Going Beyond a Resume

The average number of resumes viewed by technology hiring managers and recruiters is up 50 percent this year, according to this month's issue of the Dice Report. But that number represents the under-the-radar job market, where employers -- 80 percent of them, in fact -- are searching resume databases before posting their job publicly. As a result, it's important for technology professionals to highlight their achievements on social networking websites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and personal blogs, Dice notes.

Since it's often difficult to present a full view of career achievements, particularly in tech fields, technology professionals can leverage social networks to show example programs, a piece of elegant code or a mood board to discuss their leadership, organizational or management skills.

"Because once the technology professional has passed the HR screen, the real scrutiny begins," the report states. "To department leadership, the combination of a resume, a skills profile and a social web profile is more powerful than a resume alone."

How are you using social networking to enhance your resume? Do you think it has put you ahead of the curve in standing out to tech hiring managers and recruiters, particularly in the federal space?