A good friend recently joined LinkedIn and he invited me to have lunch at their office today. I believe that LinkedIn is trying to emulate Google and the canteen was quite impressive. They had roast beef on the menu today 🙂 There was a stage in front and a bone marrow initiative was been promoted, followed by the introduction of new employees who had to do a short presentation (one guy did a rap while others danced).
LinkedIn has been around for a while and headhunters in the US had been paying for premium accounts to data mine for suitable candidates for years. Due to its expansion in Asia recently, the power of its search tools has only now started to be discovered by companies. Human Resource departments of various industries now actively advertise job openings directly in LinkedIn. I can now look for job openings by using key-word search to narrow down my options effectively. There is even a daily email to inform me of the openings I want. A month back, I even applied for an FB position. It was so easy to submit my application – there was a built-in app that analyzed the CV I uploaded and then filled up the application for me! In order for me to optimize my LinkedIn use, I should be signing up for their free online course too.
This is what fintech disruptors will do to all industries. The headhunting profession has already been marginalized by LinkedIn as companies try to reduce costs and leverage on technology to do the job more efficiently. When driverless cars become a reality in a few years time, truckers/taxi drivers will become redundant very fast. I cannot fathom what new jobs will be created as old ones disappear in the very near future. We have to reinvent ourselves constantly to keep up with the times. The urgency is very real….
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