Nice idea and yes, much better than LinkedIn or XING. BUT - yes here we go again - as HR headhunting for fitting candidates we all love our profiles which are composed in an equal way. This way we can see what sticks out the most. Imagining reading through a bunch of websites such as these may make us feel closer to the person behind the résumé but it will munch our time away like MyLittlePony Shows my evening. (Yes, this show is stealing my delightful evening plan. Always.)
So, will this reverse application thing become a movement? Especially since more and more companies realize, that they don't pick applicants, but applicants pick employers (when and if they can). Latest when the third applicant rejects an offer for the same position, employers notice that. Walking you talk as company has never been so important as now in the times where CSR and Employer Branding has become a market in themselves.
The thing is, it will NOT become a movement. We, the HR, will not have to look through a googillion of website based vitas. Yes, we admit, one page as CV is almost nothing to see how the person ticks and acts. YET, that is what interviews are for. That's why companies torture their applicants by runnign them through assessment centers. That is what trial period is for. And in the end, it is just less time and as cost efficient as letting HR eyes scan over oh so many resume-ed sites.
It will be interesting on how Applying actually will change in the future. Back then references was everything, now even pre-fixed resumes like the Europass ain't the best. LinkedIn/XING Profiles meh. Jeanne Meister for instance suggests, that there won't be CV's at all one day.
It definitely will be HR-evolutional.
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