MaryHelen Votral and I were discussing the resume in the ongoing interview series with her on the podcast, in which we agreed that the resume, the bastion of human resources, is more or less a formality in the era of Google, email, and MySpace.

The resume is dead.

In old England, there was an expression – the king is dead, long live the king! Which seems confusing to Americans who’ve never lived in a monarchy. It proclaims the ascension of the new monarch, the successor to the deceased king, and well wishes for the new monarch’s reign.

Long live the resume.

What is resume 2.0? Kristen Crusius and I were IM’ing this evening, and we arrived at a conclusion: the resume is to your career what Google Reader is to your personal blogosphere. It’s an aggregator, a hub, a place to gather bookmarks and notations about your career life that visitors can then explore. MySpace profile? Sure. YouTube collection? Absolutely. Blog posts? Podcasts? Facebook profile? Yes, yes, and yes. Your resume should be the digital hub of your career, a way for people to gain access to everything you want to show them about your capabilities, talents, and insights.

We’ll be discussing Resume 2.0 and other new media career stuff in an upcoming JobCast as well as a few other places. Stay tuned, and be sure to check out the Social Media Resume.

Oh, and Kristen is looking for a career opportunity in new media, so if you’re looking to hire one of tomorrow’s top new media talents, be sure to drop her an email or comment.