LinkedIn.com, the fastest-growing social business network (one new user per second), is extremely valuable for jobseekers in a number of different ways. In addition, recruiting companies are also becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of working with LinkedIn. Jorrit Blok, CEO and Founder of OTYS: “LinkedIn contributes towards finding good candidates. The profiles of people on LinkedIn contain everything that is necessary to function as a real CV: data, work experience, training/education and, of course, the references. So why shouldn’t we use this as a job application resource?”
The initial responses from applicants about this new option are positive. A LinkedIn profile is considered more detailed and more up to date than the standard CV. Another advantage discovered by the first LinkedIn applicants is the fact that it saves time when compared to setting up a CV, keeping it up to date, and taking care of the layout of what is usually a rather static document. This effectively means progress for applicants searching new jobs.
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