Resumes are dead, your Bio is king

[BigFuzzy]

Interesting article found on how as a creative professional your Bio page is (in their opinion) more important than your Resume. Interesting read.
I think it touches on many points lots of people have said on this site about your "About Me" or "Bio" page on your website.

The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King :: Tips :: The 99 Percent

[Biomech]

I've certainly found that changing from a standard CV/Resume to a targetted CV has given much better results. (features related points only, bullet point form, one page).

I think everyone needs to be careful these days, at my old work every application with obvious typos or txt spk went straight in the bin - for some reason people seem to think that it is acceptable?!? - second thing I did was slap the email address into facebook. I even do that now with clients, just to get a feel of who they are.

[Jim Bryant]

Yup.....some good point!!!!!!!

In my line of work, your vitae is more important

[BuddhaPi]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

In my line of work, your vitae is more important

Thats cause you're different...very different!

[BigFuzzy]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

In my line of work, your vitae is more important

that's why I specified "creative professional"... don't worry we won't mistake you for one of those ..at least not professional haha! j/k of course!

Originally Posted by BuddhaPi

Thats cause you're different...very different!

Err... yea, that happens to be true. I like being a contrarian

Originally Posted by BigFuzzy

that's why I specified "creative professional"... don't worry we won't mistake you for one of those ..at least not professional haha! j/k of course!

Which part? Creative or Professional? Because you could make an argument for both!

[OsmosisStudios]

I wouldnt necessarily say that your bio is more important, or that resumes are dead, but that your work now speaks more about how good you are than a resume/CV ever will, and that creative companies are looking more at WHO they're hiring, and not WHAT credentials.

For a fun look, the nice guys over at Penny Arcade have posted videos as part of their web content. Several are focused on the hiring of a new staffer for the small company, and how rigorous the process is. Mike Krahulik even mentions how they're not so much hiring another employee as they are hiring a friend, and thats why that person's personality is important and why theyre so strict about it.

Penny Arcade - PATV

[Jim Bryant]

Just had a job interview and the supervisor was more interested in my bio than resume.
He wanted to know what I was doing now instead of relying on past achievements. And of course, I'm simply amazing!

[Ambrosia76]

Well I would be dead then cause I suck at writing a bio, Resume I am good at.