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Ensuring Your Business Cards Mean Business
6 May 2008 – Joann Lublin
"Exploit the reverse side.
'The back side of the business card is just undeveloped real estate because it's blank 90% of the time,' insists Kevin Donlin, a professional résumé writer and job-search author in Edina, Minn.
Fill the top half of that space with key bullets about your professional achievements, the name of a prominent prior employer and addresses for your Web page, LinkedIn profile or "VisualCV."
VisualCV, a free service for individuals offered by a Reston, Va., start-up, lets job seekers create an online résumé that can include work samples, references' video testimonials and a visual for accomplishments, such as a chart showing surpassed sales targets..."
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webMethods Founder Launches New Venture
11 February 2008 - Zachary Goldfarb
"...VisualCV, based in Reston, operates a Web site allowing job seekers to build online resumes with videos, work samples, reference letters and other media, in addition to the standard work and education information. Links to the pages can be sent to prospective employers and shared with firms that have pages on the site."
"The resume is a broken tool," said Clint Heiden, who will serve as chief executive. "We want to allow people to be creative in ways that had been limited in the past."
VisualCV Thinks It's Time to Update That Resume
11 February 2008 - Erick Schonfeld
"...You can think of VisualCV as the serious profile page you want to present to potential employers..."
"...The single-spaced, typed resume is already an artifact of another age. I don't think I've updated mine since 1993..."
A Facebook For The Seven-Figure Set; Heidrick & Struggles is hoping to attract C-level execs for its new site, promising privacy and the chance to look at candidates quickly
29 February 2008 - Roger Crockett
"...But Heidrick, which has a global practice, is betting the site will become a destination for candidates wanting to view presentations by employers-and for clients, especially those who need to assess resumes and references quickly. "With all the time zones around the world," says Heidrick partner Jeffrey Hunter, "it makes for a very effective gathering point..."
Will video kill the old CV star? A US firm has come up with an all-singing, all-dancing online CV that includes moving pictures, graphs and work samples. But will it catch on?
4 May 2008 - Mary Braid
"...Out goes the old two-page, career-highlight history and in comes the virtual resumé, an online document that at first glance looks like the traditional form but allows for "enrichment" through videos, graphs, charts and work samples..."
Day 1: From the Web 2.0 Expo
24 April 2008 – Amybeth Hale
...With that in mind, I headed down to the exhibit hall and found VisualCV there. For those who don't know, Visual CV was just today named the multi-media standard by the AESC for its ability to offer greater depth, breadth, and substance than traditional resumes through networking capabilities, online career portfolio management, and social media components...
...They've got a great concept, and I've got a profile there! I would encourage everyone to check them out."
Are you Linkedin yet? Employers, job seekers and entrepreneurs are connecting online in record numbers
24 April 2008 – Jamie Sotonoff
...MySpace and Facebook are popular sites for social and business networking, but the sites that focus solely on business -- such as Linkedin, ZoomInfo, Plaxo, StumbleUpon and VisualCV -- are being used in record numbers...
VIDEO: Successful job hunting on the net
5 March 2008 - Erin O'Hearn
"...If you want to get noticed, try logging on to VisualCV.com. This site brings your resume to life with pictures, video, and a digital portfolio of your best work samples. It's a great, interactive way of showcasing your skills and experience..."
Reston-based VisualCV puts $5M round on its Resume
11 February 2008 - Allan Maurer
"...He adds that the site is a place where job-seekers and recruiters can come in and do everything in one place and "tailor the CV toward your audience. You can control who has access and track who actually comes in to take a look."
Phillip Merrick, co-founder and chair tells TJS that a chief diffentiator between VisualCV and other job sites is that it offers the passive job-seeker happy in his or her current position a private and secure method of posting a resume and supporting materials..."
Interactive Resume Co. VisualCV Recruits $5M Series A (subscription required)
12 February 2008 - Arwen Ungar
"VisualCV Inc., developer of a Web site for interactive online resumes, has launched into public beta with $5 million raised between its seed and Series A rounds.
...Based in Reston, Va., VisualCV develops a Web site where individuals can build an online resume and portfolio that can include video, photos and work samples, among other things. In addition, users have the ability to use social networking tools..."
Create an Online Resume with VisualCV
12 February 2008 - Alison Doyle
"Are resumes old-fashioned? Well, you don't see many paper resumes anymore, and resumes are certainly getting more high-tech and Internet based. VisualCV is taking it one step further, offering a free online resume, which is actually more like a full portfolio than a resume, to job seekers...
...I like the fact that it presents a professional image, rather than looking like a hybrid Facebook or MySpace page..."
VisualCV hopes Greater Washington employers and job seekers will lay paper resume to rest
26 February 2008 - Brian Lustig
"...And on the employer side, VisualCV seeks to bring an end to stacks of resumes circulating around offices and inherent inefficiencies built into the existing recruitment process...
