Shades of Klout for Job Applicants - No Résumés Required...but Web Presence is Essential

In real estate it's:  location, location, location

In career growth potential will it soon be:  web presence; web presenceweb presence?

Venture Capital firms today Fortune 1000 companies tomorrow? Who would'a thought this ...?

WSJ CAREERS  JANUARY 24, 2012

No More Résumés, Say Some Firms

"Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst.

Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their "Web presence," such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position..." 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203750404577173031991...

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