DIGITAL RESUME V/S CV

It’s Hard to pin down precisely what “digital resume” means, because people in
different job tracks have come up with incredibly varied definitions, some with all
different kinds of bells and whistle and some fairly typical. Practically Speaking,
the only real requirement for a resume to be “digital” is that you can link it to the
internet. That means, for example the details you placed on LinkedIn about your
job experience is a digital resume. Likewise, the PDF that you submitted to your
website to a directory of resume.
The paper resume has been given an upgrade. Recruiters are looking at the way
you present your resume and not just what’s in it. Employers benefit from the
advantages offered by online resumes, including access to large number of
potential applicants based on specific selection requirements and narrowing their
search to applications that have skills and qualities they are looking for. In this
Modern era the basic reason why people choose Digital Resume over Traditional
CV is because of feasibility and you don’t have to worry about your “document”
per se because it is digital and is stored on the net and not physically with you
which may have high chances of getting misplaced, destroyed ,etc. As a result,
many companies are increasing the use of this service because they offer
significant cost savings over traditional hiring methods. The main advantage of
online resumes is that they are instant and quick sending a resume through a mail
will take days, and if a company needs to hire someone fast, or are looking for
temporary or freelance work, they're unlikely to go to the trouble to post an
advertisement, instead they can go the site and shortlist candidates based on the
resume.
In many cases, the social media profile and your traditional print resume (CV) are
resources meant for different sector of audience .What I think that online profiles
are for recruiters and employers who are searching for candidates online. The
networks also serve to keep you connected to the people in your professional
network, connections that you might be able to harness to help you land a job. The
traditional resume is basically meant for the hiring managers at companies where
you apply for jobs. Also, More and more people are using social networks to send
and receive messages. LinkedIn caters primarily to them, employers are reviewing
your profiles to see what kind of person you are outside of work, who you're
connected to, and how you present yourself. But since there are 2 sides of coin
there are some setbacks too which is that, you might forget to update your
LinkedIn, then there may be jobs where the employment dates are still marked
“Presently working” even though you no longer work there. LinkedIn will assume
you are still working a job unless you tell it otherwise, which is negative
impression on the Employer for a Job.
In This Era, what I feel the importance of e-resume is considerable, and one needs
to know so that they can accordingly upgrade themselves digitally