Comments on: Social media and your CV http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/ The public affairs practice in New Zealand Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mind your p's and q's « Object Dart http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-90 Mind your p's and q's « Object Dart Wed, 23 May 2007 05:01:28 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-90 [...] heat among British public sector bloggers. What is obvious is that Jason Ryan’s recent post on ‘your blog as a resume’ is all too pertinent. The things we write in jest or haste have never been more accessible or [...] [...] heat among British public sector bloggers. What is obvious is that Jason Ryan’s recent post on ‘your blog as a resume’ is all too pertinent. The things we write in jest or haste have never been more accessible or [...]

]]> By: daniela barbosa http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-89 daniela barbosa Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:22:44 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-89 no i hadn't looked at hResume so thanks for pointing me there. Yes. i work with both recruiting firms and HR groups- old time PDF and Word documents will be around for a long time hence why i thought adding social media links to the pdf version might work. my webserver is acting funky so i have a sample here: http://www.mediafire.com/?7oo5oxwwicn no i hadn’t looked at hResume so thanks for pointing me there.

Yes. i work with both recruiting firms and HR groups- old time PDF and Word documents will be around for a long time hence why i thought adding social media links to the pdf version might work.

my webserver is acting funky so i have a sample here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7oo5oxwwicn

]]> By: Jason Ryan http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-87 Jason Ryan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:37:10 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-87 <p>Thanks Daniela,</p> <p>Great mashup: the CV and the SMR.</p> <p>I would only add that my experience with the online version is that you need to upload a tidy .pdf for the old-school recruiters to download and print. But that will change over time...</p> <p>Then you just have to save the whole thing to <a href="http://del.icio.us/" title="Social bookmarking" rel="nofollow">del.icio.us</a> and you are done.</p> <p>PS. Have you thought about using <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hresume" title="Microformats: hResume" rel="nofollow">hResume</a>?</p> Thanks Daniela,

Great mashup: the CV and the SMR.

I would only add that my experience with the online version is that you need to upload a tidy .pdf for the old-school recruiters to download and print. But that will change over time…

Then you just have to save the whole thing to del.icio.us and you are done.

PS. Have you thought about using hResume?

]]> By: daniela barbosa http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-86 daniela barbosa Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:25:31 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-86 As this conversation was taking off i was actually updating my CV with some social media elements- taking a que from the Social Media Press Release- i figured i would save a future employer or recuiter some clicks, ensure that whatever 'paper' version they keep on file was dynamic and constantly updated and of course shaping a little of what i want my social media persona to be. More here: http://danielabarbosa.blogspot.com/2007/04/social-media-resume.html As this conversation was taking off i was actually updating my CV with some social media elements- taking a que from the Social Media Press Release- i figured i would save a future employer or recuiter some clicks, ensure that whatever ‘paper’ version they keep on file was dynamic and constantly updated and of course shaping a little of what i want my social media persona to be. More here:

http://danielabarbosa.blogspot.....esume.html

]]> By: Che Tibby http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-85 Che Tibby Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:25:43 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-85 indeed. no one worth their salt would talk about privileged or private information in a highly public setting. and that's pretty much all a blog is. indeed. no one worth their salt would talk about privileged or private information in a highly public setting. and that’s pretty much all a blog is.

]]> By: Jason Ryan http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-82 Jason Ryan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:37:07 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-82 <p>Agreed. Blogging is a discipline and (like most others) could be assessed as contributing to a person's professional profile, capability and talents.</p> <p>I don't have a problem with the community of interest: I think that it is quite possible to have a blog about a subject that is <em>primarily</em> intended for public servants.</p> <p>It's like having a conversation on a bus - it can be intelligent/interesting even if it is not directed at a broader public. If you are worried about 'dropping your agency in it,' then perhaps you shouldn't be blogging/chatting on the bus about that stuff...</p> Agreed. Blogging is a discipline and (like most others) could be assessed as contributing to a person’s professional profile, capability and talents.

I don’t have a problem with the community of interest: I think that it is quite possible to have a blog about a subject that is primarily intended for public servants.

It’s like having a conversation on a bus - it can be intelligent/interesting even if it is not directed at a broader public. If you are worried about ‘dropping your agency in it,’ then perhaps you shouldn’t be blogging/chatting on the bus about that stuff…

]]> By: Che Tibby http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-84 Che Tibby Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:10:45 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-84 yes, it's the neutrality angle that is so problematic. social media is supposed to be just that, social, and the policy process is only socialised <i>within</i> the boundaries of the public service. plus, blogs create a 'community of interest' around the content. how would you balance the community of interest within the public sector with the community of interest in the broader public? i'm thinking you can't. consequently, public servants can't really use this medium to construct a cv. but, what they could do is maintain a cv demonstrating clear thinking and the like on subjects not within <a href="http://wellurban.blogspot.com/" title="wellurban" rel="nofollow">their</a> <a href="http://www.wellingtonista.com/" title="wellingtonista" rel="nofollow">sphere</a> of <a href="http://grabthar.blogspot.com/index.html" title="grabthar's hammer" rel="nofollow">responsibility.</a> yes, it’s the neutrality angle that is so problematic. social media is supposed to be just that, social, and the policy process is only socialised within the boundaries of the public service.

plus, blogs create a ‘community of interest’ around the content. how would you balance the community of interest within the public sector with the community of interest in the broader public?

i’m thinking you can’t. consequently, public servants can’t really use this medium to construct a cv.

but, what they could do is maintain a cv demonstrating clear thinking and the like on subjects not within their sphere of responsibility.

]]> By: Jason Ryan http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-83 Jason Ryan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:56:16 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-83 Thanks Che: you mean this bit: <blockquote>i think that’s the heart of the matter i’d like to know more about. is it possible for social media to be used as a way for public servants to discuss ideas, publically, but still maintain political neutrality?</blockquote> The answer to that has to be yes. After all, a blog is <em>just</em> a content management tool - it is what you do with the tool that makes it 'social.' The other thing about tools is that it really helps all involved if you use them skilfully and with a specific purpose in mind - otherwise you are just whittling... Thanks Che: you mean this bit:

i think that’s the heart of the matter i’d like to know more about. is it possible for social media to be used as a way for public servants to discuss ideas, publically, but still maintain political neutrality?

The answer to that has to be yes. After all, a blog is just a content management tool - it is what you do with the tool that makes it ’social.’
The other thing about tools is that it really helps all involved if you use them skilfully and with a specific purpose in mind - otherwise you are just whittling…

]]> By: Che Tibby http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-81 Che Tibby Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:40:29 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-81 actually, that darowski article goes to a conversation we were having on <a href="http://objectdart.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/conduct-becoming/" rel="nofollow">object dart the other day</a>. i think is what i was trying to drive at. if it could be structured correctly, blogs could contribute to the thinking and reputation of public servants. if only we could get past the policy/political divide. actually, that darowski article goes to a conversation we were having on object dart the other day.

i think is what i was trying to drive at. if it could be structured correctly, blogs could contribute to the thinking and reputation of public servants.

if only we could get past the policy/political divide.

]]> By: Traces of Inspiration http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog/2007/04/22/social-media-and-your-cv/#comment-88 Traces of Inspiration Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:37:49 +0000 http://psnetwork.org.nz/blog2/?p=55#comment-88 [...] “Social Media and Your CV“, Jason Ryan offers something not brought up yet: Senior managers could also regard a [...] [...] “Social Media and Your CV“, Jason Ryan offers something not brought up yet: Senior managers could also regard a [...]

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