I read an interesting article the other day about resumes and it got me thinking, is the resume busy dying a slow death?

A resume is normally a list of all your qualifications compiled into a document, and this is what employers look at when making their decision whether you are qualified or suitable for the job. The problem with the resume is that is can also be a document that can exclude you from the job position.

This is where the personal blog comes in. Blogging is definitely not dead, and in today’s social media boom it can in fact help you become more exposed and show off your talent. Being revolutionary is always impressive.

Start building a personal blog where you can showcase how good you are, put as much info on it as you can and update it on a regular base. This is your place to show off what you have done via a visual representation.

Personally I would recommend setting your personal blog up on a domain that represents your name, so yourname.com or yourname.co.za would work fine. You can also opt for the free method by registering a free blog with a blogging platform like Bundublog.

Remember you are building your own personal brand to show off, so try not to post irrelevant stuff on it like the latest gadget you got, you can set up another blog for that. Use this blog to promote yourself, if you want to make it more personal add a personal stream to it like your Twitter account. Just make sure your stream presence won’t harm your image you are trying to portray on your new online resume.

Add links to projects you have completed, people and technologies you have worked with, and displaying a few recommendations made by others won’t harm as well.

Start building your own personal brand now by creating your online resume blog.