Will you post your resume at Helium?

Goes to show you how long it's been since I've been to Helium since I wasn't even aware of this new feature. I guess it depends what kind of info one needs to put on their resume. I only recently backtracked to another writing type site and to my horror I realized I had posted my phone number on the site...I edited it out pronto--I think even leaving one's email address could run a risk of spams don't you?

LOL. Okay, here I go again. I have to go look at it. LOL I said I liked all the new tabs because it was so much easier to find things and a lot easier to put friends on there. Maybe I should try to find you on there. Since I bragged it was improving, I didn't actually see THAT or maybe I just didn't pay attention. Will let you know. LOL

That does seem funny, doesn't it AnythingArt. It is not however the CV kind of resume you are thinking of. It is for zones that you publish, or any outside blogs, etc., that you personally own. Nope, no real life job stuff available there. Don't worry about the social friends, not many have any yet either. This is a very new format, just one of Helium's many changes. It really is only a pictorial version of the already existing "favourites" you see on your home page, that's all.

Well its kind of a resume geared towards your qualification as a writer so although I haven't completed mine either, (I have been on Helium only about a week) if you dont have a whole lot of published experience, than putting together a resume for writing would have to rely on your life experience and areas of expertise. I will eventually get around to doing one as I get more serious with my writing on Helium but a good resume is really more about presentation of the facts than the facts themselves. For example I have spent 13 years in the call center and customer service industry. How does apply to a resume for writing? I could say I am a customer service specialist with expertise in the call center industry. So you don't have to be too personal, and you can still accurately express your interests, experiences, and expertise from life. After all Helium is a place to go to get writing experience, and as you progress and gain some of it you can always go back and update your resume.

There really isn't a downside to putting any kind of resume on the net. If you've got the credentials, wear them! Don't put anything personal. Treat it as any other resume. It's just business. The sooner you think of your writing as a small business, the better off you will be. The question is, do you have the clips and real credentials it takes to make a writer's resume?? Helium is great because it gives you training wheels. You have an opportunity to gain up-to-date training experience. But, don't think this is going to make you a freelance writer in and of itself. Get your writing star. Get into the marketplace, and get knocked around a bit. Rejections are constructive. Get used to them. In my opinion jump in with both feet, or get out of the pool. You may want to go "old school" and submit queries to smaller publications to get your feet wet. Find a niche. If you're a parent start writing parenting articles. You may find yourself writing for 'Parenthood' in the next 6 months. They pay out around $1000/article. Build your resume, and you will do well. Good Luck!

Sure! I'll play devil's advocate. It is my favorite role after all. There is always an inherent risk when you put any of your information online. We live in a day and age where you can not only have your identity stolen, but adversaries can hijack drone spy planes, know what your looking at on your computer, and get your medical history. The list goes on, and on, and on... Perhaps someone could track you through some published article. Possibly implant a virus that sends out all of your passwords, or worse send out all of the info stored on your computer to anyone you've ever contacted via email. Or, worst of all, you put your work out there for everyone to see, and they meet it with disapproving eyes. But I still have to stick with my original input. In this industry you have to be a bit of a peacock. Safeguard yourself from predators. But don't be afraid to let people know who you are. Set up an email account that you give out because you expect junk-mail & spamming. Most of all...who gives a crap about Helium. It's like an exercise bike. You put in the work, ride and ride, but you just don't go anywhere. Yeah, you can make small amounts of money. Pitty payouts, occasionally getting a decent payday. I make money through the marketplace, but the only way to make money writing is to write that resume, and use it to do real freelance work. Don't be shy.

I have not been to Helium in ages. I think I would not post a resume there, it would be too much information spread out all over the internet.

I've seen all that too, just recently. I won't be posting my CV or much that is personal. I'm not really there to make friends or join groups, though I suppose I might get sucked in eventually. Really, it all takes too much of my precious time.

I have just noticed that myself recently the resume thing on Helium. I guess I'm a late bloomer on noticing that cause you posted this 2 weeks ago. I'm not too sure what that was for, but I don't plan on posting my resume on there anyways. I feel no need to. Don't worry, about not having any friends on Helium I don't have any either, but I don't seem to worry about it, because I would rather just write.