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Guide Review of VisualCV.com

Use VisualCV to Create an "Unfair Advantage" for Your Resume

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Guide Review of VisualCV.com

VisualCV keeps your presentation "all about you."

VisualCV helps entrepreneurs, business developers and job seekers to publish a body of work or portfolio online. The advantages to collecting your work in a central location create a positive and professional impression. Your resume--along with images, photos, videos, presentations or other items--takes on new meaning. VisualCV's site puts everything together for you.

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Create a Resume For Free

Use the VisualCV application to create a resume, too. Search available positions or access available candidates in VisualCV's database. The database's searchability makes it easy to find new jobs by company, title or description.

Job seekers may use VisualCV for free! Employers pay to post information in the employer database. You'll like the site appearance--the site isn't hawking products or services of others and delivers a professional appearance. The site is easy to use.

Founders and Funding Resources

VisualCV, headquartered in Reston, VA, was established in 2006 by Phillip Merrick, Chairman, and Clint Heiden. Jeff Hunter is the company's CEO. The company looks poised for high growth. iNovia Capital provided $2 million to Visual CV.

The Result: Four Stars

If you're ready for interested persons to find out all about you--in one place--VisualCV helps you control how the world perceives you.

Saving money on your own website makes sense for job seekers. For employers with a yen to review video clips and images of prospective candidates, VisualCV provides that option.

VisualCV has brisk competition from established job boards--but this site makes a truly professional impression and sings "hire me!" for job seekers. VisualCV may encourage senior professionals to try out new technology.

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