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Why You Need a Digital Resume—Even If You’re Not Job Searching

Rachel Mogan — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:24:58 +0000

Why You Need a Digital Resume—Even If You’re Not Job Searching

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Published July 1, 2022

We’ve seen rapid changes over the past few years in the workplace, especially in the wake of the pandemic, but nothing has had as big of an impact on the job market as technology. The way we work and apply for jobs has changed dramatically, thanks to computers and smartphones that give us access to unlimited tools and information at our fingertips. So it makes sense that your resume would be digitized, too.

Let’s explore some of the main ways that a digital resume can help you land the job you want, faster.

Digital resumes are easier to update

A digital resume is much easier to update than your traditional paper or PDF resume, which is an important consideration for people who are frequently changing jobs or who want to showcase their most recent accomplishments as they happen.

If you’ve taken on a new responsibility at work, you can add it to your digital resume in minutes. If you’ve been promoted or received a high-profile award, the same applies, and it’s just as easy for you and your potential employer to see how much value your skills have added since the last time they looked at your resume.

Additionally, a living digital resume can be updated at any time without the need to print out a new copy or share a new link. To keep a static paper or PDF resume up to date you must constantly revise and remake it, and there’s no way to update obsolete versions that you’ve already shared.

Showcase your skills & achievements in a more authentic way

You can add your latest achievements and skills to your digital resume in just minutes along with notes on how you’ve used them. You can then demonstrate those skills by sharing links to your best projects or uploading a short video or audio clip as evidence. If you’re using a bulb Digital Resume, you can even do all of that natively within the app. Just create a page or collection about your latest accomplishment, then tell the world about your skills using text, audio, video, and images that make your work come to life.

Consider adding a quick video introduction specifically tailored to the role and/or organization in question to really make yourself stand out. Small touches like this can put you miles ahead of the competition and leave a lasting impression on recruiters and hiring managers.

The best thing about a digital resume is that they make it easy for employers to see what makes you uniquely qualified without having to dig through old projects or portfolio pieces that are scattered across the web (which they probably won’t do). It puts all of your best work right at their fingertips, meaning that they can spend less time searching and more time getting to know you and your work!

Always on hand

There are many benefits to keeping a digital copy of your resume. First, it’s always with you—you don’t have to worry about leaving it at home or in the car if you need to bring it along with you to an interview.

Second, it can be accessed from anywhere: when applying for jobs online and through job boards, but also when talking with recruiters or potential employers over the phone or Zoom calls. You can even include a QR code or link to your digital resume on your business card!

And third, a digital resume is not limited by size, unlike a traditional paper one. I mean really, can all of your greatest accomplishments and experiences can be adequately summed up in just one or two pages? With a digital resume, there are no worries about having enough space on hand or how your formatting may be working against you.

If any of these pain points sound familiar, then take advantage of a simple, beautiful bulb Digital Resume today.

Easily accessible for recruiters and hiring managers

A digital resume is easy to access, especially on a mobile device. This can help you get your resume in front of more hiring managers and recruiters without having to upload your up-to-date PDF resume to every virtual job board website. With a bulb Digital Resume, your resume link is permanent, so updating your digital resume means your shareable link is automatically updated across the web, instantly.

In addition, digital resumes are easy to share with others: You can send out an email or direct message with a link to your digital resume, instead of having to attach it as a downloadable PDF file. This allows recipients—whether they’re recruiters or managers—to view your information more quickly and conveniently compared to applicants without a digital resume.

Prove that you are more than a resume

If you’re applying for a job, this is doubly important—your cover letter and interview will likely be the only aspects of your application that the hiring manager sees before meeting you in person. The best way to stand out from other applicants is by showing your personality in these documents and, more importantly, in a stellar digital resume + portfolio.

Your digital resume is a great opportunity to show off your skills, abilities, and achievements. It also provides insight into your personality and soft skills—the crucial qualities of a good employee that can’t be found in a LinkedIn profile or traditional resume.

By linking your bulb Digital Portfolio pieces directly to your natively integrated bulb Digital Resume, you’re setting yourself up to truly wow a recruiter or hiring manager in a way that most other candidates won’t be able to. Imagine how you’ll feel when a hiring manager asks you to give an example of a past project using a certain skill set and you’re able to show them, right then and there, rather than just telling them.

Tailoring for each position is faster and easier

In many ways, a digital resume is a lot like a traditional resume—it tells potential employers about your skills and experience. But, it also allows you to include more details about yourself than is possible in a printed or PDF version.

You can include soft skills (such as self-motivation, interpersonal skills, and communication skills) and achievements, awards, or recognition from previous employers. And by attaching certifications, videos, and audio clips via your digital portfolio, you’ll be able to further illustrate your qualifications for the position.

Bring your resume into the digital age

Digital resumes are the future of the job search and hiring process. These types of resumes give you an opportunity to truly tell your story, and they make it easy for recruiters or hiring managers to get a comprehensive overview of who you are and what you can do.

