<p>My friend and I are having a bit of a disagreement about this one. He thinks his resume (Word or Adobe PDF document) should have hyperlinks to free texts of some of his publications and public information describing some of his past achievements (pharmaceuticals in clinical trials). I say it is tacky and non-conventional. Just like one would not wear a yellow polyester suit for a job interview to stand out, one should avoid non-standard gimmicks in resumes and cover letters. An adequate description of past achievements is sufficient; if the interviewer or hiring manager is interested, he or she can always google the rest. What do you think?</p>
<p>I say it used to be tacky and nonconventional. Now I’d say it is audacious and forward-thinking.</p>
<p>If it is something he is printing out and giving to prospective employers, definitely don’t put web addresses. But if it’s being delivered in electronic format with the purpose of being read that way, then it might be a good thing that sets his resume apart. But I would only do it if it was something visually stimulating like artwork, video, or websites that he designed or something. In other words, it seems like it would only work for tech-type jobs at this point.</p>
<p>Putting links to publications and “past achievements” seems foolish since the interviewer can look up publications if they want, and “past achievements” should already be on the resume, so a link to the same would be extraneous.</p>
<p>Just my $.02</p>
<p>I would be annoyed with hyperlinks.</p>
<p>they are in DS resume. Links are in his mentors resume at microsoft.</p>
<p>suggest the facebook link be left off the resume…</p>
<p>The goal of a resume is to land an interview. Everything important should be on the page itself (don’t assume people have the time or interest to click on that handy link). That said, I don’t think there is anything inappropriate about having a link or two, but don’t overdo it and don’t rely on it</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I forwarded a summary of the opinions to my friend and edited his resume to remove the hyperlinks. He claimed that his resume with hyperlinks landed him a job on the West Coast just fine, but this time he is applying for biotech/pharma jobs on the East Coast, and my rationale behind avoiding hyperlinks was that NE hiring managers and HR could be a bit more conservative than the West Coast ones.</p>
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<li>Deactivate all e-mail links and Web addresses in your r</li>
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<p>Why is it wrong to have hyperlinks in an electronic resume? or links in a regular hard copy resume? In my field, it’s common to list one’s website and to hyperlink all press mentions. (I’m in a creative field.)</p>
<p>I’d leave them out. They’re really references that are “provided upon request.”</p>
<p>One other thing is that the link better be there forever if it’s on paper or sent electronically. It’s hard to guarantee that in our current internet age.</p>
<p>I’d leave them out of othe resume, I would use them as a follow up to the first interview. I generally ask in the first interview “would you like some digital samples of my work” or “would you like to see some of the clippings. I have digital links etc.” Most often the answer is “yes, send them to me, here’s my e-mail address” and then the situation is asked and answered. I have never included that “stuff” unsolicited either in the resume or post interview but I do like having a reason to follow up and punctuate my initial meeting or support a claim, etc. and I like it “better” when the interviewer has agreed to me sending.</p>
<p>This thread is about a year old. The friend ultimately decided to not to pursue the coveted job after learning a few negative things about the company.</p>