Sorry for the unexpected silence around the site last week. When an illness hits the area, it runs through work and my household at the same time, so I usually get an amplified dose of whatever it is. This past week was no exception as I made friends with a less-than-friendly stomach bug. I haven’t been that sick in years.
Right before I fell over (literally) sick, I stopped by the library to pick up a book I had on hold and found a book on competency-based resumes. I’m currently looking into various resume and portfolio styles in preparation for updating and revamping my resume and developing an accompanying portfolio. Naturally, I have my army of links from my days of helping others create their first resume (or whip an out-of-date resume into shape), but I’ve often felt my diverse combination of skills requires something a bit outside the box.
I started considering the competency-based approach about a year or so ago when I started trying to apply for freelance work. I wanted to be able to present myself as both a writer and a teacher. My current resume actually reflects this, and initially did its job very well. But it hasn’t been quite enough. A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across someone’s competency-based portfolio, and it inspired me to start exploring this approach again. Just a day or two later, I came across this series of tutorials on using Web 2.0 to help build your e-portfolio, and I was ready to start playing…only to be stopped by illness.
Now that I’m back on my feet, I’m hoping to be able to take some initial steps in playing with everything and trying to figure out how it applies to my unusual background.
