Saturday, 14 February 2009

Visual CV Simple Idea - Great execution

Its the middle of Feb and with just over 5 months left on the programme, most LBS Sloan Fellows are likely to be busy with two main things: the individual project and the job search. 

Last night, I was researching possible project ideas but soon found myself aimlessly browsing - there is no 'Take a Break' feature on Chrome or Safari :>). 

But Lady Serendipity smiled and I chanced upon an interesting & useful site. VisualCV is essentially an online CV creation tool built on a simple idea - it effectively combines both the classic need for a cv as well as the more recent need for people to build their online presence.

You can register for free and create your own VisualCV at http://www.visualcv.com 

Its free to users and I reckon, the business model is very solid. There will always be the need for people, whether recession or not and if you can drive enough traffic to your site, I think the moolah will follow through corporate subscriptions, partnerships et al.  Any thoughts on this ??

Most of the big organisations are already present - one of the bigger endorsements being Heidrick and Struggles offering a direct link to VisualCV on their website!