...How could a government contractor, systems integrator or Federal agency benefit from VisualCV? The potential is significant given that VisualCV is as much about enabling organizations to manage their recruitment process, available talent and partner networks as it is a tool for job seekers..."
eeoc? no problem, says VisualCV
25 February 2008 - Joel Cheesman
"They've done their homework. I especially like their pics in/out feature for extra protection for employers."
"The company also enables employers to set-up their own site, highlighting their organization similarly to how job seekers feature their attributes."
Sourcing Talent A New Way to Look at Resumes
12 February 2008 - Dan Harris
"...VisualCV may replace the traditional way we all view resumes...
...I could see this VisualCV being a particularly useful site to companies and recruiters alike because it could save time for really screening and seeing personality/accomplishments of an individual. From the high level management positions down to a customer service representative this site could save interview time and more. I believe this site can greatly help individuals, as well as companies, make the right cultural to hiring talent decisions..."
VisualCV - Free online resume creator
26 February 2008 - Aseem Kishore
"...Instead of letting your bad side show on the internet, consider spreading positive things about yourself around the world wide web. Letting prospective employers know that you are a worthy candidate for their company can be done easily with VisualCV. Having a boring resume will be a thing of the past after using this service...
...If you don't want the negative image of a social networking website hindering your job hunt, then use VisualCV. It will professionally display your work history, skills, and other career assets in a straightforward way. Prospective employers will have easy access to this information without any hard work."
Q&A with Visual CV CEO
12 February 2008 - Chris Russell
"Why do employers need a page on it when they already have their own corporate sites?"
"This is a way for companies to engage with candidates about their culture and environment. In the fight for talent, it's incredibly important to be able to differentiate in front of candidates - and we have put both parties into a single community at VisualCV. Having a presence on our site also gives companies a reach into the passive candidate pool. VisualCV.com reaches passive candidates, by allowing them to securely and privately register interest in companies they might want to work for."
28 February 2008 - Angela Maiers
"Tools such as Blogs, Wikis, Facebook, LinkedIn and VisualCV are becoming so widely used, they may be a necessary component of our students lives as they reach the working world..."
your new resume, compliments of 'google sites'
28 February 2008 - Joel Cheesman
"...Not impressed? That's OK. It's still early and the aesthetics of a page are largely the responsibility of the user, and it's safe to assume the template options will improve. In the meantime, startup VisualCV offers a standard, more visually appealing option for job seekers..."
Heiden Launches Visual Online Resume Company this Month
15 February 2008
"...VisualCV Helps Students Enter the Job Market
VisualCV is the first resume that enables a student to incorporate videos, music or PDF files of a business plan or a paper that achieved recognition. As a recruiting professional, Heiden suggests individuals spend time using a tool that will make them stand out..."
Q/A with Phillip Merrick, Chairman of VisualCV
12 February 2008 - JD Kathuria
"...What problem is it fixing?"
"Jobseekers want a better way to stand out. Currently, when they post their resume on job sites, they get lost in a sea of resumes. And companies need a tool to make recruiting more efficient, less time consuming and, ultimately, more successful. If you are a developer, VisualCV gives you a safe and secure way of sharing code samples with a potential employer. If you are a salesperson, you can use the video capabilities to highlight your presentation skills. For employers, this can simplify and shorten their screening process..."
VisualCV.com - Visual and Interactive Resumes
13 February 2008
"...VisualCV is a clever idea to update the traditional resume. It also allows applicants to stand out in the job market, and cuts out unnecessary steps (phone and in-person interviews) that make it more difficult for employers to see a body of work. Plus, it is entirely free..."
Innovation in Recruiting: VisualCV
12 February 2008 - Michael O'Brien
"Are you ready to take ownership of your professional web identity? A veteran of web services and a seasoned recruiting executive have teamed up to launch VisualCV, Inc. Their gorgeous multimedia web document resuscitates the resume, allowing you to post a professional resume, CV, or bio for public distribution or even application for employment. With a VisualCV, you can attach videos, image files, work samples, or other professional portfolio documents to provide a more compelling first impression - and if you're a recruiter, you can cut down the time you waste screening out applicants for your positions."
The Resume, Rebooted: A Look at Web-Enabled Job Hunting
13 February 2008 - Sarah Perez
"...New to this field is VisualCV. With an online resume at VisualCV, you can showcase your work in a visually appealing way. Although VisaulCV may sound like they're just jobster, version 2, take note - VisualCV already has 50 participating companies onboard receiving VisualCVs and their names may surprise you...
...VisualCV offers a unique feature that lets you track who views your profile after you've shared it, but unlike resumes you post on other job sites, VisualCV's members have more control over their resume's privacy - there are no backdoors for recruiters or marketers to access your resume..."