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LinkedIn: CV/Resume killer?

Ian R McAllister M.Eng MBAUK Professional Recruiter

Principle, CV4.biz

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• Proposal: LinkedIn is a CV/Resume killer• Assumed Conclusion: who needs a CV/Resume, when you have a LinkedIn profile?

• Purpose of a CV/Resume: to get you a Telephone Interview (singular/focused)

• Question: What is the purpose of a LinkedIn profile?

Reconnect

Connect

Be found (SEO)

Reputation Management

Be sold to/Bought from

Influence

Oh, and act as you CV/Resume

Learn & Create

NetworkingNetworking

LinkedIn the CV/Resume Killer?



There are five basic ways to get employed:• They Know You: Promotion, 70% chance of success• You Are Recommended To Them: Supplier, Buyer, Competitor, Head Hunting, 30%• You Approach Them: Direct targeting to 50 companies, 30%• They Find You: Recruitment, 15%• You Apply: Job Application from newspaper or jobs boards, 8%

You Approach Them: Targeting

They Know You: Promotion

You Are Recommended To Them: Networking

They Find You: Recruitment

You Apply: Job Application

Chances of SuccessREDUCING

CompetitionINCREASING

Job Application

Search

& Find

Background

Check



Search/BackgroundConnections/Sales peopleEmployer

No need…SalesContact details

Search/BackgroundConnectionsGroups

Interesting HistoryFriends/ColleaguesPositions (Over 7 years old)

BackgroundConnections/FriendsPositions (Up to 7 years old)

Search/BackgroundConnections/FriendsPositions (Up to 5 years old)

Search/BackgroundConnections/SalesSummary (You + Sales)

BackgroundConnections

Search/BackgroundConnectionsRecommendations

Search/BackgroundConnections/FriendsEducation

SearchConnections/Sales peopleTitle

Background CheckConnectionsName

Recruiter/Employer?Value to whom?

Who uses what from your LinkedIn profile?By 2011, 97% of Recruiters use LinkedIn to source and recruit new and suitable candidates



• CV/Resume is a job-focused piece of communication• confirm you have the required 5-8 technical Skills, Qualifications, Experiences

• LinkedIn profile is about networking

Don’t think about LinkedIn as the CV/Resume killer….

…but the essential turbo-boost to your career

• As a catch-call fishing net, its purpose is far, far wider than a focused CV/Resume• It provides more information than a recruiter/employer requires of a CV/Resume• But, it hence actively catches employment opportunity that a CV/Resume never could

• Wondering why Headhunters & Recruiters don’t call you?• If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile = can’t find you/can’t confirm that you exist• Do have a LinkedIn profile = its not filled out/SEO’d correctly

Summary



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