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QR codes on résumés give job seekers an appealing advantage

Jesse Collins
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Employment hunters can attract employers using smartphones by adding a barcode to their résumés. Consumers are becoming accustomed to seeing QR codes on products and advertising wherever they look, but now these smartphone barcodes are starting to appear in new and unique places, such as résumés. Adding these black and white squares can give a standard CV a significant boost. These scannable barcodes make a résumé more noticeable, so that they stand out among the rest of the applicants for a position, but they also provide a job hunter with…

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Britain’s MI5 uses QR codes to find next secret agent

Jorge Gonzalez
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Mobile technology is proving to be a useful medium for recruitment. A growing number of job seekers, ever keen to stand out from amongst the crowd, have been plastering QR codes onto their resumes and business cards. Until recently, this practice has been reserved to those looking for work. Now, however, more companies are advertising their open positions via the codes. While the trend is growing tractions amongst public businesses, one would scarcely imagine that a secretive government agency would follow suit. The UK’s counter-intelligence and security agency known as…

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