RESUME POLICY
To our candidates - an important note about the usage of your resume.
At DFG, we have a saying (and a word of advice) to our candidates that states: “It's eleven PM. Do you know where your resume is?” With all due credit given to the TV broadcast about “your children,” it is also very important for you to know where the resume that you have entrusted to a recruiter and/or a job board (or other postings on the Internet) is.
There are a number of reasons for this:
1. Confidentiality
An updated resume, in the wrong hands, particularly
when it has been posted on the Internet, indicates that you are actively
looking. How would your current employer react if they became aware of
its existence? With DFG, confidentiality is of the utmost concern. We
do not send out your resume without your permission, and that permission
is normally only given for one particular situation at a time. Should
you be unemployed and this concern does not apply, other measures may
be taken with your approval. However, if confidentiality from a current
employer is a concern, please insure that any recruiting firm having
your resume adheres to these guidelines, (unfortunately you cannot get
such an assurance when your resume is on the Internet).
We also recommend that you limit your exposure to no more than three
good reputable firms (hopefully DFG will be one of them) at a time.
2. Competing Claims
Multiple resumes of you at a single client indicates you are "overly anxious" to apply for a position at this company and will cause the client not to see you, due to the probability of competing claims by more than one "agency" that they represented you first. This occurs most often to individuals who have their resume posted on the Internet where anyone can have access to it without your knowledge. Instead of you making a decision to accept or reject a client's opportunity after interviewing with them, it's the competing recruiters who have kept you from that choice. Choose one firm only to represent you at a particular client, after they have discussed it with you first. Any other firm will then not have your permission, and you can tell the client so. At DFG, we also say " choose DFG and you will have chosen wisely".
3. Proper Presentation
You should not let only your resume speak for you. Let a competent recruiter do it. Resumes only tell of your background and why, technically, you are qualified for a particular position. They do not indicate why you made career changes, what kinds of opportunities you like, how you feel about such issues as travel, commuting, user interface, how you compared to peers in similar positions, your earnings history, etc. When you are screened at DFG, these issues are discussed and revealed to the client. You are presented to the client in a three dimensional way: You, your background, and your fit for the client. It's in this area that DFG excels. So candidates, in summary, whenever possible:
- Be particular to whom you give your resume to, and be aware of the number of negatives that come with it being posted on the Internet.
- Be diligent in wanting to know where it's being sent and insist on giving permission first.
- Work only with reputable recruiters who will discuss with you non-resume items that reference you and your particular needs.
- Be sure the recruiter puts your needs before their own. Mass mailing your resume to get it in first is for their benefit not yours.
When you do, you'll know where your resume is and who's handling it properly.
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