Why I have to live in a PDF/Doc world.

I absolutely hate .DOCs and paper resumes. I can't wait till that style of hiring / job hunting / thinking I get the feeling that - if people there require them - I might not be that happy working there.

As far as resumes go, if yours is well laid out without spelling and grammar mistakes you're already ahead of 90% of the field.

I've worked in an HR capacity for about 3 years. You wouldn't believe the standard of the resumes I have seen in my time. (Start with the people who can't spell resume!)

As far as links go, that would be something I might check further into the process, such as when verifying references or checking MySpace pages. But not in the first round. My first round looks only at relevant experience, so that is what you want to focus on, in my opinion. I think most of the time HR people just skim the objectives, blurbs, and what not, and go right to experience.

Jen.

I absolutely hate .DOCs and paper resumes. I can't wait till that style of hiring / job hunting / thinking I get the feeling that - if people there require them - I might not be that happy working there.

As far as resumes go, if yours is well laid out without spelling and grammar mistakes you're already ahead of 90% of the field.

I've worked in an HR capacity for about 3 years. You wouldn't believe the standard of the resumes I have seen in my time. (Start with the people who can't spell resume!)

As far as links go, that would be something I might check further into the process, such as when verifying references or checking MySpace pages. But not in the first round. My first round looks only at relevant experience, so that is what you want to focus on, in my opinion. I think most of the time HR people just skim the objectives, blurbs, and what not, and go right to experience.

Jen.

I absolutely hate .DOCs and paper resumes. I can't wait till that style of hiring / job hunting / thinking I get the feeling that - if people there require them - I might not be that happy working there.

As far as resumes go, if yours is well laid out without spelling and grammar mistakes you're already ahead of 90% of the field.

I've worked in an HR capacity for about 3 years. You wouldn't believe the standard of the resumes I have seen in my time. (Start with the people who can't spell resume!)

As far as links go, that would be something I might check further into the process, such as when verifying references or checking MySpace pages. But not in the first round. My first round looks only at relevant experience, so that is what you want to focus on, in my opinion. I think most of the time HR people just skim the objectives, blurbs, and what not, and go right to experience.

Jen.

It's an interesting dilemma Sonny. On one hand you want to show a representation of who you are...and we obviously have a much broader base from which to draw. But on the other also demonstrate effective short communication skills (See Twitter). I think it's just a matter of tools being used.

I see both sides of the argument but above all, I think your blog (as I feel the same for mine) is a great representation of my skills and what I bring to the table. Its real life examples, content and conversations that show what I'd be capable of if a company were to hire me.

LinkedIn is seemingly looked at as more of a research/background check for employers and job seekers, alike. I'm sure as LI continues to grow, more companies will look at that to get a deeper representation of yourself, but the resume will always be there - employers just have to become more savvy in their research and we should make sure that they're able to easily find us as well.

Good discussion, Stu.