I am developing a new site for a client: Job Search Blogs. The site offer free blogs to job seekers. Job seekers can use blogs to promote their skills and experiences to prospective employers. I think this has tremendous potential for improving the recruiting process. Let's face it: conventional resumes are dull and boring, and don't really say a lot about the candidate. Job Search Blogs have the potential to act an an extension of the resume, providing insight into the thinking and personality of the job seeker.
A few months ago, when I pointed a friend at some of my blog sites, he replied 20 minutes later saying, "I've learned more about you in the past 20 minutes than I have since I met you". If blogs can this potential for revealing information about people who know each other, then this could be immensively helpful to an employer trying learn about a job candidate.
I am interested to learn what others think about the concept. Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
