Using your blog as a resume? May 20, 2007
Posted by J.T Dabbagian in Blog Style, Professional Blogging, blogging, business, freelancing.trackback
I just posted this comment on a Lifehacker post regarding how the blog is becoming the new resume. Sorry to be pasting most of my comment from there, but this is pretty much my opinion on the matter.
What do you garner from a blog? If you only have a LiveJournal, that won’t look professional at all. I don’t have the money to get my own domain name yet, so I know I’ll look less on that part compared to somebody with their own name.
Also, how do you include your work experience? Your projects? It doesn’t really explain this. Now, I can see a blog working alongside the rest of your resume, but I just don’t see the blog AS your resume, unless you’re applying to a blogging job.
Yes, a blog can work for you when applying for a job, but if I was an employer, if you just sent me a cover letter saying “Check out my blog” without a resume (Unless your resume was in the blog) then I’d delete your email and laugh for hours.
Bottom line: Your blog is not your resume. Continue using it!
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