The Blog is the New Resume

As an avid reader of blogs and follower of young people doing great things in the online space, I have seen the rise of blogs that also act as resumes. What a great way to show future employers who they can hire. Unlike a resume, which lists current and prior positions held and schools attended, a blog shows the reader a complete picture of who someone is, what their interests are, and what assets they can provide for you. It's truly a piece of work, whereas a resume is a list of work. A blog is a picture, while a resume makes you uniform like everyone else.

A great thing that a lot of bloggers are doing is adding a tab or linkable section to their blog that features a traditional resume in the form of a blog post, so that those who are looking can see experience intermixed with current ideas and thoughts. Someone who is doing this well is Joe Coscarelli, a recent NYU grad and aspiring cultural writer. He includes a resume with experiences and training along with blog postings about pop culture, which is what he would like to be hired to do.

In this day and age, you have to be willing to give some of yourself, your content away for free in order for people to get a taste of who you are and what you are all about. If they see that you are being extremely successful and crushing it on your blog for no cost, they are going to be compelled to want your talents to be a part of what they are doing.

I need to finally get on this. New blog, tomorrow.

Teamworking around the world

After recently reading some articles on virtual teams and coworking, I have been thinking about the idea working in teams in the workplace.

Teamwork is definitely an excellent way of working - through collaboration come innovation and some of the best ideas. So, to me, working in teams is essential. With the Internet, working together means that you can be anywhere at anytime, as long as you have an Internet connection.

There are so many collaborative tools online which can be used to optimize coworking. Tools like Google Wave, Yammer, and Skype are revolutionizing the way virtual teams work together. Companies like Cisco Systems are dedicated to making products that make virtual teams more effective than ever.