Will LinkedIn Profiles Become The New CV / Resume?
October 3, 2008 CVs/Resumes, Social Media TrackBack URL(Cross Posted On The Career Hub Blog)
Earlier this week I wrote a guest article for the EFinancial Careers site on how to create CVs / resumes that stands out in a tough job market.
On the back of this, I had the following question and answer exchange in the comments box with one of the readers:
Question
“Sital,
Why even worry about the more traditional versions of a resume?
Is LinkedIn not the new ‘resume’?
John”
Answer
“John,
Your LinkedIn profile does not replace the CV or resume – but instead compliments it by helping you build your personal brand online.
Most recruiters I know use LinkedIn to search for candidates. Many in-house corporate recruiters doing their own direct sourcing use LinkedIn as the first place to go when they have a vacancy. And in business, something like 60% of people apparently do a Google search on the name of a contact before meeting them – a search which invariably takes them to a LinkedIn profile (if they have one).
So yes, if you’re job searching – ensure you have an upto date LinkedIn profile.
But for the moment, most hiring managers will still want to see a full version of the conventional resume. I say ‘for the moment’ as this may well change in the future when online platforms like LinkedIn become more sophisticated and employers decide that it’s easier to use online profiles instead. But for the time being, the cv / resume still remains your primary sales brochure to work alongside online profiles such as LinkedIn – not instead of them.
Sital”
But that’s just my take on things – what do you think? Are the days of the traditional resume numbered?
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments box below.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Sital:
In its purest sense, a resume holds the promise of being the end product of a carefully rendered examination of a candidate’s career, with the focus upon his/her potential to provide solutions to specific challeges and/or to catalyze growth and change.
Effective candidates, however, have moved beyond a resume-centric campaign. As you and our colleagues at Career Hub have mentioned numerous times, candidates are seeking out those who can create a portfolio of marketing materials to convey the richness of the depth and breadth that the candidate’s personal brand portrays.
LinkedIn is an absolute must for serious careerists to be found now by those seeking Talent.
Enterprising individuals will fashion new and exciting “tools” that push the limits of technology to further their candidacy.
Hopefully, they’ll read your blog and choose to contribute their ideas here.
Keep moving the mindshare forward.
Charles J. Timmins, CPBS
Malvern, PA USA
November 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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