{"id":1244,"date":"2022-03-06T22:41:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T22:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wayneaw.com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2024-07-08T14:04:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:04:38","slug":"is-a-personal-website-better-than-a-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayneaw.com\/?p=1244","title":{"rendered":"Is a personal website better than a resume?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1244\" class=\"elementor elementor-1244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d4e52d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d4e52d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b98d1cc\" data-id=\"2b98d1cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d54f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d54f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Asking for a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Well, friend, the answer to that question is: it depends. I know that&#8217;s not the cut and dry answer you wanted to hear, but it&#8217;s the truth.<\/p>\n<p>If the purpose of having a personal website is to generate leads for work opportunities, then your site has to compel visitors (ideally potential employers) to contact you for work.<\/p>\n<p>If a future employer discovered your site, would they leave with the impression that you&#8217;re the answer to their labor issues? Than maybe you&#8217;re on the right track. BUT &#8211; don&#8217;t think because you have a personal website that you can sit back and watch the job opportunities flood your mailbox. If you&#8217;re personal website is a web version of your resume, than maybe you&#8217;re better off sticking to the resume to save time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, we know resumes are lame. They&#8217;re processed by AI or quickly scanned by overworked hiring managers looking for the perfect candidate and hoping the perfect candidates aren&#8217;t overstating their skills and experience. 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