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Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

maryhodges — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:11:00 -0000

i would like help finishing my resume please help.

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holdenkarau — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:39:34 -0000

I've had recruiters e-mail me, and I'm not from an American school. I find having your resume on-line helps a bit.

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resume writing — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:07:47 -0000

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Informer — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:31:14 -0000

Well the info provided here is really great but i would have really liked some more resources in here.

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Lucy — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:20:16 -0000

One very big setback is that emurse.com doesn't have spell checker. Make sure you don't have any typing/spelling misstakes on your resume or otherwise your resume will finish in garbage bin of HR manager.

Check out http://www.getresume.com for certified resume templates and Europass CV, official format which is used in EU. You can write your resume or CV in English, French and Spanish.

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

kk — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:55:10 -0000

It would be great if we could totally ignore the way the world does things that we do not like, but we really cannot do that. What you can do is blog like you do, invent new ways to advertise yourself, and gradually change things. However, the days of the resume are not over, and if I were job hunting, I would compose that resume, write that cover letter, network with people in the realms in which I wanted work. You can still play your game, but you can also ensure that you have played into all arenas by keeping that resume on hand. Ya never know. And I agree with the other comments that hubris goes a long way. Did you know that the number one thing that gets people hired is chemistry upon meeting in person or even via other media? So my opinion---you have to do it all, from "old age" resume writing to "new age" Internet blogs. One thing I have to say for you is that you are persistent and also a creative thinker.
KK

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

Mike — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:33:41 -0000

I think many interesting points have been raised here. Resumes, CV, LinkedIn, Google, Blogs, etc. are ALL excellent ways to market yourself and/or even give potential employers a window into your skills. However, none of them alone will land you a job. You still need to interview in person.

If you are requesting that Resumes go the way of the 8-track, then you are also potentially opening yourself up to a world of discrimination and recruiter opinion. If you rely solely on the internet and blogging, when I get information about your name I COULD see the same things others have seen "someone who is very defensive when the heat is on. Can’t take criticism very well. Has trouble prioritizing his work", etc. Where a resume/CV could get you through the door or even initiate phone contact. Obviously live phone contact or in person interviews are where the potential employer will gain the best access to your skills and potential within their organization.

One thing many of you have overlooked is the time required by HR to "look into" every applicant or potential applicant's background. If a recruiter is working on 20+ jobs w/ 100's of potential applicants, there just isn't enough time in the day to accomplish that. Not with also keeping time to fill in the picture with looking at quality of hire.

Just some thoughts, thanks for listening!

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

bobwyman — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:19:57 -0000

Hmm... My guess is that Yahoo is no longer interested in Scoble's resume. Now, I sure would like to figure out how to get them to want MY resume... :-) !

bob wyman
(Resume available on request)

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

Patti McGuire — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:02:34 -0000

Take a look at today's WSJ. Even those notable people, some of whom had Bill, Steve, Larry & Sergei in hot pursuit, provided a resume when I asked. NO attitude about it. Yes, I always search the web first, but sometimes need an up to date resume for practical purposes. Our senior execs like to know something about the people I ask them to meet, like where they have worked before and what they have accomplished. They might not all know everything about you. (I know, hard to believe ;-))Think you are being a bit harsh here.

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Heather — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:40:05 -0000

Gregor-LinkedIn has that feature. I noticed it recently (when I was setting up an auto sig)so not sure how new it is but they will generate a unique LinkedIn url for your profile page.

For example, here's mine: http://www.linkedin.com/in/...

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Gregor J. Rothfuss — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:23:41 -0000

what cote said:

http://www.redmonk.com/cote...

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Profile as Resume

I'd like to see LinkedIn make this happen: instead of sending a resume to a company, I'd send a LinkedIn URL. (And, no, I'm not looking for a job, it's just an example)

I've typed up all my crap into LinkedIn, I have some lovely, kind recommendations from former co-workers, and my LinkedIn page better represents who I am than a resume ever could: web pages have links! In fact, my resume is just cut-and-pasted from LinkedIn. Resumes suck. Web-pages are much more rich.

