With a large portion of my work coming from clients I never meet face-to-face, supporters and blog readers from all over the online world, and work consisting of mostly online media, I thought it might be fun to incorporate some online interaction into my resume; invite the resume readers into my “online home” if you will.

The words “branding” and “personal branding” have been catching all the buzz in the past year or so because of services like Twitter and Facebook make it easy to monitor your brand through real interactions and word of mouth. Your customers, followers, supporters, etcetera are able to share their thoughts and feelings with you about your brand very easily. On the receiving end you are able to make adjustments if and where needed based on the feedback received.

twitter testimonials

Getting to the point: While I do tend to get both negative and positive feedback, I started favoriting (“starring”) the positive feedback I receive on Twitter and then linked it to my interactive or static PDF resume. I consider them my online testimonials! It’s also important to point out that I also jot down the negative, so I can improve later on.

A few of the resume recipients really enjoyed the idea, as it served as a pleasant creative twist on the standard testimonial and recommendations.