Radio Resumes

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No matter how well put together your resume is, if it doesn’t end up in the right hands it won’t do you any good. The problem is, with unemployment on the rise, employers are overwhelmed by the number of applications they receive. This makes it hard for job seekers to guarantee that there resume will be noticed. According to a recent press release, Clear Channel Radio has started a contest to help these individuals find work.

The radio broadcasting giant will be urging unemployed listeners to sign on to their various websites and submit entries for the chance to receive air time in the hopes of attracting employers. Twenty-one different radio stations will each select five entrants a week and give them ability to record their own thirty second resumes. In these they will give their basic personal information and qualifications. Employers interested in hiring any of these individuals will be directed to the radio stat’s website where the entrant’s full resumes will be made available.

“We realize this is a difficult time for many individuals and families and want to support our listeners who are out of work in any way we can,” said Clear Channel Radio’s President and CEO John Hogan in the recent press release. “Radio is all about community and serves as the perfect platform to connect job seekers with employers. We hope that job seeking listeners will take advantage of this special opportunity.”

Not all of Clear Channel’s radio stations will be participating. The following stations will be taking part in the radio resumes; WMXD-FM Detroit, MI, WITH-FM Washington, D.C., WUBL-FM Atlanta, GA. KKRW-FM Houston, TX, KOA-AM Denver, CO, KBIG-FM Los Angeles, CA, WHJY-FM Providence, RI, WMGE-FM Miami, FL, WDAS-FM Philadelphia, PA, KATZ-FM St Louis, MO, KFBK Sacramento, CA, WDXB-FM Birmingham, AL., WTVR-FM Richmond, VA, WOLL-FM West Palm Beach, FL, WUSY-FM Chattanooga, TN, WVOC-AM Columbia, SC, KZSN-FM Wichita, KS, WKDD-FM Akron, OH, and WNCD-FM Youngstown, OH.

Those interested in the chance to record a radio resume should check out the website of the station nearest to them.

[Glenn Mandelkern]

It's interesting you observe "No matter how well put together your resume is, if it doesn’t end up in the right hands it won’t do you any good." In the case of "radio resumes," it's the right ears.

Repeatedly, as a manager, I have to say the vast majority of resumes I've received fail to connect. They don't move me. Why not? Well, we're talking radio, right? What radio station do you think Employers listen to? (HINT: It's heard in all 50 states.)

It's WII-FM, meaning What's In It For Me.

If you want your resume to move the employer to call you, you have to make clear how you will serve them. A candidate who's taken the time to research and demonstrate how they'll serve my business is someone I'll contact before my competition does.