Apr
19
Blog as Resume
Adam Darowski makes a great point suggesting that "the blog is the new resume." Adam is dead on with this one. Joshua Porter makes several good points including:
- Your blog represents you.
- Your blog is serious business.
- Your blog is an archive.
- Your blog isn’t the only mirror of your life.
- Your blog is your unedited version of yourself.
I have been blogging for a couple of years (Texas Startup Blog) and it has been a very interesting exercise. I have lost track of the number of job offers or inquires I have received as a direct result of my online writing. Adam explains:
Blogging is the perfect way for a candidate to give an employer a more detailed sales pitch—to show they can “talk the talk” (as opposed to just fill a resume with buzzwords). I can’t think of a reason for any serious tech professional to not have a blog. Not only does it serve as an excellent notebook for storing ideas and links, but it can come in handy in a job hunt where what interviewers really want to just know what, professionally (and somewhat personally), engages you on a day to day basis. How often do you look at a resume and wonder what exactly the person’s role on a project was? Well, if the person blogged about it then you would have a better idea—and you would know if the role would fit in with your team.
Good stuff…
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