Comments on: Is the CV Dying? http://www.peoplemaps.com/2008/09/02/is-the-cv-dying/ The web's leading publisher of personality reports and applications Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Julie Anderson http://www.peoplemaps.com/2008/09/02/is-the-cv-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Julie Anderson Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:02:51 +0000 http://peoplemaps.com/main/?p=413#comment-139 I think you hit it on the head - everything is changing. Being open and online - combining 'work' and 'personal' life - will become the norm. For example, I have one personality, although I modify my behaviour to suit the situation, I cannot fundamentally change who I am, nor would I want to. Facebook and other social networking platforms allow me to represent the whole me. I'm pretty confident there would be many more happy employees if they felt they could be honest and open about who they were outwith the 'job'... I think you hit it on the head – everything is changing. Being open and online – combining ‘work’ and ‘personal’ life – will become the norm.

For example, I have one personality, although I modify my behaviour to suit the situation, I cannot fundamentally change who I am, nor would I want to.

Facebook and other social networking platforms allow me to represent the whole me. I’m pretty confident there would be many more happy employees if they felt they could be honest and open about who they were outwith the ‘job’…

]]> By: dwlt http://www.peoplemaps.com/2008/09/02/is-the-cv-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-140 dwlt Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:22:43 +0000 http://peoplemaps.com/main/?p=413#comment-140 I don't know - I think lots of people post things on Facebook that they wouldn't necessarily want employers, colleagues or potential employers to see. So in that respect, it's a powerful character reference. And here's the rub: the current generation of kids live on the net, in the open. Everything will change dramatically as they grow up - there will be no secrets. I think that will be a good thing. Nonsense political scandals involving drugs, sex and/or rock'n'roll will be a thing of the past, for one thing. Hopefully. I don’t know – I think lots of people post things on Facebook that they wouldn’t necessarily want employers, colleagues or potential employers to see. So in that respect, it’s a powerful character reference.

And here’s the rub: the current generation of kids live on the net, in the open. Everything will change dramatically as they grow up – there will be no secrets.

I think that will be a good thing. Nonsense political scandals involving drugs, sex and/or rock’n'roll will be a thing of the past, for one thing. Hopefully.

]]> By: Julie Anderson http://www.peoplemaps.com/2008/09/02/is-the-cv-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Julie Anderson Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:32:03 +0000 http://peoplemaps.com/main/?p=413#comment-141 Using Facebook as a reference checker is a somewhat limited use of its potential, don't you think? I know many professional recruiters also use Facebook, LinkedIn etc as hunting grounds for high quality candidates. But I believe it's highest value is in creating a professional personal online presence which will lead you to your dream job by allowing you to engage and network with the people (and potential employers, employees and partners) who share your passion. Using Facebook as a reference checker is a somewhat limited use of its potential, don’t you think?

I know many professional recruiters also use Facebook, LinkedIn etc as hunting grounds for high quality candidates.

But I believe it’s highest value is in creating a professional personal online presence which will lead you to your dream job by allowing you to engage and network with the people (and potential employers, employees and partners) who share your passion.

]]> By: dwlt http://www.peoplemaps.com/2008/09/02/is-the-cv-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-142 dwlt Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:09:37 +0000 http://peoplemaps.com/main/?p=413#comment-142 I agree that the employers should use the web as a form of reference checking, but the implications of having a potential employer make a friend request on Facebook are pretty big, I think. I try to keep Facebook for those who I actually know and like to hang out with (my friends, you could say!), and LinkedIn for professional contacts. As a result, I would turn down an employer friend request - and that makes me think it's only a matter of time before there's a lawsuit over someone not being hired because they denied an employer access to their Facebook account. And most law firms are just not setup to handle that kind of thing (or in fact anything to do with technology, as I'm sure you're all too aware!). I agree that the employers should use the web as a form of reference checking, but the implications of having a potential employer make a friend request on Facebook are pretty big, I think.

I try to keep Facebook for those who I actually know and like to hang out with (my friends, you could say!), and LinkedIn for professional contacts. As a result, I would turn down an employer friend request – and that makes me think it’s only a matter of time before there’s a lawsuit over someone not being hired because they denied an employer access to their Facebook account.

And most law firms are just not setup to handle that kind of thing (or in fact anything to do with technology, as I’m sure you’re all too aware!).

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