The History of the CV [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic (from the National Careers Service) shows the history of the CV.

Takeaways:

  • 1482 – Leonardo de Vinci creates the first professional CV.
  • 1950s – CVs become formalised and start to be expected during job interviews.
  • 1984 – The first guide to writing CVs is published.
  • 2003 – LinkedIn launches, giving a new way for CVs to be presented.
  • 2007 – YouTube and other video sites open the door for video CVs to become possible (and sometimes essential).

RELATED: How to Create the Ideal Social Media Resume

History of CV

Laurence Hebberd

Laurence Hebberd is Community Manager for Link Humans in London. He also runs the Link Humans Twitter feed - @LinkHumans.

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Why Foursquare is Great for Employer Branding

Foursquare is a firm favourite here at the Undercover Recruiter. I’ve already shown you how to use Foursquare for recruitment, and I wanted to fight in defence of the app after recent criticisms.

Takeaways

  • Gamification: Foursquare is a great example of gamification – with points and mayorships.
  • Safe: Foursquare is not stalkerish and is safe – as you can’t see a user’s check-in history.
  • Employer Branding: Employers can create Foursquare pages (such as the Link Humans page), ‘own’ venues and can create Events through the website, making check-ins interactive and full of detail.

RELATED: How to Use Foursquare for Recruitment

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Laurence Hebberd

Laurence Hebberd is Community Manager for Link Humans in London. He also runs the Link Humans Twitter feed - @LinkHumans.

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How to Connect with New People on LinkedIn [Aimee Bateman Video]

What’s the best way to send a LinkedIn invite to somebody you don’t know?

If you are in sales, marketing, recruitment or looking for a job you’ll know that to generate leads you sometimes have to connect with new people to create opportunities; the question is really how do you go about this in the best way.

I decided to ask Aimee Bateman who is a featured writer for The Undercover Recruiter what she thinks. In this video we talk about:

  • The best ways of connecting with prospects on LinkedIn
  • Why personalising a message is so important
  • What option to pick (friend, colleague, classmate, done business with etc)
  • What invites Aimee herself would accept/reject
  • Aimee’s words of wisdom regarding LinkedIn invites

RELATED: How NOT to Connect with Recruiters on LinkedIn

Jorgen Sundberg

The original Undercover Recruiter, after 7 years in tech recruiting Jorgen now runs Link Humans, a social media marketing agency in London.

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Where Do People Look First on Your LinkedIn Profile? [VIDEO]

A heat map reveals where your visitors’ eyeballs go first when clicking on your LinkedIn profile, is it the picture, the headline, summary or experience? This video explains all. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to get these videos first!

photo by: TheSeafarer

Jorgen Sundberg

The original Undercover Recruiter, after 7 years in tech recruiting Jorgen now runs Link Humans, a social media marketing agency in London.

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