Elliot points to a Google engineer’s guide to writing a Killer Resume (for software engineers). It does have some good advice, even for non-programmers, and I’d recommend the quick read for anybody who wants to write a resume.
I hope I never write another one. It’s out-dated and I’m surprised Google hasn’t come up with a better method than the resume (outside of the Google Labs Aptitude Test).
Personal Web pages, portfolios, blogs, and other ways of expressing ourselves online should be the standard by now. A cover letter and a few good links should suffice. As for what to put on your site, I say be yourself. If you want something more directed, the killer resume article has some great guidelines. Just don’t put them in resume form.
This reminds me of a sign I saw in a Portland restaurant window: “Dishwasher wanted. Apply online only.” I love it.
February 28th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Any chance you’ve got a photo of that restaurant window lying around? That’s classic.
March 3rd, 2006 at 1:37 pm
I wish! That’ll teach me to walk around without a camera.
March 22nd, 2006 at 11:21 am
I just saw a resume yesterday that was entirely blogged. I really wanted it to be better organized and less transparently bloggy, but I guess it does make clear when it was updated.
March 22nd, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Here’s that bloggy resume:
http://hillaryjohnson.typepad.com/hillary_johnsons_resume/
July 2nd, 2006 at 7:26 pm
I think Resume 2.0 should be a free style resume something like this website http://thingsicando.com
June 30th, 2007 at 10:22 am
We’ve created a website that gives job seekers a URL purely for professional / employment content. And, it adds an audio dimension where the applicant can call in to perform an interview. Employers can visit the job seekers URL to hear the interview & peruse the content.
http://www.audioresume.net