Contest: Mind map your resume
Mar 21st, 2007 | By Chuck Frey | Category: Tips & Techniques
Here’s an intriguing mind mapping contest: The author of the eDragonu Blog, Dragos Roua, which covers David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) personal organizational methodology, is holding a contest for the best and most creative resume – in visual map format. The prize is a free license for MindManager 6.
I normally wouldn’t highlight a contest like this, but the focus of it really intrigues me. I’ve often bounced the idea of a mind map resume around in my head, but have never tried to create one. The challenge, I think, is to keep it simple and visually compelling enough that someone who is not a mind mapping fan can read, understand and appreciate the creativity that went into it. Most corporate HR departments like the standard resume format – it’s consistent, and does a pretty good job of communicating a candidate’s experience. But it’s boring as hell!How would they view a mind map resume coming across their desk? Probably with a certain amount of suspicion.
Another part of the challenge is condensing your background and experience into a single-page mind map, while still keeping fonts to a readable size. If you have a fair amount of job experience, that could be a tall order!
I can’t wait to see what the winning entries in this contest look like. Please be sure to read Dragos’ rules before submitting your mind map resume. For example, you must publish a blog, and you must submit your map in native format, not as an image file. The deadline for this contest is April 15, 2007.
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or you can also IdeaMap it like shown on http://ideamappingsuccess.com , Idea mapping is Mind mapping without the confining rules imposed by Mind mapping so I like it better, it is much more friendly.
Hello, thanks for sharing this info with us.
I personally use comapping, I think that it’s great tool for collaborating.
Comapping software designed to combine mind mapping with real-time remote collaboration, as well as project development and management tools. The software is functioning online in the real time meaning users are free to make collaborate and get the respond at once.
Comapping prevents delays disallowing idea capturing and gives uses a chance to organize and retrieve their thoughts visually and graphically. This application was especially designed for on-site or geographically dispersed creative teams — in business process planning, academia, government and healthcare — that need to propel and capture their brainstorms.
Comapping software designed to combine mind mapping with real-time remote collaboration, as well as project development and management tools. The software is functioning online in the real time meaning users are free to make collaborate and get the respond at once.
There is a possibility to assign tasks, establish deadlines and measure progress through a Comapping map. For the security purpose maps are stored securely and user privacy is assured. Anyone trying the software can find one-to-one or one-to-all chat. Just simply click on the name of a person rooting around in the map and send him a chat message, within the program.
So, I advice to use this tool to everyone.
Regards