Comments on: Resumes Are Dead. Your Blog is Your Resume. (Still).

By: employment coach

employment coach — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:52:04 +0000

Great discussion! Although there is no magic equation to getting a job, you can slant the playing field in your favor. Our audience consists of people and those individuals have various likes and dislikes. The recommendation is to take the guess work out of how to get noticed by doing a little bit of everything. On your blog, you want to highlight your strengths, both personal and professional. Your video resume, paper resume and cover letter are created specifically for the position you are actively competing for. Having a link from your resume back to your blog is a great way to expose your talents to your audience. Same with your social media profiles. Be careful not to post pictures or comments that are not appropriate. You only have one chance to make a great first impression!

By: Resume Samples

Resume Samples — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:11:02 +0000

Resumes are not so dead but if you have your blog you are also famous online. Just keep updating your blog.

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:57:55 +0000

Interesting point… I do wonder if working for a company that does not even have email is particularly attractive in 2009.

My car mechanic has email…

By: cheapdaddy

cheapdaddy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:45:07 +0000

Yes, not only are resume’s req’d (especially for small companies) many do not even have email. (Could you FAX us your resume!)
Show yourself to be a blogger and they see it as “this loser is gonna waste his whole day on the computer.”

CHEAPDADDY

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:01:59 +0000

Whatever media suits you most…

That said, it’s a one-time shot vs. the long time track record of someone who regularly blogs..or tweets… or (fill in your favorite media).

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:59:51 +0000

I just wanted to say that I am in the middle of creating my own personal V-Blog, on my site (rather a podcast page) on of the ideas that was suggested to me is that I am very poor at conveying my skills an work ethics on paper, so it was suggested that I create a Video Resume, now I am quite positive that I would get a 50 / 50 rating with some people saying good things an some people not saying good things…

What would be your opinion on using a Blog to post a video resume?

By: Los Angeles Resume

Los Angeles Resume — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:51:21 +0000

I have to agree with with the comment above. Having a resume is very important, not in the traditional sense (sending paper resumes in the snail mail) but you must have an innovative resume to send out to perspective employers. Recruiters like to print out resumes not blogs.

By: Blogger for Resume Builder

Blogger for Resume Builder — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:51:55 +0000

I’ll have to agree with @Roland Hesz that physical resumes are still a must because HR people don’t read blogs or they just don’t have the time to.

But I’m pretty positive that modern management will eventually appreciate blogs in the future (in addition to resumes) in evaluating a candidate’s qualifications.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:48:06 +0000

My opinion about blogs is that although I don’t think they replace resumes, they follow Seth Godin’s purple cow logic in the sense that they help to attract hiring managers’ attention by and set you apart by providing them with a slightly more tangible representation of projects you have worked on. Providing a link to your blog on your resume gives them a chance to find out more about you if your experience meets their criteria.

I am about to graduate college and am currently on the job hunt. I attended Northeastern University in Boston which has the number one coop program in the nation. Having coop experience puts me at a slight advantage over other recent graduates but I am still competing against candidates who have a few years of experience under their belts. It is very difficult to express to hiring managers on a resume innate abilities such as creativity. While one person may have more experience than me, if I had the same amount of experience I could potentially be an exponentially better candidate. Unfortunatly, hiring managers mostly hire people based on their experience. What providing a blog link allows you to do is highlight these innate abilities and set you apart from other candidates for reasons other than experience.

I currently have a link to my blog on my resume. Most of the posts are meant to reflect my creativity and sense of humor. However, I feel like I could make it look more professional. If anyone has any suggestions of good free blog websites please post them.

By: Careers-Not-Jobs

Careers-Not-Jobs — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:35:43 +0000

I like the idea of the blog; it is another great way to market your self to known contacts. I too doubt that the corporate recruiter will find it useful due to the time requirement needed; plus their systems are setup only to generate a list of candidates based off of a key word search. Not surprisingly they only end up with a candidate pool consisting of people that need a job rather and someone wanting to grow their career. But the organized manager that understands the work that needs to be accomplished will see the benefit.

Something else your readers might consider is a video resume.