Video résumés

[sweeps]

Would you post your résumé on YouTube?

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[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Re: Video résumés

Oh, please don't let this be the must-do of the future. I would be so stiff. People's expectations of others on screen are higher than they are in person, at least so far as superficial matters go. And initial job interviews can have so much emphasis on the superficial as it is. In my work, you sometimes have to get past the human resources people or head hunters who have such different criteria than the folks they are doing the screening for. Would I then have to compete in HR with job hunters who hired hairstylists, fashion consultants, lighting experts, video editors, etc to come off looking poised and perfect? Then the folks who do the real hiring would get all these exquisitely hyper-polished candidates while I, ordinary, slightly frumpy, yet smart and competent would languish at home waiting for an interview callback?

[PrincessPerky]

Re: Video résumés

Well what about proffessional resume editors? I know you can send your resume to a service and they will edit it for you, making it prettier, you can use plain paper or fancy..

I think my point is that video is just another version of a resume, another way to 'sell yourself' to a prospective employer.....weather it is right or not that the best seller gets the job is ompletly beside the point..it is nothing new.

[PRICEPLUS]

Re: Video résumés

Interviewing in person is best. You get a feel for the person you are hiring. Video may be where things are headed but I hope it does not happen.

[MonkeyMama]

Re: Video résumés

Ick - lOL.

Since my hubby is a professional videographer at least I know I can send something pretty polished if I had to, without paying much anyway. But I do not do good in front of camera either - why I Say ick!!