A bulb Digital Resume helps you stand out from the crowd by showcasing your individuality while also highlighting your various skills and experiences, all of which is backed up by actual proof using your portfolio artifacts. By creating one now, even if it’s not for an immediate position, you’re giving yourself a step up when it’s time to apply again later down the road!

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Sageland ES: Using Digital Portfolios for Professional Development

chelseakasen — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:19:53 +0000

Sageland ES: Using Digital Portfolios for Professional Development

Professional Development, Remote Learning, Uncategorized

Published September 2, 2020

From Teacher Assistants to Administrators, Sageland Elementary School uses bulb Digital Portfolios to capture their professional development; documenting and showcasing what they have been learning.

Before COVID-19, at the end of each school day, all of the students at Sageland MicroSociety Elementary School in Ysleta ISD could be found in their campus’ Morton building. On the inside, this building looks like a movie set for a small community—there are restaurants, a courthouse, a post office, and more.

For 45 minutes, each student would run and operate their own business or government agency; paying taxes, rent, and operating costs. On their “days off” students would assume the role of consumer, dining at restaurants, running errands, and making purchases for their business. As the only MicroSociety school in West Texas, Sageland provides their students hands-on learning experiences to reflect the American democratic free enterprise system.

To support this learning environment, the Sageland campus became very tech-savvy. They are a 1:1 campus, meaning each student has their own device, from Kindergarten through sixth grade.

Sageland is part of the Ysleta Independent School District. This district was looking for an easy way for educators to document what was happening on each of their campuses. They found bulb Digital Portfolios, and at the beginning of 2020 began an initiative to have every educator—from Teacher Assistants to Administrators—document their Professional Development within their bulb portfolios.

Araceli Delgado’s bulb Portfolio

Page by Page

As with any new initiative, Sageland’s Leadership Team understood they needed to create a simple onboarding plan to ensure its campus-wide success. They began with the basics.

Every week the Leadership Team had the educators complete one task in bulb:

Week #1: Create your bulb account
Week #2: Create an About Me page
Week #3: Create a Social-Emotional Learning page

As the weeks went on and the tasks became more involved, Sageland’s Leadership Team organized small-group training sessions for educators to attend for one on one help. They covered topics like: creating and copying templates, in-line commenting, and reorganizing collections and pages.

“bulb is a beautiful, simple way for each of the educators on our campus to document their work and track their impact on our campus. Information can be easily organized and shared, making our Professional Development conversations more engaging and effective.”

Ruth Licon, Innovative Technology Support Teacher Tweet

Keeping Professional Development Going

All of the educators on Sageland’s campus were consistently using bulb prior to school closures due to COVID-19. At the time of the school closure, they did not have online classes for the students. The Leadership Team decided to kick-off three weeks of Professional Development with their teachers to empower them with the skills, tools and knowledge needed to navigate the rest of the school year.

After surveying their educators to gain a better understanding of what was needed during these three weeks, they created a plan of what work to document within their bulb portfolios; embedding Google Forms, FlipGrid content, lesson plans, beginning and end of year activities, and more.

After an hour or two of instruction, the educators would share their plans for their classroom, ideas for remote assignments, and additional helpful resources. All of this was documented and shared through bulb.

At the end of these three weeks, each educator had built out a robust curriculum for their classrooms on bulb; from processes to assignments, and every aspect in between.

“What our educators like about bulb is when they create something in it, they don’t have to upload it again. They don’t have to go searching through Google Drive, emails, or files on their computer. It’s all right there.”

Ruth Licon, Innovative Technology Support Teacher

All the Resources are a Click Away

Sageland uses a variety of devices on its campus. All of the educators have MacBooks, first through sixth grade students have HP Chromebooks, and Pre-K and kindergarten students have iPads. bulb works on all of these devices.

Not only does bulb make it easy for educators to document what they are learning while teaching in this new environment, students are able to easily access resources from their teacher’s bulb account. Every resource students need for a lesson or an assignment is in one spot, making the learning process easier.

Valerie Renteria’s bulb Portfolio

For the 2020-21 school year, Sageland is holding parent and guardian training sessions, to focus on teaching parents and guardians how to use their bulb parent account. Their goal is to provide the skills, resources, and empowerment to parents and guardians as they help their child(ren) complete their class assignments remotely.

Having resources in an accessible and organized place for everyone has made the shift to remote and blended learning easier for all. The Leadership Team at Sageland will continue to use bulb for their educators’ Professional Development, and are looking forward to training the students’ parents and guardians on the platform.

To view more examples of the work the educators at Sageland MicroSociety are doing, click the links below:

A Padlet collection showcasing all of the educator’s bulb Portfolios
Pre-K Teacher Portfolio: Araceli Delgado
5th Grade Teacher Portfolio: Valerie Renteria
Art Teacher Portfolio: Ana Guerrero
Innovative Technology Support Teacher Portfolio: Ruth R. Licon

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