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I get messages through LinkedIn asking for my resume. Also, why would it be great for a company to exclusively maintain your resume?

• shimon 10y ago
  A few reasons: - There's one widely accessible database where resumes can be found. Since many people want to be found by prospective employers, this gives them an obvious place to put it. - The resume format can be standardized, so you can focus on meaningful differences instead of the cognitive challenges of extracting meaning from a heavily stylized document. - There can be a commonly available API for exposing this information e.g. in job applications (see "Apply with LinkedIn", which does exist). - Because it's a centralized database, it's more up-to-date with professional developments and changes of contact information. Not to say that it has to be a single company, let alone a linkedin-style company, maintaining all that infrastructure. But there is definitely value to a standardized infrastructure, and a company like LinkedIn seems to be a pretty successful way to build that.
  • Retra 10y ago
    There are just as many benefits to a standardized infrastructure as there are downfalls caused by adopting the wrong standard, by forcing people onto it, or by using it for too long.
    • ethbro 10y ago
      Wasn't that what the whole LinkedIn "I vouch this person knows X" was supposed to be about? I assumed that was basically for the purpose of ignoring your resume and selling recruiters a more accurate social graph backed summary of your skillet.