How do I feature press coverage on my resume/cover letter?
September 23, 2014 1:09 PM Subscribe
I'm currently on the job hunt. My personal projects (which are directly related to my career) have been consistently getting attention from press and blogs. What's the best way to show this to prospective employers when applying for jobs?
I already link to whatever coverage I get on my portfolio website for each project. I have personal projects listed in my resume, and if they got written about I have a "Featured on example.com" but I feel like that doesn't really get the point across. Due to the formatting, I feel like it's a bit buried where a person scanning a resume wouldn't find it.
I've also had a profile piece written about me, and I'd like to feature that as well, but I'm not sure where that would go.
Advice so far has been to feature them on my LinkedIn page, but LinkedIn formats these links poorly and there isn't a way to provide context, such as "Here's a write up of my work here". I feel like LinkedIn isn't as immediate as a resume.
If there's a good, concise way to get the point across of "Here's some stuff I made, and a bunch of people wrote about it" then that would be awesome. Thanks.
I already link to whatever coverage I get on my portfolio website for each project. I have personal projects listed in my resume, and if they got written about I have a "Featured on example.com" but I feel like that doesn't really get the point across. Due to the formatting, I feel like it's a bit buried where a person scanning a resume wouldn't find it.
I've also had a profile piece written about me, and I'd like to feature that as well, but I'm not sure where that would go.
Advice so far has been to feature them on my LinkedIn page, but LinkedIn formats these links poorly and there isn't a way to provide context, such as "Here's a write up of my work here". I feel like LinkedIn isn't as immediate as a resume.
If there's a good, concise way to get the point across of "Here's some stuff I made, and a bunch of people wrote about it" then that would be awesome. Thanks.
I don't know if you're planning to overhaul your portfolio site, but I suggest you make it easier to read and more braggy about the press you've received. Right now it's got a harsh color scheme and I have to click on each thing to find out what it's about and where it's been discussed by the press. Considering the nature of your output, your resume is never going to do justice, the portfolio is much more important and should be as clear as possible. So: arrange projects chronologically, don't require the user to click for more information, just let them scroll down and see all the things, like it's a resume itself:
2014
Name of Project
Description/Pictures
"Nice quote" -- Attribution, Link to piece
---
etc.
(By the way: for what it's worth, I think you're an honest-to-God auteur.)
posted by overeducated_alligator at 2:21 PM on September 23, 2014
2014
Name of Project
Description/Pictures
"Nice quote" -- Attribution, Link to piece
---
etc.
(By the way: for what it's worth, I think you're an honest-to-God auteur.)
posted by overeducated_alligator at 2:21 PM on September 23, 2014
I've seen restaurants have a link called 'Media' which link to their reviews in local papers. This could work in your case. Your media page can have links to the various articles.
posted by hydra77 at 9:23 PM on September 23, 2014
posted by hydra77 at 9:23 PM on September 23, 2014
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posted by colin_l at 1:19 PM on September 23, 2014