Websites to Avoid: Installment #43 - Free Online Resume Creators

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Installment #43 - Free Online Resume Creators

With the economy in recession, I am finding the need for another income, as I'm sure many of you are. I "googled" free online resume builders and checked up on 11 of them.

I ended up using the one on mymommybiz.com and just copied and pasted it to my word processor where I will tweak it later.

I found 7 good ones and 4 bad ones - here are my results:

BAD:

thepcmanwebsite.com
provenresumes.com
10minuteresume.com
e-resume.us

GOOD:

So, I'm going to do my best to get it together this week and send it out the last week of the year. Hopefully, I can find something after the first of the year - IF I last that long!

So, if you happen to see me at an intersection with a brown paper bag sign around my neck - don't laugh or drive off without throwing me a bone or something!

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Anonymous2/16/09, 2:58 PM
I'd be curious why you didn't try howtowritearesume.net?
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Geni2/20/09, 5:00 PM
Didn't know of it, Joel - thanks for the heads up - I'll check it out. And actually I ended up using resumizer.com - pretty good - but, without the proper security, it's precarious and a little invasive.
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Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

The Internet has become a part of life - of the world's estimated 6.7 billion people, 24.7% of them use the Internet - that's over 1.6 billion people - and boy, does that excite the "cyber-creeps!"

But, adware and spyware are not the only things that can make a website "bad." Websites need to be checked on several issues - excessive or potentially dangerous spam, the integrity of the site's downloads, their use or abuse of third party tracking cookies, reports of malware, browser exploits, phishing, scams, or bad shopping experiences, and, of course, virus infections.

I rely a lot on Siteadvisor (by McAfee) - SA can either be used online (my preference) or downloaded. WOT (Web of Trust) and Finjan Secure Browsing are browser add-ons available as free downloads. I use all three!

However, word of mouth and personal experience are equally vital. That is why my blog/website is one of many vehicles of precaution you need to use faithfully.

Protect your Computer!

Even though you may have security software installed (free or not) and regularly run them, never let your guard down and "click" without thinking!

Be sure to use a firewall, anti-virus protection, anti-spyware, and system optimizers and/or cleaners - and defrag your PC on a regular basis!

Update these programs weekly, if not more! New infections surface every day!

(NOTE: Personally, I use Avira anti-virus, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpywareGuard, Advanced System Optimizer, Ccleaner, IOBit Security, Diskeeper Lite defragmenter, and Windows Firewall & Windows Defender (Microsoft) - and, of course, my browser is Firefox with AdBlock and Finjan enabled!)

Websites to Avoid

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Installment #43 - Free Online Resume Creators

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Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

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