Over the past few weeks I have been hearing about this concept - "The Video Resume". What a fantastic idea I thought! It's like an instant interview. No more than 60 seconds about yourself, have a few video clips from your references at the end and VIOLA!
And to think, for the employer this is fantastic. No more wasting time on haveing to read resume after resume. They all start to blend together after a while. And you can get such a sense from somone in the video to even see if they would fit in to your company instantly without having to go through the hassels of actually taking the time out to interview everyone that sends you a resume.
I guess the only downfall would be that some employers may not want to open the video link in case of external virusus and spam. And also, is it that we are living in such a society where we can't even have the time to interview face to face anymore? My answer to that, YES, it is 2009 people. We are people on the go, snap snappy, barely have time to eat, drink, and sleep little own interview!
GENIUS! I would love to hear your thoughts!
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Interesting thoughts! I think the big thing for video resumes at this point in time is that they have to add value for recruiters, whlie not requiring them to change their routine. HR departments are notoriously underfunded, so recruiters do not have the luxury to be able to spend 1-2 minutes per applicant, UNLESS they show promise. That's where the video resume, if done properly, can add value; the video resume is a supplement, not a replacement for the paper resume. Recruiters can still scan resumes in 20-30 seconds (or less!), but that link to RezBuzz on the resume allows them to see more, if they are so inclined. The standardized format assures recruiters that they're not getting 7 minute long random off the wall videos. These more creative individuals will still have YouTube, but applicants looking to use video resumes in a more professional capacity have RezBuzz.
ReplyDeleteAt RezBuzz, we are creating a social network of professionals with standardized video resumes and profiles (we can even produce them professionally for you). With so many laptops having webcams built in, we have made the process of creating a video resume easy and straightforward -- everything is built into the browser. You can check out this link to see the detail: http://www.rezbuzz.com/option_webcamvidresume.php
And for an example of our professional profiles: http://www.rezbuzz.com/member/profile_dennispang.html