Job hunting process has undergone sea changes in recent years with growth & rise of social media giving job seekers a focussed & wider targeted job search approach. With traditional paper based resume giving way for digital version, LinkedIn has become a mainstay for job search. Creative & unconventional ways of presenting resume such as visual resume have become more appealing for employers. Having said that, can any other model really overcome LinkedIn as far as job search is concerned.
Visual resume have gained prominence & have taken center stage across the globe specifically, US. Professionals have started spending time & effort in rebuilding & using social media platforms such a pinterest, tumblr etc. Using such a creative strategy to showcase your professional summary ends up garnering considerable interest by prospective employers.
Pathbrite, San-francisco based digital platform provides job seekers a creative way to showcase learning & achievements. Pathbrite user profiles are fundamentally based upon collection of clickable images which highlights the interests & achievements such as video of travel & creative stuff among others. Similarly, resumup provides a platform to professional & jobseekers to create visual & infographic based resume. Such platforms are convenient for users to all ages to showcase their interests & achievements
Such visual based resumes have a great appeal & provide an opportunity to professionals & job seekers to make their resume unique. On the other hand, employers get to know more about the candidate. Visual resumes add emotional layer to entire texture of the resume. Visual & infographic based resume are ideal for designers , digital marketers & other creative professions. However, it may not create a value add for professions such as lawyers, accountants & financial wizards.
While platforms such as Pinterest and Pathbrite offer a fresh and innovative way to present achievement, they have yet to have widespread penetration. LinkedIn remains the professional network because of its resemblance to the traditional resume
