Purchasing an Australian or International resume online

Many clients that speak to me are understandably nervous about purchasing a resume or selection criteria online, either within Australia, or on an international basis.  There are so many scams out there, that unfortunately this does not help Impressive Resumes in our desire to provide a genuine, quality product digitally, via the internet.  Let’s face it, Australian and International resumes aren’t like air conditioners, cars or a new house.  You don’t really have to go somewhere to see it!  Particularly with the prevalence of the internet, the global market has really opened up and we are closer than ever before.

We have a large volume of clients from places within Australia such as Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney, Perth, Queensland, Alice Springs, Darwin, Adelaide, and South Australia.

Internationally our clients are from such far flung places as Mozambique (Yes, really!), the USA, Canada, Fiji, Indonesia, Norway, Germany and the UK

Rest assured, we have been in business for many years now, and anticipate that we will be doing so for many years to come.  We will not be boarding a plane to Chile with your hard earned cash anytime soon, rather the money is poured back into the company enabling us to improve service delivery to both our Australian and International resume clients.

As you will see from the Client Success Stories page, we have rave stories and notes of thanks from very happy clients, and it is personally extremely thrilling and satisfying to hear and read about these stories of success in gaining employment, and in some cases, a choice of two or three jobs!.  It makes what we go through as writers so worth while!  We look forward to hearing of your success also!

Now that we have reassured you about the security of the Impressive Resumes site, there are still a number of issues associated with online products..........

Is there a risk of Identity theft with Online Resumes (Resume Distribution Services)

"Increasingly, online resumes are being accessed not just by legitimate employers, but by offshore criminals out to steal identities or bring low-level recruits into international crime rings," says Carrie Kirby, author of the recent San Fransisco Chronicle article, Online Resumes turn Risky.

"A growing fake job scam involves offering a job, then asking for sensitive data such as a scan of a drivers license or a bank account number, under the pretext of a background check," says Pam Dixon, executive director of the non-profit San Diego research organisation, World Privacy Forum.  "This information then gets used, in conjunction with with information on the resume itself, to steal the person's identity.  Identity thieves open new credit accounts in their victims names and might use the names to hold jobs or commit crimes.  These offers seem bona fide because they are frequently coming from persons pretending to be with major corporations."

Interestingly, the typical target is mid-career with 5-10 years of employment history.  Job posting sites have stepped up their screening to identify fraudulent job postings, but job seekers still need to be warned.

Ms Dixon offers these tips:

• Limit personal information disclosed on the online resume or in communications with potential employers.  No credible employer ever needs your bank account numbers, credit card numbers, mother's maiden name or identifying characteristics such as eye colour.

• Verify that the company offering the job exists.  Then look up the phone number, call head office and verify that the person actually works there.

• Investigate the job sites' privacy policy and make sure that resumes can be deleted once a job search is completed

• Be sceptival of any job offers that involve receiving money or goods and sending them overseas.

And if you think it can't happen in Australia............!