CV redundant in online application

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.

Most of the websites of recruitment agencies and recruiters include the options of registering and submitting job applications. The extraction technology of OTYS partner, Textkernel, already enabled candidates to use their .doc and .pdf CVs to fill in online data fields quickly and automatically. With this new system, the LinkedIn profile can be used alongside the standard CV. OTYS Recruiting Technology is the first software provider to make this possible for its customers, as well as for jobseekers.

New technological developments are making the world smaller and smaller. That fact has not gone unnoticed in the employment market. In many instances, recruiters search online for suitable new candidates for job vacancies. On the other hand, a growing number of jobseekers are today using social networks to apply for jobs. Jacco Valkenburg, Dutch LinkedIn guru and writer of the book, ‘Apply via LinkedIn’, has the following to say about this trend: “Building up a network is the most effective way to find a job. It’s a great development, in the domain of recruitment via the social media, that jobseekers are now also able to do job applications via their LinkedIn profiles!" This job application technology is available for everyone today.