House Democrats Resume Bank

For members of the public who want to work for a House Democrat: 

• How do I enter the Resume Bank?
• Fill out required fields on the public form, including uploading a DOC or PDF of your cover letter, full resume, and references, and click submit.
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• I entered my email to begin to enter the bank, and it said it emailed me a login link, but I don't see it? 
• In Gmail, check the other tabs like "Promotions." In Outlook, check the "Other" tab. If you still cannot find it, check any spam filters. And as a final resort, email demcom@mail.house.gov and ask for help. 
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• How can the Resume Bank help me?
• The Resume Bank provides you an opportunity to have your resume viewable by all current House and Senate Democratic staff. It also provides you with the opportunity to receive personalized recommendations from any current Democratic staff, which are then visible to all current Democratic staff. 
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• How does this Resume Bank compare to various other Resume Banks in use on Capitol Hill?
• While we recommend people utilize ​all the appropriate resume banks​ in addition to any other opportunities to spread a resume, here are a few advantages of the Majority Leader Resume Bank ​to consider:
• Our system allows applicants to self-identify demographic information, allowing offices to search by ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
• Our system is open, meaning all Democratic staff can view/search/filter all resumes currently in the system, which usually climbs to over 3,000 ​resumes during transitions like the upcoming 118th Congress. 
• We have more data—more Democratic resumes, recommendations, required questions of applicants which can be used to filter/search. 
• Our system has built-in list building, collaboration, and workflow tools for offices that make the whole hiring process more efficient over doing manually through email and spreadsheets.
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• How can I optimize the chance of getting a job through the Resume Bank?
• The best way to have your resume viewed by more offices is through personalized recommendations, since the default sort for all views and search results for offices browsing the bank is the number of recommendations a resume has. 
• Also, when offices browse the Resume Bank, they primarily do so through searches, and they have a search option for every question that is asked on the public form. So, the more qualifications you have, the more likely you are to satisfy different searches. For example, Spanish-speaking, connections to California, and previous Hill experience are often-selected queries. 
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• What is the difference between an office recommendation and a staffer recommendation? 
• Office recommendations are for applicants who have personal connections to the Member of Congress or the office as a whole. They are most often written for individuals who have previously worked or interned for that office. Individual recommendations are for any personal connections current staffers may have to applicants. They are most often written for former co-workers, but also for more personal relationships like family or friends. 
• Office recommendations are weighted slightly more heavily than personally recommendations in determining the default sort on all views when browsing the bank. 
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• Will my resume, references, and answers to all the questions asked on the public form be visible to all 6,000+ House and Senate Democratic staffers?
• Yes, they will. That is the only way to enable personalized recommendations, and to maximize the odds of an office seeing your resume. 
• The one exception to this is if you check the box indicating you are a current staffer and would like to hide your submission from your office. Then your resume will be visible to all current Democratic staffers EXCEPT those within your current office. NOTE: This security check is only as good as the DemCom Staff Directory that it relies upon, so look in the Demcom Directory to see the sprecific users it will be hidden from. 
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• How long should my resume be?
• Most Hill offices strongly prefer resumes to not exceed one or two pages.
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• How long will my resume stay in the bank?
• Your resume will remain in the bank for 3 months. Once 3 months old, your resume will be automatically archived. You will receive an email telling you that it has been archived, and inviting you to update it to remain active. 
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• How can I update my resume? Or how can I update the answers to the questions that I previously submitted? This could result from either having new information, or because my resume was just archived.
• Begining in November 2022, submissions can now be updated without having to fully resubmit. Simply use the same primary email address to begin the process, and you will be able to update a prior submission (either an archived one or an active one). 
• How can I delete my resume from the bank? 
• You cannot, but it will auto-archive itself 3 months after posting and will then be invisible/inaccessible to all. 
• If you have an urgent need to remove you resume from the bank, you can request a manual removal by emailing demcom@mail.house.gov. 
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• Why haven’t I received a call or email since entering the Resume Bank? 
• A large number of resume submissions will never receive a contact back from a Democratic office. Employment opportunities on the Hill are incredibly competitive and often filled through direct connections like internships or lateral moves. 
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• How many people actually got jobs through the Resume Bank between November 2012 and August 2022? 
• We honestly do not know. We do know that over 15,000 resumes were submitted, there were tens of thousands visits by House Democratic staff browsing resumes, and over 1,000 personalized recommendations left on resumes from current offices and staff. Individual job searches and hiring decisions on the Hill are managed entirely within individual offices. Anecdotally, we know that we held numerous well-attended staff briefings on how to use the Resume Bank in job searches, we have fielded many questions directly from Chiefs of Staff on using the Resume Bank, and we have received numerous thank you calls and emails from individuals who say they were hired through the Resume Bank. 
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• How can I submit a recommendation I have on how the Resume Bank could work better? 
• All are welcome to send suggestions to demcom@mail.house.gov.