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Social networking – the new CV?

It is thought that social networking sites could become the new type of CV for applying for jobs. Figures currently show that not many people are using them for job hunting but this could well change in the future as we step ever further into the digital age.

Videos, blogs, photos, profiles etc are all very good ways of promoting ones self and social networking allows you to do that.

However, where social networking sites could aid in the job hunt they could potentially work against jobseekers as profiles can be very personal and often paint a different picture of a person’s personality. It wasn’t too long ago that a couple of rising UK tennis stars got caught out for what they had posted on their personal social networking sites and I do not think they had particularly posted the content themselves either. Our peers could present the biggest problem when it comes to content on personal profiles. Not only does this point out the dangers that could be faced if using sites to promote yourself to potential employers it has potentially ruined our chances of having any chance of someone from the UK winning Wimbledon! Well, probably not, as we don’t exactly have a great record of champions.

So too should people not give out personal information over the web that they do not want released to the wider audience. Care has to be taken in what information is given out and hence shared.

On the up side using a profile as an extension of a “personal brand” to let employers see a fuller you could help employers get a better feel for candidates as employers generally judge on appearance, language and opinions when meeting face to face. Employers could hugely benefit here as well as it would help to sift out the right candidates without setting up first interviews, hence reducing recruitment costs.

Where CV’s are all about selling yourself in as concise a manner as possible it is hard to be able to give a true picture of your interests. Using a social networking profile could greatly aid this. Things like travelling, hobbies, voluntary work could really be expanded using your profile. Artists could benefit from visual examples of their work in graphical form. Blogs too could help writers show their style and level of work. So there are many avenues that employers could explore when it comes to more modern ways of seeking out new talent for their organisations.

So, the question is when will this actually come in to play and become the norm for when applying for jobs?


Richard

JumpToJobs.co.uk

Print posted @ Friday, April 11, 2008 4:54 PM

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