Explanation for This Page
The typical job search web site (e.g. Monster, Dice and their ilk) seems to draw unwanted attention to what would otherwise be a perfectly suitable rèsumè, meaning that publicizing one's employment credentials in those places results in an avalanche of email- and phone- based chaos the magnitude of which seems directly proportional to the number of buzzwords in the rèsumè yet, somehow, inversely proportional to the level of interest generated in the applicant.
I don't blame the sites, really. Mostly I blame the HR departments and/or recruiting arms of the firms who are looking for new employees. It's abundantly clear to me, after more than ten years in the market, that the recruiting force thinks applicants - particularly technical resources - are like processed canned ham (i.e. homogeneous). For the record, it is my understanding that job seekers are *not* ham - processed, canned or otherwise although, in fairness to the recruiters, this should be confirmed by an uninterested third party. Moreover, making such an analogy to an inanimate processed food product is insulting (usually the insulted party is the job seeker although less frequently the offended party is the processed ham, as I have seen on more than one occassion).
Since I don't like being buried under email or insulted, and I am not a processed, canned ham, I'll store my employment history, eligibility and credentials for myself, reserving the choice of publicly listing it as a last resort - if I suddenly become a lot dumber, for instance.
One added advantage is that the likelihood of any SPAM-ployer* finding my rèsumè is extremely low, since they would have to actively look for it. This way, I can provide a link to the employers in which I am personally interested, and they can peruse my information at their leisure without having to worry about email, file size, or constant updates, all while keeping the confusion to a minimum: "You want my rèsumè? Well, it's available on my blog at ..."
* SPAM-ployer: The kind of business that will hire anyone with any level of experience on the basis of a five minute managerial interview or, worse, their recruiting firm who is less, er, picky than that.