Comments - 33,000 Career Experts Can’t Be Wrong(?) - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T13:45:36Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1502959&xn_auth=noThere are aspects of Linkedin…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-01-26:502551:Comment:15043532012-01-26T19:18:14.480ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>There are aspects of Linkedin that qualify as social media. I am a member of a couple of groups that have nothing to do with recruiting. They are closely moderated to eliminate promotions of any kind. Members rarely even talk about what they do for living. Before anyone is accepted in the group it is ascertained that they have a connection to the purpose of the group. Marketers of products related to the area of interest are allowed to post only in the promotions, jobs posted in the jobs…</p>
<p>There are aspects of Linkedin that qualify as social media. I am a member of a couple of groups that have nothing to do with recruiting. They are closely moderated to eliminate promotions of any kind. Members rarely even talk about what they do for living. Before anyone is accepted in the group it is ascertained that they have a connection to the purpose of the group. Marketers of products related to the area of interest are allowed to post only in the promotions, jobs posted in the jobs section have to be related to the interest of the group or they are deleted. With groups like that it does become specific social media and not a job board. However when i am working it is a job board but i do not accept Linkedin profiles as a resume, neither do my clients.</p>
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<p>As to video resumes. Let's just say that there is a place where 99% and 1% makes sense. 99% of the video resumes and/or presentations i have seen the 99% look like Lady Gaga in drag or Groucho Marx in a baseball cap. And most are painful at best.</p> David
Re. your last comment…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-01-26:502551:Comment:15045312012-01-26T18:55:41.332ZJacob S. Madsenhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JacobSMadsen
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<p>Re. your last comment on Linkedin and perhaps showing it's real colours: At social media conference in London today with 400 attendees, Linkedin gave a presentation telling that they were not a jobboard but a social media enterprise. They then proceeded to put up a slide giving all the conference attendees a $195 value voucher to make a job advertisement on Linkedin!!!!!!!!! </p>
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<p>Re. your last comment on Linkedin and perhaps showing it's real colours: At social media conference in London today with 400 attendees, Linkedin gave a presentation telling that they were not a jobboard but a social media enterprise. They then proceeded to put up a slide giving all the conference attendees a $195 value voucher to make a job advertisement on Linkedin!!!!!!!!! </p> Sandra and Jacob - Thanks for…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-01-26:502551:Comment:15044092012-01-26T15:01:42.328ZDavid Gaspinhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DavidGaspin
<p>Sandra and Jacob - Thanks for your comments!</p>
<p>Jacob, we're going to have to agree to disagree on the resume point. I've seen lots of players come and go in the effort to virtualize (or virtualise for you in the UK) the traditional CV, making little to no impact along the way. Linkedin is an obvious heavyweight in the field, but I wonder if they'd let themselves become strictly a resume database. In spite of the fact that they're becoming just that, it completely undermines all of their…</p>
<p>Sandra and Jacob - Thanks for your comments!</p>
<p>Jacob, we're going to have to agree to disagree on the resume point. I've seen lots of players come and go in the effort to virtualize (or virtualise for you in the UK) the traditional CV, making little to no impact along the way. Linkedin is an obvious heavyweight in the field, but I wonder if they'd let themselves become strictly a resume database. In spite of the fact that they're becoming just that, it completely undermines all of their claims of being a social network. I wonder how far they'll allow themselves to stray from that model.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p></p> David, good to see some persp…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-01-25:502551:Comment:15039242012-01-25T17:48:40.860ZJacob S. Madsenhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JacobSMadsen
<p>David, good to see some perspective and down to earth attitude, with Sandra complimenting you, - well that is an accolade to cherish!!!.</p>
<p>That said ad 3. Resume in it's current format probably moving towards a more 'virtual entity' Lot's of talk here in the UK about whether Linkedin over time (and more when rather than if) will become the CV/Resume holder for all and spell the death of any other candidate database management system. It is 1. cooming to world dominance and single…</p>
<p>David, good to see some perspective and down to earth attitude, with Sandra complimenting you, - well that is an accolade to cherish!!!.</p>
<p>That said ad 3. Resume in it's current format probably moving towards a more 'virtual entity' Lot's of talk here in the UK about whether Linkedin over time (and more when rather than if) will become the CV/Resume holder for all and spell the death of any other candidate database management system. It is 1. cooming to world dominance and single largest player 2. it is forever updated/current 3. it is available on all platforms.</p>
<p>Cheerioo </p> Well written, funny and very…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-01-24:502551:Comment:15030972012-01-24T18:43:35.613ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>Well written, funny and very very true. I agree on all points. The internet is like a sewer of bad information with a few chuncs of wisdom floating around in it. If people can't figure out the difference they end up looking as foolish as the gurus and career coaches who conned them. Nothing beats a well written resume that reflects qualifications and a person who can act like an adult.</p>
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<p>I got the same email or something very like like it comes in about four times a day. …</p>
<p>Well written, funny and very very true. I agree on all points. The internet is like a sewer of bad information with a few chuncs of wisdom floating around in it. If people can't figure out the difference they end up looking as foolish as the gurus and career coaches who conned them. Nothing beats a well written resume that reflects qualifications and a person who can act like an adult.</p>
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<p>I got the same email or something very like like it comes in about four times a day. I have a perverse need to reply with the following:</p>
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<p>"Wrong, 33,000 recruiters are wrong about 33,000 times a day. Did you know that dogs have souls and do go to heaven? Take me off your trashy mailing list and quit trying to sell your tripe. I have added your name to the list i give peope of scam artists to avoid. Have a good day.'</p>