Recently I shared with you the new video resumes used by more than one generation. The method changed how recruiters view potential candidates and demonstrated the lengths to which the jobless will go to stand out from the crowd and be the one selected for a position.
Participants uploaded their resumes and other relevant documents.
Here is another example of a market differentiator that did not exist just a few years ago.
Networking with your Avatar
Now this is the way to go eh? Teleport into the venue and experience the things you can only do in Second Life.
The interesting thing to me is that More than 70 people registered from all over the US as well as from Canada, the UK, France, Spain, and Hong Kong. And they probably did it in their pajamas.
Part of the fun of this networking event is the presenters are able to use their PowerPoint presentations, or not, as they preferred. LinkedIn profiles are also featured. What are you doing with your LinkedIn profile? How comprehensive is it?
Check it out and share your thoughts. I would love to hear what you think of this medium both for networking and for job seeking.
Interesting blog, Yvonne, but it’s still missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
ReplyDeleteIt is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:
DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978
Generation Y/Millennials: 1979-1993
I am still investigating the "Generation Jones" new trend of 2009 and appreciate your reminder. This new networking trend crosses all age groups and that's why the post does not delineate between groups.
ReplyDeleteAre you Generation Jones? I'd love to learn more.