I received some feedback on this post from a prominent Career Services professional. In his opinion, I too quickly dismissed the importance of resumés in a world where big corporations and government (aka the types of companies that require resumés for job applications) were responsible for an increasingly large number of job opportunities.
My response:
What I meant to convey was that, in my opinion, resumés, in their traditional forms, are not as good as they could be.
Yes, companies (especially the big ones) require them and so everyone must have a very good resumé on hand (I even have one that’s up-to-date and I’m starting my own business!).
So, I wasn’t meaning to advise students not to prepare resumés, but rather was commenting on what I believe is a practice that can be improved on the employer-side.
Hi Lauren – regarding resumes; the traditional employer will always request for a resume and the traditional recruiter won’t find you a job without one. But what I understand from Talentegg is that it’s not a recruitment agency, it’s a vehicle and forum for connecting quality students with quality employers, and including those small gem employers that no-one has ever heard of.
Your resume alone never gets you the job of your dreams, yeah it will get you the interview but if you’re not interesting etc etc you won’t get asked back – I see that the Talentcard filters people down at stage 1, giving employers a sample of your true colours. Great idea. I would say you can’t compare a resume and a Talentcard – one day employers will want to see both.
Hi Lauren – Will there be a workshopping area for CVs and cover letters?
Also, I would tend to agree with the above comnment – traditional employers will always want a strong CV and cover letter. It’s your ticket to an interview!
Look forward to the launch!
Just curious..