BIOBLOGS - THE RESUMES OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Let me reiterate once again: Bioblogs are not for everyone and bioblogging is not intended for the masses, which struggle (hopelessly) in their passion for (idealized) “perfection” in word-weary, chopped up paragraphs on their resumes. If you are not a value-adding character at work who takes your workplace performance as a significant measure of your personal ambition, motivation, determination and ultimate financial and career success, then you should not be bioblogging. In short, if you’re...Read Full Story

Bioblogging is employing an art form whose time has come. As can be seen from an August 26th ad from Marriott that was in section A of the Wall Street Journal, a bioblog easily reflects the same strategy: promote, define, sell. Simply by changing the theme from “a satisfied customer” (universal) to a job-hopping candidate (personalizing) turns the thing into a bioblog, nearly, with just a bit of info thrown into to make it a bona fide resume (in the traditional sense, which requires some job...Read Full Story

The best way to learn the ropes of bioblogging is to buy the book. It’s everywhere on line and in bookstores. In addition to explaining what they can be used for, and offering up 100 samples of various approaches and thematic structures, a section is devoted to the step-by-step process of creating two bioblogs, for a man and for a woman. If you are knowledgeable of typography and graphics savvy, you can create your own; otherwise, enlist the help of someone who is fluent with Photoshop. One...Read Full Story

People think of their resume as a collective of their education, skills and professional experience. Many employers rely on resumes as form of job applications for the open positions within their organizations. Thus it is very important that you have a well-written resume prepared when searching for jobs. Creating a resume is not an easy task, even if you are a professional with years of experience and many skills. However, composing a resume when you are looking to completely change careers...Read Full Story

In my almost nine years of recruiting, I have reviewed hundreds of thousands of resumes. In most cases, if you have the right skills and a decent enough looking resume, it is enough to get you an interview.  It may not get you a job you are looking for, but really, that is not the purpose of a resume. The purpose is to market you with a roughly two to three page really big business card. This hopefully creates enough interest in your background to warrant a phone call or a face-to-face...Read Full Story