Comments on: Burn Your Resume: Alternative Strategies to Get Your Dream Job

By: Matt Coffey

Matt Coffey — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:14:13 +0000

These are all great points. Most people are saying that resumes are dead. It is about what you are doing online now.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:59:44 +0000

Great article, we are glad to share with our network.
Couldn’t agree more about how job seekers have to go above and beyond the system and mostly beyond the resume.
An additional suggestion is writing a job proposal, which have been used for years by successful executives and managers to land their desired job. Every job seeker should try anything they can to land their dream job. If you want to create a great job proposal, regardless of experience level check out the 1-page proposal.
Once again…fabulous advice

By: Pawel Pioch

Pawel Pioch — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:06:08 +0000

Thank You very much for Great article,

I have realised that I have to get myself out there some time ago but having a hard time finding the way. I have even managed to set up a LinkedIn account but I do not know anyone who have the same interests as me (web design, development) while I’m aware that there are thousands of designers out there.
I have to try to make a use of that LinkedIn account as I see it’s worth doing.

Thanks Again

By: Evy Wilkins

Evy Wilkins — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:29:57 +0000

Hi Robyn,

Being scared to post your resume is understandable. Full disclosure, I work for DoYouBuzz, the web-based resume. We have many professionals on our site that have similar concerns. The most important advice I can offer is: do what you’re comfortable with. Start small. See how it goes and provide more detail if/when you starting feeling comfortable about it.

On DoYouBuzz, we have four different privacy settings that let you control how your resume information is shared. One of them includes protecting your resume with an access code. Just wrote a post about privacy on DoYouBuzz yesterday: http://blog.doyoubuzz.com/us/privacy-101-on-doyoubuzz-youre-in-the-drivers-seat/.

Other practical advice is to use a contact form instead of sharing your contact details directly.

@brandscaping Thanks for great article. The rules of the hiring game are changing and I totally agree – ditch a one page, static document for a rich, results driven presentation, whether it be a blog, portfolio or network.

By: robyn

robyn — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:31:35 +0000

how do you ad a portfolio to blogger? new one to me. linkedin is just new for me. i am a little scared to add my resume to my profile but i can’t really say why. i am scared who is going to access it and the fact i won’t know they are accessing it.

interesting post.

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By: Brandscaping

Brandscaping — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:15:45 +0000

I’ve got to agree with you all on Twitter – I’ve had a few great new contacts pop up because I’ve got tweetdeck searching for copywriter.

Also – for freelancing, freelanceswitch.com has been fantastic for me.

By: Brandscaping

Brandscaping — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:13:35 +0000

great point Rob – I’m a big advocate for multiple profiles

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:17:14 +0000

I have to add Craigslist here, even though it’s a crapshoot, a lot of managers have been using it and know it well. I’ve found several jobs, yes real W2′ed jobs off craigslist, including the one I work now while I’m not moonlighting as tech support for entrepreneurs. Remember as your putting stuff out there online for possible employers, you want to represent yourself well, the web…well at least under your real alias is not the place to let loose…everything’s recorded on the internet.

By: Roy Morejon

Roy Morejon — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:33:37 +0000

Another great resource is Visual CV.