“Hiring is a conversation, about putting yourself out there.”

This bit of wisdom comes from Ben Yoskovitz, aka byosko, via Twitter. Ben is author of the Instigator Blog and also co-founder of the soon-to-debut Standout Jobs.

“Your blog is your resume.”

So says Lorelle VanFossen in her new book, Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging –

Every word you write in your blog is an example to a potential customer or employer on your writing skills. The structure of your blog, the arrangement and presentation of the content tells a lot about your organizational abilities.

What you put on your blog says a lot about who you are, how you work, and what you are capable of. Is your blog your resume? If not, consider making it one.

What do you think of this advice from Ben and Lorelle? How is hiring, or job seeking, like a conversation? Do you use your blog as your resume? As an expression of your “personal brand”?

Go ahead, chime in. Commenting is free.

David Neff, whom I’ve met through Social Media Club Austin, is the director of online communications for the American Cancer Society. He e-mailed to ask for help in publicizing a job opening for an e-commerce manager in the corporate office here in Austin.

“As a non-profit,” David said, “it’s usually very hard to find technical people like this.”

Been there, done that — so I know exactly what he means. Let’s help David out, okay? Here’s the job description. Pass it along to your connections who might know a qualified candidate.