personal website for resume etc.

[joaks]

I read recently a recommendation to make your own website to aid with employment. You can put long versions of work history and publications, add figures and pictures maybe even include a video.

I love the idea, but does anyone think it would actually help? Has anyone made their own website? It seems straightforward but I have not tried it myself.

 

[SatinSilver]

Hi Josh!

Is this for you or your friend? I know a friend who did this and it didn't seem to help. I think devoting more time in sending resumes and cover letters would be time better spent. Since it's kind of a numbers game.

 

[eljefino]

I think you'd be better off with linkedin, monster, etc.

Regrettably with so many qualified applicants employers won't spend time on videos etc.

 

[racer12306]

I think it would help depending on the position you're going for. I'd be surprised if an engineering applicant would get a benefit from it, but a web designer certainly would.

 

[kb01]

I think a lot of it depends on your field.

If you're in a research or quasi-academic field, it's not all that unusual to have a complete CV or portfolio posted online, with a link mentioned in your (much briefer) resume.

Just about all of our new hires where I work had some variation of this.

 

[joaks]

Originally Posted By: satinsilver
Hi Josh!

Is this for you or your friend? I know a friend who did this and it didn't seem to help. I think devoting more time in sending resumes and cover letters would be time better spent. Since it's kind of a numbers game.


Its for me. I am just a few months into a 3-year stink but since the job market in my field is so saturated I want to get an early start in looking for my next position.





Originally Posted By: kb01
I think a lot of it depends on your field.

If you're in a research or quasi-academic field, it's not all that unusual to have a complete CV or portfolio posted online, with a link mentioned in your (much briefer) resume.

Just about all of our new hires where I work had some variation of this.


Yeah, I am in the biomedical sciences field (currently a post-doc). Writing an academic CV/resume is not too hard because they are often long. Industry people like 2 pages which means leaving stuff off.

 

[tdpark]

Networking is the most effective way to get a job. Get the elevator speech going and hit up all your professional contacts.

 

[kb01]

That's pretty much exactly the same issue in my field (environmental sciences). Individual projects, grey literature, publications, presented papers, etc. are so important, it's can be exceedingly difficult summarizing it all in a two page resume. In the past, my way around it was mentioning that a complete CV was available upon request, and just bringing copies of it with me to the interview.

I have a coworker who went with the website route. In addition to the CV, he had hyperlinks to his actual publications, or at least their abstracts. It was a pretty slick setup and definitely made him stand out.

 

[Shannow]

I can recommend linkedin (described by my mate as "facebook for the friendless").

I've had 3 offers ti look at positions in the last 4 months on it.

 

[The Critic]

I think you're better off with LinkedIn. I got my current job because a VP found my linkedin profile and contacted me.