Idea: Rethinking the Resume
Think of a resume as a dashboard for your workflow rather than a static document of what you have accomplish (or claim to have). I originally came up with this in ’08 as a business to sell to LinkedIn – an approach being by VizualizeMe now 😉 .
- Graph is updated in real time – via social media presence rather than administrative backend. #accomplishment tag.
- Your roles are listed, in this case ‘author’ is selected and the timeline highlights when that took place, the showcase box is populated with proof of product.
- The world map highlights international experience by connecting nodes where you have worked while a heat map layer reveals concentrations, where you live, your network lives, etc.
- Timeline metic can be customized (for sales: $$$ amounts etc)
- Media can be as simple as Google news alert or a live webcam feed or a archive of video footage.
This could be useful in a LinkedIn context (though that company is way too stuck on the static resume format with a superficial application of social statuses). The graph + an introduction could help land a prospective employer.
Vastly more interesting in an open organization, where social is embedded in the DNA. You want to monitor social reputation? See who can do what inside a large organization? Inform your peers, colleagues, and even family as to what you’re up to? This is the way to go.
-Shlok
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