Comments on: Getting Hired 2.0, The Future of Job Hunting Is Now

By: specialk1281 (Kristen)

specialk1281 (Kristen) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:59:29 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/62qerc great info for anyone job hunting…myself included

By: planetrussell (Michael J. Russell)

planetrussell (Michael J. Russell) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:46:11 +0000

Hired 2.0 – http://is.gd/8Zcx | RT @geechee_girl, w/props to @astrout

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:31:45 +0000

Awesome piece Leslie! I soooo agree with you. I never thought there could be anything worse than 'spam' ... until I met a 'twitter robot' ... they are the worst!!!! I don't have any real world applications of this, but I would place my bets with your premise upon dealing with my future... Nicely written indeed... Alexs last blog post..Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:02:40 +0000

Yes, correct. As a phrase. It's very clear Hiring 2.0 works. Oops! Ari Herzogs last blog post..How College Systems Like the University of Massachusetts Are Blogging and Tweeting

By: Wayne Kurtzman

Wayne Kurtzman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:51:51 +0000

A very relevant post. People are starting to realize that they really do work for themselves, and must be the brand. Wayne Kurtzmans last blog post..OMG! The News Finds Me!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:15:08 +0000

I presume you meant to say it was amusing that Hiring 2.0 doesn’t work for me as a phrase, since the whole post is about how it works well in practice.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:09:34 +0000

It’s amusing that Hiring 2.0 doesn’t work for you, because resumes and jobs are equally bad. If you trace the derivation of the word, “resume,” it stems from the French word, “resumer,” meaning to resume or to summarize.

In the social web space, when things are changing constantly (how many Twitter messages, Facebook status updates, and emails did you send out today?), why focus your experiences on a piece of paper that is a summary?

I used to have a resume. Not anymore. I now use a combination of everything you mentioned above, along with a newer tool called VisualCV – http://visualcv.com. It is portrayed unique to each person; Guy Kawasaki uses it differently than me, for instance.

And a job? Is that what someone really wants? A job? I’d rather have a relationship in my career.

Great advice, though! Aaron is a great example.

Ari Herzogs last blog post..How College Systems Like the University of Massachusetts Are Blogging and Tweeting

By: Ben Grossman

Ben Grossman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:51:01 +0000

Leslie,

This is a wonderful, and obviously very relevant, post! I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head… the easiest way to to be presentable to employers (and peers) online is to keep it real. If you begin building your online presence ready to authentic and genuine, it’s actually pretty fun–you just have to find the online tools that best reflect who you are in real life.

At this point, when I or anyone else searches for you online (especially on a relatively mainstream site like LinkedIn) and cannot find you, the first thing that comes to mind is, “What’s wrong with this candidate?” The barrier to entry is so low (after all, these services are free) that it just makes no sense not to have an online presence these days. The easier you make it for me to find information about you, the easier you make it for me to hire you, invite you to speak on a panel, or recommend you to an employer.

Thanks for the mention in the post, Leslie! It is very kind.

Yours,
Ben Grossman
@BenGrossman

By: Aaron Strout

Aaron Strout — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:51:03 +0000

Leslie - great post! As you know (and pointed out), the concept of Hiring in a 2.0 World and a social resume are near and dear to my heart. Great advice above on how EVERYONE should be thinking about their new "resume" and how they can behave/take action in a manner that helps not hurts what's represented. Thanks for the shout out/link love as well! Best, Aaron | @astrout Aaron Strouts last blog post..Thoughts on Un-Follows/Qwitter

By: astrout (Aaron Strout)

astrout (Aaron Strout) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:02:03 +0000

@BenGrossman yes, Leslie AKA @geechee_girl’s “Getting Hired 2.0″ was good stuff (& I never mind a shout out): http://is.gd/8Zcx