tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post5826773002929005745..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Do QR Codes Belong On Résumés?View From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-6598214614175830512014-12-05T13:50:01.273-05:002014-12-05T13:50:01.273-05:00@Anon: I am glad the QR code is working for you. ...@Anon: I am glad the QR code is working for you. However, you missed my point entirely. The QR code should link to something which gives different information than your LinkedIn profile, which, as you suggest, can be looked up directly. Perhaps you should consider creating a website which gives more information than can be found on your resume or LinkedIn. If you want the QR code to be an View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-68423318295993107752014-12-05T13:25:50.857-05:002014-12-05T13:25:50.857-05:00I have one on my resume, and it links to my Linked...I have one on my resume, and it links to my LinkedIn profile. I've got a number of good recommendations there from former clients, former bosses, and former creative directors. One person actually did check it out and commented on one of my recommendations. Yes, they could have just gone to LinkedIn directly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-12096718330230835302014-11-26T12:02:49.933-05:002014-11-26T12:02:49.933-05:00Can you believe QR codes in HR books? Last month a...Can you believe QR codes in HR books? Last month at HR Tech Europe I interviewed Jason Averbook, formerly Chief Business Innovation Officer for Appirio, and asked him why he used QR codes in his latest book "HR from Now to Next"? He said for two reasons "I wanted HR to get familiar with them and to also offer a way to link to live content that can be updated after the book is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424232927117462605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-24732545181252540622014-11-25T12:34:06.933-05:002014-11-25T12:34:06.933-05:00@Anon: QR codes require too much work. A simple l...@Anon: QR codes require too much work. A simple link, either Bit.ly or something else, is a much better idea to link to portfolios or additional info, as suggested by Liz above.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-23181729986122767152014-11-25T12:29:57.018-05:002014-11-25T12:29:57.018-05:00I thought about downloading the reader, but it wan...I thought about downloading the reader, but it wanted access to everything on my device. Could see it potentially being of use for creatives, but agree that I don't think it's currently met it's full potential. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-22840984083179643602014-11-25T12:24:54.840-05:002014-11-25T12:24:54.840-05:00You bring up a good point, Paul: It requires the H...You bring up a good point, Paul: It requires the HR person to get out his or her person phone, scan for info, load up a website, then somehow get that data transferred to their own computer (email a link to themselves?) and upload again, then print or save. Oof.Lizhttp://coolmomtech.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-39297831882691057752014-11-25T12:24:19.906-05:002014-11-25T12:24:19.906-05:00Good ideas, Liz. Thanks.Good ideas, Liz. Thanks.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-38880716784841651682014-11-25T12:22:44.446-05:002014-11-25T12:22:44.446-05:00For what it's worth, the tech industry makes q...For what it's worth, the tech industry makes quite a bit of fun of QR codes since they never really took off, despite marketers still trying to use them. They're clunky, a bit gimmicky, and they don't come preloaded on phones as necessary apps--huge sign that Apple/Android doesn't think much of them either.<br /><br />I love the people who have made an effort to incorporate them Lizhttp://coolmomtech.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-15420068842158989442014-11-25T12:16:06.170-05:002014-11-25T12:16:06.170-05:00Rachel, I have no idea about QR codes on business ...Rachel, I have no idea about QR codes on business cards. I'm not sure I've ever been given one. But in terms of resumes, unless the QR code links to additional information, it is useless. I'm not sure that any HR departments anywhere have the ability to scan. Nor do I think they have the interest.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-36903862921671185412014-11-25T12:06:54.116-05:002014-11-25T12:06:54.116-05:00I'm a little surprised at your response. have...I'm a little surprised at your response. have a QR code on my business cards, and people love them. First, they just think it's a cool thing to do. Almost everyone I know has a QR scanner on their smartphone. The information includes my name, company, address, email, phone numbers, and website. It means that they can just scan the information into their phone (and they keep it, yay!) andRachel Gellerhttp://www.liminalresearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-1159246502759599412014-11-25T12:01:53.122-05:002014-11-25T12:01:53.122-05:00Well said, Mark.Well said, Mark.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-50281735348803317242014-11-25T11:54:36.055-05:002014-11-25T11:54:36.055-05:00Amen. Today, a mark of taste, judgment and profess...Amen. Today, a mark of taste, judgment and professional competence is the curation of useful technology and the avoidance of redundant, annoying and useless technology. QR codes belong on very few things - almost nothing. Putting one on your resume (unless you've got some great mind-blowing reason for doing so) says that you still think a resume is essentially a printed (rather than digital) Mark DiMassimohttp://digobrands.comnoreply@blogger.com