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thom — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:34:32 -0000

Wow, this has been one of the more interesting threads I have read on any topic lately. I think that a resume is just a tool. If you dont need that particular tool to get the job, good for you. If a company requires one be sent, then you get to decide if the process dies or moves forward. The world is changing, and maybe resumes will go away...or more likely they will morph into something a little different than we know them today. Either way, a resume cannot get you the job, it can just keep you from getting interviewed. (I have a friend who did not get an interview because a recruiter AND an employee of the company forwarded the same resume to HR the same day. The HR person said "any time I get a resume more than once the candidate is eliminated". This just proves that people have their own quirky opinions of how to screen a candidate once they get a resume...and you have no control over it!).

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realestateceo — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:30:58 -0000

So How much would Yahoo have to offer you to accept the job?

Phil

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Dmad — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:47:08 -0000

#28. Fair point about the interview. However, if you are saying "if you want to know about me read my blog", as a potetial employer I see some red flags that may not even elicit an interiew. Do I want a guy that appears to not be able to manage his time well and has trouble prioritizing?

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Jack Box — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:59:32 -0000

Each company could have people who refuses to do their homework, nothing new to that. "Don't burn the bridge" was sound advice.

Such people may also think if they kept banging your door you may eventually open it unless you call 911-remember 'Buddy Fox'? we never know, they could have their own success stories to tell you.

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

Andrew Fife — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:04:52 -0000

What was the point of this posting? Why humiliate the Yahoo recruiter or burn that bridge?

And writing "it gets even funnier. He just asked "where are you going?" very much comes across as a "don't you know who I am" statement.

Admitting to snarky jerk behavior doesn't lessen the impact of the behavior.

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vinnie mirchandani — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:29:56 -0000

Angel, the person who wrote the first resume was also told he/she was egotistical enough to brag about their achievements...if you have seen some resumes you know what I mean ...not just inflated, some with lies...Scoble has been pushing for tranparency in many aspects of business - why not in recruiting too? ... about ego, Scoble himself says he can be snarky jerk (his words above)...not really that big a ego, I would say...

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Angel — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:50:14 -0000

Wow...ever heard of humility? I wouldn't be so smug considering you could very well be out of a job next year or even a few months from now. Future employers are reading this and judging you based on your huge ego.

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guy — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:42:43 -0000

Rather, don't give zawodny the recruiter's name/email. It's none of his business and all he will do is cry and complain, as usual, to no result, as usual. This wannabe, self-styled "troublemaker" doesn't need any more fodder for his little whinefest. Someone should remind him that his 15 minutes are over.

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malatmals — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:58:07 -0000

Forward it on to BillG he will be available... that recruiter is so clueless he'd probably call.

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mp — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:10:45 -0000

Uh, you may be the top story on all the tech news sites, but maybe this is just a reminder to stay humble. I guess being "internet famous" isn't the same as being Brad Pitt.
Just my two cents.

Re: Yahoo recruiter wants my resume

Scobleizer Who — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:29:33 -0000

Sadly enough the world is full of people with huge ego. I read this whole thread and found it ironic that many people supported this Mr. Scobleizer, whoever he might be.

Not bother to search for his name, I only have this advice for Mr. Scobleizer: grow up! Regardless of your talent, you will find that a humble attitude would go a long way toward impressing many of your peers, a lot more than posting this blog (and its follow-ups, maybe?)

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drmike — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:44:12 -0000

Yahoo just wants the press they'll get when Microsoft sues them like Google got when Google hired Kai-Fu Lee away from Microsoft. :)

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Marketing Headhunter — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:09:27 -0000

I agree with you too -- which is why I didn't attack you personally. What I found troublesome was the possibility that your readers [who have a ton of well placed respect for you] would take your post at face value and say "Yeah, screw resumes. Scoble's right. From now on I'm gonna let my work and my Google results speak for me."

As you know, it doesn't work that way. I admit, a resume is like an X-ray: All it can show you is the patient's career "bone structure," and typically the maladies that will kill a candidate's career don't appear on a resume (drinking problems, fear of flying, abusive interpersonal style, etc.). That's why there are interviews, reference checks, Google research, etc.

But your readers mustn't get the idea that resumes are on the way out. They are not, if only because companies rely on them so heaviliy for their executive pass-around value -- especially in the early stages of a candidate's hiring process. Perhaps they rely on them too heavily -- and I think that was your beef to begin with.

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Matthew Jones — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 06:59:42 -0000

Trying not to sound patronising here, but how stupid are some people?!