To be honest, every resume or e-mail tht I get with a web site, I look through.
Any way to get MORE information about an candidate is a welcome opportunity.
Absolutely. The biggest thing for me with a website was always that it gave me a chance to get a feel for a candidate's personality beyond "show x, position y, director z" that's on a resume. This gives an advantage to those that have taken the time to do it. If you're a freelance SM sending out a good volume of resumes, I'd say it's certainly worth the time.
Kevin, what exactly helps you find a candidate's personality beyond the resume part on a website? Since I am trying to build up my website I am curious what additions are recommended that will show me in the best possible light.
Only a month later, not bad response time
A website offers more information than a resume. It gives you a chance to put forward your writing style , personal style (through photographs and other items), and some basic creativity through the design of the website. The nice thing about a website is you can make it yours. Resumes are so formulaic and dull, with a website you can get out of that and add a lot more depth to your profile as a candidate.
When I had my personal SM website up and running I was having the same issue that you are having now, the "what the heck do I put on this thing" question. What I wound up doing to add content and also add insight to my resume was taking a few of the more exciting projects I'd done, and expanding upon them by writing a few paragraphs. This gives you an opportunity to highlight your strengths as an SM.
Now this is of course a double-edged sword. If you just throw something together that is dull or tacky and riddled with grammatical errors it's going to hurt you, but if done right it can help you stand out from the field of the applicants for a certain job, and ultimately, isn't that what we aim to accomplish with our resume?