I’ve been working on my resume for a couple of weeks.
Actually, I’ve been thinking about my resume for a couple of weeks and I
finally forced myself to get started on it. Since my position as a literacy coach has been
eliminated for the coming school year, I wanted to create a resume that was
flexible enough to use for any variety of positions that may happen to become
available. I’ve played around with numerous web tools that I could use in
addition to a traditional paper resume format. I ended up deciding to create a
resume blog in Blogger. Right now I am adding page tabs across the top with
titles such as Education, Experience, Leadership, and Goals. I wanted to create
and embed a timeline into the Experience page and experimented with several
tools. I first tried out Tiki-Toki which is visually stunning and very easy to
use. The only problem is that in order for me to embed a timeline I create, I
have to pay a minimum fee of $6.00 per month. Scratch that. Then I tried
Timeglider. It had the features I wanted and I could create up to 3 timelines
for free and embed them into my resume blog. But, it wasn’t as intuitive as
Tiki-Toki. Still not satisfied, I tried Dipity. I thought I had found exactly what
I was looking for. It was super easy to use, I liked the look of the timelines,
and I could embed what I created. I played with it a bit and found that when
the timeline was displayed, it was covered with ads. Yuck. If I wanted to pay
an extra $5.00 per month, my timeline would be ad free. No thanks. I’m too
cheap. So I ended up back with Timeglider as my choice. It will take me more time
to figure out how to use it but for now, it is the timeline web tool that best
fits my purposes.
What a wonderful idea: resume blog!! I think Ihave tor ead yourpost again this summer and maybe follow your example! All the best for you in getting a new position (of course, a better one!)
ReplyDeleteA resume blog sounds like a fun way to approach this not-so-fun task! (Sounds like you've gotten going in a big way -- I remember your post about not wanting to work on it!) The timeline is a neat idea. I bet this will really set you apart from other applicants! :-)
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to see your finished product. I am intrigued at the idea of a resume blog. I am sorry to hear that your position has been cut. I was in that same dilemma two years ago, and it was SO sad! I loved that job so much. Luckily, I believe in the whole "all things for a reason" motto, and it has worked out in my favor. I hope the same comes along for you!
ReplyDeleteA resume blog - so creative! Congrats for getting started on a difficult task. You were so persistent with trying out all the different tools for creating the timeline. Here's to a job search that yields a perfect match for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed you are working ahead of the end of the school year. Good luck with the search.
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