Posted on Aug 25th, 2006
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alina
Networks are replacing resumes on the conventional career path, which increasingly resembles a "career exploration". In my former job, I had the opportunity to witness this tension between the value of knowledge captured by resumes and the knowledge capture by social networks. Usually, the resumes win with senior managers, business school graduates, and others who have a vested interest in hiring someone who can speak manage-ease. On the other hand, the idea diffusers tend to brush through the resume and then devote hours to google searches-- their interest is in how to hire an individual with the skills required for innovation.
Happily, web-based professional networking services like LinkedIn.com manage to combine resume services with information about a person's social capital. I love
LinkediN and look forward to seeing how it evolves as the new group accounts take off. Word from sources in California that LinkedIn will not be allowing photo or personal information uploads at any point in the future as part of their strategy to stay true to the professional audience. Early adopters, if you haven't already joined LinkedIn, you might have to settle for being part of the
early majority on this one...
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