Keep your resume fresh, both on paper and online

Whether you’re out of work or browsing for new opportunities, keeping your resume fresh and available in the right locations could help jump-start job leads, career experts say.

Here’s some advice:

Tailor your resume to individual companies and positions as much as possible.

Maintain a presence on LinkedIn, a corporate social networking site. List your job experiences and accomplishments there, just as you would on a resume.

Make sure your resume isn’t just a list of job descriptions and responsibilities. It needs to show how you “add value,” said Ali Chambers, a vice president of ClearRock, an outplacement firm. Your resume needs to tell potential employers your accomplishments and how you helped improve your company, she said — your results, not your duties.