Export a PDF resume from LinkedIn without owning Adobe PDF writer
I often get asked by recruitment agents for a current version of my resume. Generally this is so they can load it against my profile on their internal resume search tool (I guess they haven’t realized they can use search on LinkedIn).
In the past I’ve just referred them to my LinkedIn profile as being the most up to date resume. But, I know that some of them (from their comments), will not go and look.
Now, I’m not currently looking for a job, so I’m not going to take time out of my workday (while being paid by my employer), to update my resume for an agent that is too ignorant (or lazy), to get it from LinkedIn. The problem with this stance is that even an ignorant recruiter may come up with a job for me when I need it at some future time.
What I have recently started doing is sending them a nicely formatted version of my LinkedIn profile as a PDF. I don’t even own a copy of Adobe’s PDF writer. Nor do I use any other installed tool to generate the PDF.
How I do this is to go and view my own profile and (after a quick review to make sure it’s current), find the little PDF icon towards the top-right corner and click on it. Then I can save or open it with with my PDF viewer. From there it is a simple matter to attach it to an email and send it to the recruitment agent. Once they get it they can load it in to their system and hopefully my name will come up when they are searching for someone with my skills.
As an added touch there is a link to my profile at the very end of the PDF. Perhaps they will get the message for next time. (Hope Springs Eternal ;-)
I you find this tip useful then please send me a connection request on LinkedIn.
Mike Smith – dominoconsultant
I would have loved to add you on linkedIN but you didnt provide a link to your own profile, and searching does not yield any results.
Anyway, thanks for the tip, it showed me which areas i should improve on my CV/LinkedIN
Great idea, Mike!
I will have to try this and see how the PDF organizes my information.
Marsha
Graphic Design & Multimedia Specialist
Adjunct Faculty: AIP Online Division, UOP Online, & Guam CC
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marshadevine