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Tips and Tools
Should You
Consider a Video Resume?
by
Roger Lear
With the
evolution of video on the internet, sites like YouTube and Yahoo video make
it very easy to upload a video. In the employment world, we are seeing
video resumes gaining a little traction. Here are a couple of examples:
Video
Resume 1
Video
Resume 2
Video
Resume 3
So what
do you think? Can you see yourself starring in your own video resume? It
certainly is intriguing, but before you jump in front of that camera you
may want to make sure you consider the following:
1.
Will you be able to make a professional video resume
that will enhance your background?
2.
Do you think an employer may look at your video and
decide not to interview you because of something you said in the video? In
other words, videos are one way. You do not have the opportunity to answer
specific questions as you would in an interview.
3.
Will the employer think you are acting? In the
examples above, each one has a different “feel”.
4.
Will employers even look at a video resume since they
have hundreds of applications already? It would take forever if everyone
had a video resume.
5.
Can you make changes to your video resume to better
“fit” the company you are applying to?
Video
resumes have been around for years. They are getting some traction now just
because it easier than ever to upload video to the internet. While I think
we will all have our own online personal career site with resume, video and
letters of recommendations, I think employers are still over whelmed with
the data they already receive from candidates. A well written resume with
CLEAR objectives will always get the attention of an employer. It will be
up to you if you want to throw in a video resume as well before the face to
face interview.
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