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Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

celeste — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:34:08 -0000

I agree with this post... I'm wonder ]ing who is building, making...and working! everybody is an internet branding guru...
i think get rich quick schemes are the new cults.
i'll just go back to work.
10% unemployment means 90% are working.
elite or non elite. I'll just get back on my ladder.
celeste WORKING artisan la
celeste13celeste13@yahoo.com

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Jason Alba — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:36:30 -0000

Maybe I'm just short-sighted but I can't imagine resumes really dying. Perhaps there are some hip and cool HR and recruiters out there who are more visionary, but for every one of them I'm guessing there are 1,000 (or more) who just love that resume.

I remember my first real job offer, after going through a comprensive interview process, getting a nice offer, etc. and they said "oh yeah, one more thing, could you please fill out this employment applications?"

HUH?

Old habits die hard... and the resume is so universal I can't imagine it's going to die.

Then again, no vision :p

Jason Alba
CEO - JibberJobber.com

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Rachel Kay — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:05:17 -0000

Great post. I think those of us in tech and media focused careers sometimes forget that there is a large portion of society that doesn't rely on or count on the Web for information as we do. I tried to explain to my trainer how I use Twitter for business and how it could help him build his clientele, and I quickly realized it probably wouldn't help him at all. So I then suggested direct mail. :)

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Mark Drapeau — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:41:59 -0000

Thanks Marc, I like that. Reading my anecdote about hiring above, it is obvious that's what I did - I liked the resume snapshot a lot, but I still wanted more, and I found that through new media / social networking sites. But I think my main point is that in my "traditional" field, the impressive resume came first, and then the bolstering came from the Internet information. Mark

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Marc Meyer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:34:19 -0000

I'm stuck on "you can't manage what you can't measure" so for a lot of people unfortunately-their knee jerk reaction is to see where this person is online via search. So their measurement is going to be how "out there" are they. Resume's are a snapshot, but instead of it being the only measuring stick along with references, there is now this compendium or body of work that can now support it that person's resume.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Mark Drapeau — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:02:44 -0000

Ezra and Davide - In this case, I was using "resume" in the traditional sense, as I'm sure you know - a piece of paper with your career details on it. We are obviously in a situation now where the notion of a resume is evolving. My own personal anecdote is that I recently hired someone who applied for a job through traditional channels and made it through HR onto my desk, but I then checked "new media" sites for more information. Mark

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Robert Lancer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:49:38 -0000

SkillsTM profile are good as well http://skillstm.com/?p=vp&d=1

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Ezra Butler — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:40:19 -0000

I would posit that all a resume really is, is simply an accounting of one's talents, initiatives and accomplishments mashed-up with the information to fact check it.
As more people in general become more tech-savvy, and more people comment on every facet of their lives will result in vignette evidence for lawyers, doctors, and chiefs of Native-American tribes.
If they did just win a difficult case, have a House-like moment, or pull something over the eyes of the Europeans, many people will talk about it.

And as is the problem with all Google-resumes, I am not the Ezra Butler who was picked up by the 49ers, but let go because of marijuana usage.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Mark Drapeau — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:36:00 -0000

Chris - Not sure exactly what you're getting at, but my article is sorta "anti-hype" - lots of people are talking about how resumes are dead, Google is the new resume, etc - I am arguing, for most people, probably not.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

chris — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:32:45 -0000

Why are we so quick to force stuff like this out the door? This reminds me of the whole "email is dead" garbage a few months back. Hype makes me sick!

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

naterkane — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:26:04 -0000

The thing about buzzwords, is that some people are stupid.

my resume, which i don't actively circulate, but still sometimes gets out, speaks of a level of expertise regarding javascript, web standards, css, accessibility implementation, etc.... yet I have been passed over for a few small gigs / contracts because the person reading my resume told me "i didn't know you 'do ajax and web 2.0'".

granted, i'm not 100% certain that i'd ever want to work with or for someone who only knows to look for the buzz words that they've been instructed to look for. and that's why those specific terms can't be found.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

jenaelee — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:25:59 -0000

Love Gary Vaynerchuk. Interesting article about the resumÃ©. And I agree, I don't think it's going to die completely, nonetheless your search results definitely have a bearing on your profile, and that is greater or less depending on your profession.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Mark Drapeau — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:09:54 -0000

Yeah Meg, the best way I have heard that put (I forgot who told me this) is "Talent always translates" - might have been from a movie/tv show. Mark

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Meg — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:06:24 -0000

Substance goes the distance.

Re: How to Execute (Against) Your Resume

Stephanie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:04:14 -0000

I hope I am hip to be elite! I say LongLive E.Factor! http://www.efactor.com it is more than just your resume!