ViewsOnYou in Wall Street Journal

Big data is playing a more and more important role in HR and hiring practices, as evidenced by this #2 most read piece for WSJ Europe this week.

ViewsOnYou founder Ab Banerjee sees big data as an opportunity and a strategic play for his venture, which crowdsources a public/portable 360 review on an individual's soft skills to be matched against company culture.

Lesile Kwoh writing for the WSJ 'At Work' blog has more on how ViewsOnYou will be pivotal in this metrics-based approach to companies and personality traits.

ViewsOnYou in Guardian Careers

MaintainPR client ViewsOnYou have been storming the press with their unique system for peer review, which uses Facebook to source a 360 review on your soft skills to match against companies/employers.

The latest mention is in the Guardian Careers section, where Clare Whitmell discusses ViewsOnYou in an article on misconceptions around career choices and making the most of what's available just out of school.

Read the full article here.

ViewsOnYou in The Evening Standard

Evening Standard's Careers writer Niki Chesworth has a great write up today on ViewsOnYou and why you should want to give your Facebook network a go at identifying your top soft skills before approaching a new employer.

This was print edition only, but with a 700,000+ circulation to busy working Londoners, we are quite happy that Niki was able to take a look into the concept!

ViewsOnYou in Techcrunch

MaintainPR client ViewsOnYou redefines the 360 professional review process. By crowd-sourcing reviews from your peers of how you work, think and interact, your ViewsOnYou Public 360 Profile is your portable career passport, and a single platform to compare your soft skills with your peers, your teams and the companies you want to work for. In an era when 9 out of 10 employers check online profiles before making a hiring decision, a ViewsOnYou profile tells the story beyond your resume, and is as integral to your public professional identity as your CV.

Check out what Techcrunch's Mike Butcher has to say on the subject and let us know your thoughts!

ViewsOnYou in About.com Job Searching

ViewsOnYou have an exciting product proposition for our times -- where social media has truly reached its tipping point, and Facebook continues to dominate all facets of life online.

The site and Facebook app allow you to set up a 360 review and profile from crowdsourcing your peers. You can then match your "soft skills" against the growing database of companies to see your best fit in the workplace.

Alison Doyle, career expert for About.com, took the site for a spin and did this write up, stating: "by matching you personality with that of other companies, you can more easily decide which jobs to apply for -- and which don't seem to be a good fit for you."

Click here to see the full article.