Once upon a time, the CV was carried “by hand” or relied on employment agencies that were the center of the meeting between job supply and demand. The Internet, obviously, has also revolutionized the world of work, along 3 consequential macro-phases: 1 The advent of e-mail : the contact method from the candidate to the company (and vice versa) changes, but the way of communicating “job offers” also changes, becoming less and less “local” and more and more “global”. 2 The birth of Social Media : as a way to showcase oneself as a potential candidate with skills and experience (ex. LinkedIn) but also as a possibility for recruiters to better investigate and verify the behaviors and statements of the candidates themselves…
3 The need for Personal Marketing
the internet offers great versatility and multiple possibilities to take care of your image and “show off”. Services – often free – for candidates and recruiters spring up like mushrooms . In particular, candidates have many new and creative possibilities to tell their story and get in touch with recruiters. This evolution “raises the bar” of competition for work , even more so in times of crisis: each person must tell more and better (in less time and possibly in a multimedia way) who they are and what they can do, especially online, the hunting ground of recruiters and the place of choice also for employment agencies.
Increasingly virtual and less physical in the area
For this reason I want to focus today: 1) in outlining the availability and characteristics of (social) platforms for the meeting between job supply and demand, understanding characteristics and possible evolutions; 2) in highlighting the avalanche of tools available for free to better present yourself, “impress” HR managers belgium email list and gain access to the most sought-after jobs. Social Networks of Work Does Social Recruitment Work?
Between successful experiments and others that failed, there is still room for more and more online (and social) tools for work… LinkedIn – LinkedIn is very well known and used: however, it is no longer a simple online CV; it is actually a platform where you can establish relationships, increase your knowledge, introduce yourself, learn about companies and job offers, express yourself . It is a “professional and virtual identity card” that allows you to self-realize. Job Your Life – A recent and ambitious platform (an Italian startup).
It presents itself as an alternative to
LinkedIn, but it distorts its meaning: on JYL you can “in theory” make sure that the ideal job for you knocks on your door (this is how the service describes itself). The platform is certainly evolving, it still has some shortcomings here and there (in the “similar professional profiles”, in my case it shows Export Sales Manager, Packaging Manager but also effectively similar profiles), but the concept is interesting and several large companies already preside over it; furthermore there is a strong promotional and word-of-mouth push, lately (very fresh news the 600k euros of investment received) … it is legitimate to expect great things. Conspire – welcome Recently listed among the new Social Media of the future , Conspire analyses your current friendships and acquaintances ( via your Gmail , for now) to give you the chance to get in touch with “the right people” who could foster professional changes and new business opportunities.
My Workster – American platform that uses an approach similar to
Job Your Life, promising that companies will look for you and your professional profile : the quick summary viewable via iOS app promises speed and rapidity.
Facebook At Work – (not yet available) Facebook also seems to be working on a Social Network dedicated to the world of work, with a style very similar to the current Facebook.
It will certainly be the importance of a good crm in the digital marketing strategy different from LinkedIn, I expect, also in this case, new ways of interacting.
Looking for a job is a job , they said, so this service offers speed and simplicity. Job Vite –: Will It Work? Job Vite Shares a Data I Believe Is Significant…
The classic dynamics in the Human Resources sector are being overturned
For a rapid, mobile and certainly “social” search for work and workers. The original and impactful Online Curriculum Not only Social Recruiting, but also enormous possibilities for users to appear and tell their story in a more effective and job data impactful way. Among so many candidates, it is essential to try to surprise recruiters, perhaps with a CV created with the thousand existing free platforms. In mid-2013, Jobvite.com asked over 800 employers if they were using or planning to use social media for their recruiting, and this is the result – 94% of employers said they were LinkedIn has paved the way, now new and original models of job supply-demand relationship are advancing that are light years away from the classic “I’ll send you my CV” but that exploit Big Data and the infinite relationships that a global job market can offer.