Part 1

Resumes: we all hate them, but they’re the key to even landing the job interview. You want it to be clean, concise, eye-catching, and most importantly, accessible. You can build them in Word, but then formatting changes based on the computer. PDFs are better because they render better, but creating them is often a painful process.

JobSpice, a new startup funded by YCombinator, seeks to simplify the entire resume process by providing a clean and straightforward tool for building resumes, turning them into PDFs, and sharing them with the gatekeepers to your dream job. And from what we’ve seen and tried out, the JobSpice method of resume creation is shockingly simple.

When you land on the page, it’s immediately apparent how to create a new resume – just fill in the blanks. Seriously, the process is just about placing in key information and adding new sections. It allows you to add work experience, contact info, your education history, and more. There is also the ability to create custom sections. What’s nice is that it only takes a few clicks and keyword changes to personalize multiple resume for multiple jobs.

Want your resume to stand out? Styling is not a problem either. JobSpice has about a dozen design templates. If none of them suit you though, and you know CSS and HTML, you can create your own style tailored to your personality.

The biggest thing though is that JobSpice resumes are easy to publish and share. You can just click “Share,” type up a username and password, add a custom URL, and your resume is ready-to-go. Here is a very basic one created in less than five minutes. Within a few hours, you could develop a killer resume.

If you need full control over the design, you might be better off utilizing your own design and Photoshop tools. But if you need to create a simple, shareable resume, JobSpice works like a charm.

-Reblogged from Mashable’s Ben Parr.

Part 2

So now that you’ve got an incredibly easy way to retool your resume and make it stand out, you’re set right? Wrong.  “Content is king” they say,but what if you have writer’s block? What if you don’t know as much about the position as maybe you should because the job posting is unclear or not detailed enough?

I introduce to you your new best friend in beta, RezRedo. 

Brainchild of entrepreneurs Gerrit Hall and Joshua “Red” Russak,” RezRedo is the first database of “other people’s resumes” that you can view for free.  With a simple and intuitive search field on the home page you can search by company or title and find the job descriptions you’re looking for.

As aforementioned, the database is in it’s beta form but still worth the search and gleams with potential as it continues to grow.

As the job search takes place online more and more, I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from Rezzy and J-Spice very soon!

-By Garrett Dale, Founding Member, Online Marketing Expert, Music Industry Professional and actively seeking employment opportunities.