You're looking for a better job, right? You're working your tail off, doing research, conducting online searches, visiting company sites, knocking on doors and calling friends. Hopefully your resume is working as hard as you are. If not, here are four new ways to make sure your resume puts in a full day's work.

Be a Traffic Stopper!

Some years back when the economy was in a slump, jobs were pretty hard to find, and the Internet was still young, an Atlanta sales professional took a novel approach to getting the word out that he was looking. He shelled out $10,000, rented a billboard visible from I-285, the main connector that encircles the home of the Braves, and advertised his qualifications to all who drove by. Basically, he "posted" a gigantic, brief, bullet-point resume in a high traffic area where potential employers might see it.

If it sounds crazy, consider this: if you're not posting your resume on CareerBuilder, you might as well start shopping for billboard space because nothing else is more effective. When you POST your resume here, it's like buying billboard space along a highway traveled exclusively by top employers. In fact, your resume is a mouse-click away from THOUSANDS of top employers.

The Above On Steroids

If posting your resume seems like a good idea — and it should — CareerBuilder's Resume Distribution Service takes the concept to a whole new level. Here, for a small fee, you can pump up the volume on the posting model and blast that resume out to Over 9,000 of the TOP recruiters!

The Resume Distribution Service is, bar none, the best way to reach the most influential job decision-makers in the United States, instantly! It's quick and easy, too.

Position Upgrades

CareerBuilder's position upgrade takes your posted resume and moves it up the list so it's near the top when searched by potential employers. This helps you increase the visibility of your resume, giving you access to potential employers faster. Upgraded resumes are viewed more often because they are listed ahead of free postings in the search results.

Search results on CareerBuilder are sorted by upgrade value. Listings with the highest upgrade appear first. Free listings appear last. With 2,150,000 + resumes to compete with, it's clear that upgrading can increase your visibility exponentially.

Today, You Need a Really Stellar Resume

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That's the idea behind our Stellar Resume product. Writing a resume is the most painful experience any of us have to do.

Resume tips

To create an impressive resume, you need to pay attention to content, format and writing style. Remember, this document is often the first glimpse we get of you. What do you want us to know? What can you offer that makes you unique and perfect for the job? The following tips will get you started:

• Keep the words ‘current’ and ‘relevant’ in mind when you compose your resume. We’re looking for up-to-date resumes that clearly describe why you are right for the job in question. Keep your writing crisp, using bullet points wherever possible.
• Format your resume such that it is easy to read and scan. If you are submitting your resume online, we recommend plain text.
• Start talking about your major achievements early on. Be detailed, specific and quantify your work where you can e.g. managed a team of 10 programmers. This will allow you to stand out from the crowd and help us understand your level of expertise.
• List a few of your interests outside of work. We appreciate well-balanced people who can add spice to our work environment.
• Be honest. If inaccurate information comes to light later on in the recruitment process, you could lose your chance to join us.
• Write simply and clearly. Jargon may confuse and bad grammar or spelling will only create a bad impression.
• Be sure your contact information is accurate, so that the employer can reach you if you have been shortlisted.
• Provide two referees - tell us how (and how long) you’ve known them. Ideally, you would list your most recent managers so that we can understand the current, rather than historical, you.