[amichail]

So these are people who are unemployed or risking getting fired by looking for a job in public?

Isn't it better to find people who already have a job they like and try to convince them that they would be even happier in your company?

[Timothee]

I'm not sure I understand your first sentence.

Is being unemployed a bad thing? Well, yes it generally is for the unemployed person but it doesn't mean that they're a bad hire. Sure, one could say that if they were really good, they would be busy with multiple projects at the same time, or have people waiting for them as soon as their current job ends for a reason or another. But it sounds a little bit condescending to me to imply that being unemployed means you shouldn't be hired.

As for "people risking getting fired", besides the fact that I doubt that it happens that often (and when it does, one could easily argue that it's a sign that it wasn't a good place to be in the first place), I don't see that as a bad thing for somebody hiring.

[joe_the_user]

Good points but ...

It just often isn't appropriate to have a single, world viewable resume. Job search is a delicate dance. Personnel departments and higher management may want to filter job seekers out an arbitrary criteria ("we want a backend/frontend programmer") while a job seeker may wants to make contact with the project lead and show they he/she is good fit for their process in particular. This kind of thing makes "spinning" your resume important and perfectly legitimate. If just exposing everything worked for programmers, Google would already be a great way to find programmers.

[jqueryin]

You can set your CV to private and only searchable by employers. Unless your employer is signed up for SO Careers I don't think you'll have a problem.

Anyways, it can simply be thought of as your personal resume. You don't have to actively be seeking a job to fill out a CV.

[bmj]

I think LinkedIn is viewed in a similar fashion. While it's sole purpose is not job seeking, it's clear that it can be very useful for that.

[mustpax]

Posting you resume on a jobs site does not necessarily mean you are actively looking for a job. And I highly doubt an employer would fire someone just for having their resume publicly posted. Besides, if you’re employer is that fickle, maybe you should have your resume out there, just in case.

[atamyrat]

Actually the story they are pitching is that when you find someone's resume online and email them job offer, they might not be available. They are trying to solve this problem by showing only people actively looking for jobs in search results. It is similar to Github's "I'm available for hire" checkbox announced couple days ago.

[staunch]

What would you think if you saw that one of your employees recently started paying money to receive offers for a new job?

[Nogwater]

I would think it's time to have a conversation. If they're worth keeping, find out how. If not, wish them luck.

[Vindexus]

Why would that be better?