No more dreary hours slaving over lists of previous employers. No more guilt for slightly, ah, “embellishing” your skills and experience. And no more sleepless nights wondering whether that resume you turned in to HR had typos in it.
Why? Well, because the word “resume” will likely be extinct within 5 years. In its place will be the ease and effectiveness of working with a digital recruitment agency through other channels. According to IT recruitment agency Big Wave Digital.
It’s the Person, Not the Qualifications
Right now, the resume is in fact moribund and already being supplanted by the profile. A resume is just a list of jobs and skills and qualifications – just lists on a piece of paper. A profile, on the other hand, tends to present a person, that which an employer actually hires.
Another trend now is toward job-specific personal videos, especially those designed to work well on mobile devices. Such videos better showcase candidates’ personalit1es and so allow employers a glimpse of the actual person they are considering hiring.
Social Media Rules
Really, though, social media is now right on the cusp of being crowned king of recruiting tools. And the next step will be the widespread application of intelligent programs and big-data treatment to cut down on the time a digital recruitment agency spends sifting through social networks and profiles.
Social media channels like Facebook and Twitter are becoming increasingly popular as sources for recruiters because they tend to humanize both candidates and employers. These platforms are better at endowing distant candidates with personalities and breaking through the impersonalities of the traditional job-application process.
Consider LinkedIn, for example, which for job seekers alone has been a great boon. Just some of the advantages are that you can quickly and easily update your profile and portfolio, you can add visual media like videos and slide shows, you can grow your network, and you can deploy content-marketing tactics to demonstrate your career passions. Basically, at this one-stop shop for business professionals, you can present to the world of employers the actual person you are.
At IT Recruitment Agency Big Wave Digital our deep digital connections and award-winning online networking strategy will make us excellent citizens of the coming resume-less world. To step into that world, just give us a call at (02) 9380 4431.
