Google Drive is a good (and free) choice for storing your resume and cover letters online. Google Drive is an organizational system in which you can create, upload, edit, and save documents. You can upload files from your desktop, create new documents using Google Docs (Google's word processing app), and edit and view files from your computer or smartphone. You can also share your documents with others.
Google Drive is extremely useful for job seekers. It allows you to store your job materials online, and organize that information into folders. The resume and letter templates are very useful for creating job search materials. Job seekers can also share their documents online with career counselors or friends and family helping with their job search.
Read below for tips on using Google Drive. You will find information on uploading documents, creating new documents, using resume templates, and more.
In order to upload your resume (or any other document), you'll need to register and create a Google account, if you don't have one. Once you've registered, you'll be able to access your Google Drive any time that you are online.
If you want to edit the document, click “Open With” at the top of the page. Click Google Docs, which will open the document in Google Docs. Here, you can make any changes to the document that you want, including changing the name of the document. These changes will automatically be saved in Google Drive.
This will open up a new Google Doc with the template embedded in it. A template is a great starting point for a resume or letter. Be sure to personalize your document with your career information.
Here's how to select a resume template, personalize it, and save it.
You can place your job search files into specific folders to help organize your job search. Just click on “New” in the top left corner of Google Drive. Then click on “New Folder.” You can then name the folder, and click and drag Google Docs and any other materials into the folder.
You can then enter the emails of specific people if you want to share with one or two employers, family members, friends, etc.
Click “Advanced” if you want to make it completely public. Once you click “Advanced, under “Who has access,” click “Change.” You can then choose to either make the document public, share it with specific people (or people who have the URL), or make it private for you.
Sharing your resume and cover letter online allows hiring managers and recruiters to find it.
Do keep in mind that once you make your resume public, anyone can find it – and that can mean the wrong people as well as the right people, including your boss if you are currently employed.
Your resume also includes personal information like your phone number that you may prefer to keep private. So, before you make your resume public, be absolutely sure that you want your resume and all the personal information on it available to anyone and everyone on the Internet.
Once you download Google Drive, all your documents on Google Drive will be available for you to access and edit on your device, and documents on your computer will be downloaded to Google Drive. You can then edit documents on your computer, and they will save to Google Drive the next time you are online.