Showing posts with label resume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resume. Show all posts

Monday, January 31, 2011

Need a job? Step out from the resume crowd? Get a blog, they are after all the new resume..

Amplify’d from socialmediatoday.com

Need a Job? Want More Work? Get a Blog – Now

If you are serious about standing out from the crowd, a blog is essential. Blogs are the new resumes. I am talking about a website where you are writing about your ideas and experiences; where you are sharing insights gained from projects that went well or even more importantly on those that failed miserably. When I am helping someone to create their online presence I tell them to “show” their readers who they are and what they are capable of rather than just “telling” them.

Your blog can be more important and more inclusive than a resume. In fact, with a good website, the resume becomes almost an after thought. Chris Brogan has written a free e-book , Using the Social Web to Find Work. He says people find him to do work for them from his blog, … people can see examples, almost daily of what I think, what I know and what I have accomplished in my life and career.” He says, ” blogging like this is like writing out a resume line for line but not as boring!”

Okay, so you have to have the resume, but once you have a blog you can link to it  from the resume. There they will see you speaking, read testimonials, read about your philosophy about work, how you manage a team remotely, or even better, the problems you have dealt with managing a team remotely . This is the real deal. This is show rather than tell. This will have you stand out above the crowd. Are you game?
Read more at socialmediatoday.com

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

#QR codes on resumes to set yourself apart? VERY COOL!

Make a QR code here for your resume http://anisesmith.blogspot.com/
Let me know how you make out with that!

Amplify’d from www.beqrious.com

Stand Out With A QR Code On Resume

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If you want to stand out in a pack of competitors, you have got to have that edge. Every little bit counts when the stage is small and packed. Vying for a job works the same way. Imagine walking into the office of your potential employer and you are sitting there, face to face with another bunch of people vying for the same job, holding similar qualifications and have the same kind of experience as you do. All your resumes will kind of look the same to the hirer too.

When looking to hire, remember, the potential employer is looking for someone who is ahead. If the potential employer sees a QR Code on your resume, he or she will automatically presume that you are always on the edge out of your seat, looking out for innovative things. This mentality and attitude can only earn you brownie points in the 'initiative' department.

Read more at www.beqrious.com