Comments on: eeoc? no problem, says visualcv

By: Will Barribal

Will Barribal — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:27:16 +0000

It is unlikely that this technology will ever “replace” the traditional resume – it’s a bit like suggesting that email will replace the telephone. What it will do is enable people who get very little face time with the executive search community (and recruiters in general) to raise their profiles with a package of information that can all be found and reviewed from within one simple portal – very useful. Many candidates get an exceptionally poor deal from the recruitment community (both client side and consultancy) due to misconceptions bourn out of misleading documents or informal references that don’t come close to showing them in their “true” light. Whether you think of this as potentially risky or not depends on where you are in the supply chain and how pushed you are for time/desperate to find a job/the right candidate without it costing you an arm and a leg. I think that this is a “watch this space” moment and that future developments will disprove the sceptics!

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:39:50 +0000

Thank you so much for putting together this podcast. I had the same knee jerk reaction as you and had not been steering my resume/branding clients to use the tool. Your podcast answered many of my questions. I really appreciate you being at the forefront of this issue and sorting out the challenges for the rest of us.

By: Jonathan Goodman

Jonathan Goodman — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:53:01 +0000

Joel, first off, I’m loving the podcasts. It’s great to take you and your guests with me while I fold laundry or walk the dogs. Second, great interview with the team at VisualCV. I await the day that a start-up in this space captures your imagination and engenders some unabated enthusiasm! Third, keep the podcasts coming, they’re a valuable resource for all of us.

By: JoeyPeeps

JoeyPeeps — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:52:10 +0000

So what’s the difference between this and say linkedin? Same thing – pretty much a resume snapshot with a photo (option now) as well as recommendations listed at the bottom from colleagues. Only thing missing would be video clip – but will resumes start to become American Idol audition clips? I mean where are we going with this? The resume states your background and you repeat it on a video clip? Or is that the part of the “audition” when you’re supposed to juggle while riding a unicycle to really show them your extra talents???