librarian searching for e-portfolios and online cv hosting

[Andy Kirk]

Hi

I am looking ..er, I mean a 'friend' is looking for an online tool in which to host CVs or resumes depending on which side of the sea you are on.

An e-portfolio or social network would seem an obvious place, such as Eduspaces where I have started a profile It should look reasonably business-like with a bit of work

Do any of you have a space on something similar or better that you can wave at potential employers? It needn't be library specific. I have looked at LinkedIn but that doesn't really fit the bill for education and library work. Plus as it works on recommendations, I have only managed the grand total of one contact -so won't be getting many job recommendations through that route!

[alcanuck]

I found an interesting site the other day that you might like to explore: www.zoominfo.com It automatically aggregates information already on the web about individuals ... so if you do a search on your name you might find that you already have a profile. Once registered you can "claim" your profile and add information to it. I haven't played with it much but I hear that it has been used a fair bit by HR departments to get background information on candidates.

[Brian C. Gray]

LinkedIn has many library professionals in it and that number is growing all the time.

Are you interested in the hosting ability or the networking ability the most?

[Andy Kirk]

Hi Alison,

sorry for such a delayed response, didn't get an alert that there'd been replies to my post - so spoilt these days that I expect every scrap of communication delivered to me on a gilt-edged Web 2.0 plate

had a look at Zoominfo, interesting concept although a quick search on myself brings up some out of date stuff and inaccuracies too. I can see how HR people might trawl that as a resources though

Brian, I looked at LinkedIn and it seemed limited for what I wanted and kind of against the grain for making contacts in library and education sectors. Plus I am too tight to pay for the premium account.

in the end I settled on Eduspaces - I wanted a resource that is part social network, part e-portfolio and it seems to fit the bill. CVs resources and the usual stuff can be hosted on there