Greatings,
I would like to have references (ideally research studies) that show
that there is still a reasonable amount of users (whether employed or
employed) not willing to publish their resumes on the Internet (e.g.
Jobboards, Web, etc.)
I have proposed $50 for this search task. If you feel that your
results deserve more, I would be ready to increase this by $50 on the
following conditions:
1) At least two references should eb provided
2) Results within 2 days.
Regards,
Klaus. |
Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
01 Jul 2006 15:18 PDT
Hello klaus777-ga,
I'm fairly familiar with the world of recruiting and online job search
so I was eager to find the information you're looking for despite my
initial reaction that your question is not answerable. My preliminary
search confirms my initial reaction.
The world of recruiting/job search is not monolithic and it's
impossible to gather generalized information about candidates who are
or are not willing to post their resumes on the Internet.
http://www.gwinnettbizjournal.com/content.cfm?Action=story_detail&StoryID=1073&CFID=311651&CFTOKEN=96996883
Online recruiting/job search is more common in some fields than in
others. IT is best represented but there are lots of jobs that simply
don't recruit this way. (Think of "help wanted" signs in retail store
windows.) The most desirable candidates (passive, happily employed)
are the least likely to post their resumes online. Executive
recruiters are as busy as ever because high level jobs are rarely
advertised and even more rarely filled from resumes posted on the
Internet.
As the use of the Web becomes ubiquitous, more and more people are
online but they're also getting more savvy about how they use the web.
Recent publicity about the increases in identity theft may make people
more careful about how much personal information they reveal on the
web. At the same time, the exploding growth of social networking is
creating new ways of connecting job seekers, recruiters and hiring
managers.
Online recruiting/job search is in continuing flux. I might be able to
help you with your question if I had a better understanding of what
you're trying to find out or how you want to use the information about
what percent of job seekers are posting their resumes online. Please
tell me more about your project so I can get you the information you
need.
I look forward to your clarification.
~ czh ~
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Clarification of Question by
klaus777-ga
on
01 Jul 2006 16:01 PDT
Hi czh,
thanks for considering my question. Well, the point is that I like
control and I don't want to give it away. I would like to have
arguable data (statistics) about how much people are currently also
resisting the temptative of pushing their resumes to the data monsters
(so called job boards) outside there.
There are zillion of recruiters outside there claiming that recruiting
is all about confidentiality. But it seems to me that nobody really
tried to verify this information. Seing how much people give their
data to sites like LinkedIn, MySpace, I may be tempted to say that
there is no need for confidentiality in the recruiting industry and
confidentiality is simply a buzz word recruiters are happy to say they
provide.
So, I need some sort of studies to confirm or infirm this need of
confidentiality in the recruiting industry. As I said there are a lot
of claims; but I haven't seen any verification of these claims. That's
what I'm looking for. In other terms, if you are constructing a tool
that provides aboslute confidentiality how can you prove that there is
still a set of candidates that would buy this.
Hope I this brings more light.
Regards,
Klaus.
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Clarification of Question by
klaus777-ga
on
01 Jul 2006 16:07 PDT
It would also be fine to provide studies only covering specific areas
(e.g. IT, engineering).
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Request for Question Clarification by
czh-ga
on
01 Jul 2006 16:44 PDT
Hello again klaus777-ga,
I appreciate your prompt clarification but I have to admit that I?m
still not clear on what you?re looking for.
You seem to be saying that you are a job seeker and you?re reluctant
to post your resume online because of concerns about confidentiality.
You also seem to be saying that recruiters keep assuring you about
confidentiality. This seems to be in answer to your stated need to be
in control. (I interpret this to mean control about the information
that?s in your resume and who gets to see it.)
You also seem to be contesting the confidentiality assertion of
recruiters. I?m not understanding how your comment ?I may be tempted
to say that there is no need for confidentiality in the recruiting
industry? relates to this.
Please explain what type of recruiter you?re talking about and clarify
whether you?re interested in the job seeker or recruiter aspect of
online resume postings. Also please indicate if you are asking about
specific countries, industries or job categories.
All job boards and recruiters that ask you for your resume have (or
should have) a privacy policy on their website that tells you how much
confidentiality you should expect from them. If you have posted your
resume online and it?s open to public view, you have no control over
who sees it and how they use it. Other job boards require registration
and/or payment from the recruiters to be able to access resumes. Is
this the type of recruiter you?re talking about?
It would be very helpful if you could provide a specific example of
the recruiting situation you?re asking about. Name the recruiter, job
board, resume posting site that you?re concerned about and explain
your precise questions about confidentiality.
I look forward to your clarification.
~ czh ~
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Clarification of Question by
klaus777-ga
on
01 Jul 2006 17:10 PDT
Hmmm, sorry that I couldn't bring you more clarification. I hope this
time will be the right one.
I am neither a job seeker nor an employer. A friend of mine is
building a tool that, he claims, will provide 100% confidentiality and
privacy to candidates. His argumentation is that there are some people
who do not post their resumes to job boards because they are still
reluctant. He ordered a study that basically suggests that around 50%
of the interviewed are not ready to publish their resumes to job
boards.
Now what I want is to have another opinion; but a solid one. Neither
the country, the category, nor the industry is important. Any study on
the real privacy need of candidates is an answer to my question.
So, an example of answers I would expect is: "According to
Organization 1, XX% of candidates are reluctant to post their resumes
on the Internet".
Here are example of recruiters that claim that confidentiality is very
important to candidates:
http://www.mri-vt.com/client/confidential.htm
http://www.walkerforest.com/client/confidential.htm
http://www.ontargetrecruiting.com/
So, let me sum up: I want proofs that validate these claims that
confidentiality is important for candidates.
Looking foward to you answer.
Regards,
Klaus.
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