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Now that we’ve taken a look at the interviewer, let’s change sides and focus on more effective ways for job seekers to get their foot in the door for an interview.

Everyone is trying to get noticed with a great cover letter and well structured resume, but what about doing it with a blog? Rather than sending an email with these attachments, how much more powerful would it be to include a link to your blog, where the recruiter can immediately get a better feel for your writing style, skills and interests?

The Recruiting Community Portal Recruiting.com provides some informative links to help you get started, along with some basic advice.

For a personal story on how a blog can help your job search, check out Innovation Creators, and how this writer got his new job because the company went out and contacted him…

Of course, if blogging is too old-fashioned for you, then how about a video interview? As Time Magazine reports, YouTube has nearly 2,000 videos listed under ‘resume’, and recruiting websites (old and new) are lining up to provide video resume job boards.

Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t provide the YouTube classic that started the video resume revolution; Mr. Aleksey Vayner’s ‘Impossible is Nothing’. I’ve also posted actor Michael Cera’s alternative take, ‘Impossible is the Opposite of Possible’.

Personally, I’d hire Michael over Aleksey…

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