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Just checked them out - but on a first glance I have trouble getting any meaningful data from the first few user profiles I clicked. Generally what I look for
by _s 12y ago
Just checked them out - but on a first glance I have trouble getting any meaningful data from the first few user profiles I clicked.
Generally what I look for on a CV or whatever a potential applicant sends over:
- Where have they worked? For how long? And what did they do?
- What did they study?
That's it - I have about 5-15 seconds to find and read that information. If there's something there that I like, then I dive into the rest of what they've written. Am I still interested? Now I'll start digging through their portfolio, web presence etc.
What I am not interested in (until much later in the hiring process) is the random blurbs / thoughts that make them who they are which I think somewhere.com puts on the forefront. It is something I'd glance at to get a feel for who they are as a person, but it really doesn't solve the "CV" delima (if there is one).
- suttree 12y agoYes, absolutely. Somewhere has a lot more of the between-the-lines information, and we're getting into some of the more linear data now (see https://www.somewhere.com/visualcv https://www.somewhere.com/visualcv). So that in that, finding people who fit your work style over matching specific skills and experiences. However, you're spot on as both approaches need to pass the glanceability test.