other candidates.

Crafting words in your resume is all about leaving out the vague and turning up the heat on specific actionable examples. Here are some tips to help you work through your resume and improve the way you communicate your awesome-ness.

Replace this…
“Experience working in a fast-paced environment.”
With…
“Reduced customer checkout time from 90 to 45 seconds. The fastest avg. checkout time at XYX company.”

Replace this…
“Excellent written communication skills.”
With…
“Write a highly followed blog on the topic of X. Increased follow base from 100 to 1,200 readers in under 3 months.”

Replace this…
“Team player with the ability to take on a variety of tasks.”
With…
“Coordinated with my local team and over ten clients to increase A/R and sales by over 25%.”

Replace this…
“Demonstrated success in evaluating client needs.”
With…
“Created and implemented comprehensive client survey that lead to an increase in customer satisfaction and retention.”

The demonstrations above should give you a good idea of what is meant by crafting actionable examples in your resume. If you are looking for a good guideline to know if you are on the right track, check out this list of words and avoid them at all costs. Sure they sound good, but they don’t give the resume reviewer any insight into what you actually did. Here is a list of words that should key you into vague phrases that may hurt your resume.

Words to avoid.

• Aggressive
• Ambitious
• Competent
• Creative
• Detail-oriented
• Determined
• Efficient
• Experienced
• Flexible
• Goal-oriented
• Hard-working
• Independent
• Innovative
• Knowledgeable
• Logical
• Motivated
• Meticulous
• People person
• Professional
• Reliable
• Resourceful
• Self-motivated
• Successful
• Team player
• Well-organized

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Start writing <em>anything</em> from a blank sheet of paper and, if you’re like me, your brain will start hurting. This may especially be the case with your resume. Of course, you could hunt down all your previous jobs posted on facebook or linkedin and paste them into the online resume of your choice, but we decided to make it even easier for you to get started creating your first resume on Kareer.me. Now, when you register and start your free resume, you’ll have the option to pull all your info from Linkedin to help send you on your way to building your resume fast. Talk about a relief. Whew. All that’s left is adding your experience details and you’re done. Don’t forget to add attachments, links and even a personalized video pitch to really set yourself apart from other applicants.

So what are you waiting for! Start your online resume with magical Linkedin info grabbing for FREE. Yup. I said it. FREE. Get started building your Kareer.me resume now.

Drawing attention to your resume is usually a good thing, but be mindful of spelling and grammatical mistakes, otherwise you might find yourself conveying the wrong message. Don’t let this happen to you.

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It’s sort of a given that I think the idea of the video resume is a great concept, considering I went on to found Kareer.me. However, the best video resumes I have seen have had a lot of production quality or have been extremely creative. Not everyone can be as creative as the google guy, or spend as much time, effort and money as he did for one specific job opportunity. Don’t get me wrong, I think its awesome when someone can create an interactive video resume like Graeme Anthony did, but again, this obviously isn’t within the capabilities of most people. Let’s face it, it’s just not that easy to create a stand-alone video resume that can really capture the attention of a variety of different employers.

So what can you do? I would highly recommend creating a “Video Pitch”, or what you could think of as a “Video Cover Letter”. Similar to how you would create a personalized cover letter for each job application, you would also create a personalized “Video Pitch” for each employer. Here are some ways that a “Video Pitch”, or “Video Cover Letter”, is different from a Video Resume.

Shorter
It’s shorter. Your video pitch should be between 30 seconds and 1 minute and by no means go over 1 minute and 30 seconds. Don’t talk about details on your resume, or the “personal activities” that you enjoy. Instead, recount a quick story of perseverance, or creative problem solving experience from your previous job that will leave the employer/recruiter wanting to hear more. If you have a connection to the reviewer that they may not know about, then you can talk about that. Perhaps you have read an article or blog that the reviewer has written and you could make an intelligent comment about the article that shows your perceptive thinking and how it could benefit the potential job. Whatever you do, just keep it short and leave them wanting more.

Personalized
Video resumes are purposefully meant to be generic, so that they can be used to send to lots of different employers. Herein lies the problem. Because you aren’t sending a specific message, you aren’t really directly communicating with your audience. If you know the person’s name that is going to review your video pitch, then address them personally. If you don’t, then perhaps address the company and job position specifically. Try to keep things personal to really get the attention of the reviewer.

Less formal
By no means do I suggest that you create a video pitch wearing your awesome tuxedo t-shirt, or your favorite pajamas, but you don’t necessarily have to wear a suit and tie either. Be comfortable, but take the time to do your hair, makeup, or whatever you need to do to look “put together”.

Personality
While you would also want to show your personality on a video resume, you have a bit more freedom to show different parts of your personality with a video pitch. Since you are addressing a company or a person specifically, you can tailor your personality more than you would in a video resume. For example, if you are applying for a quirky company like Facebook, you may have a little more freedom to let the quirky side of your personality show through. If you are applying to a large corporation like Boeing, then you may want to tone down your personality a notch. Again, be creative and thoughtful and leave your reviewer wanting to know more about you.

Check out Kareer.me to create personalized, unique web resumes that grab the attention of potential employers. Add a video pitch or work samples to really put your best foot forward and track your resumes so you know when they’ve been viewed.

SourceCon.com recently published an article named Vizualize The Future of Resumes where Kareer.me was mentioned! SourceCon is a leading blog for Recruiters and Sourcing Professionals wanting to know about the latest news in their industry. The article, Visualize the Future of Resumes, is eluding to the eventual death of the paper resume. Recruiters and employers are always looking for new, informative, and efficient ways to bring top talent on-board. Kareer.me is mentioned as a way to create a “professional site that is personalized for each potential employer.” Everyone here at Kareer.me is humbled to have our site mentioned along with other great sites like About.me, Flavors.me, and Vizualize.me.

The new home for Kareer.me has launched and it’s looking great! The new homepage will give you more info on what Kareer.me is all about. You can see screenshots, watch videos and more. You’ll learn more about how Kareer.me can make you stand out during your job search. Creating and tracking your personalized online resumes has never been easier and there are more new features coming every week.

We hope you enjoy the new homepage and would welcome any feedback about our service.

Thanks for stopping by!

Well…it’s finally here. It’s time to really impress those potential employers by creating a unique, professional, creative resume that’s just for them. With an account upgrade, you can create multiple online resumes and send your special resume off to the perfect employer. You can create new resumes from scratch, or simply duplicate an existing resume. Quick, simple, and awesome! Start setting yourself apart now by creating your unique, professional presence on the web.

As a special side-note, our early beta testers can get a free upgrade to an unlimited resume Kareer.me account by simply logging in to their existing account, and answer 6 of our survey questions while they are building their resume. Pretty great deal, huh?!

If you would like to be considered for an early beta account, please visit the Kareer.me homepage and enter your email. We will get back to you shortly.

You will no longer be in the dark as to whether or not someone has viewed your Kareer.me resume online. You can now track how many views your resume has received. What’s even better is that if you have a dedicated resume for a specific employer, you will know for sure if and when they have viewed your resume. Once your resume has been viewed, you will know exactly when its time to follow up on your resume submission. The employer might even feel like you are reading their mind! Pretty awesome. Not only that, if for some reason you would like to reset the number of views, you can do that too.

Eliminate the unknown from the application process. Join Kareer.me and start building a smarter, more beautiful resume.