Archive for the ‘ Video Resume ’ Category
Video Interviewing: Only The Good Looking Need Apply
There’s a new trend in recruiting. Video interviewing. The process is meant to save time and money. Candidates are asked a series of standardized questions. The answers are recorded. The video is stored in a way that meets federal guidelines. Managers and teams can refer back to the videos to actually hear — in a [...]
Video Interview – Why?
With the way the entire interviewing and recruiting life cycle is changing, I am witnessing more and more situations when employers are performing video interviews. Either live and streaming video conferences (Via Kinkos, Skype or some other video streaming source) or asking the qualified candidates to submit a video as their initial screening. So why [...]
How to Tips for Video Resumes
Here are some tips from About.com on how to create a sweet video resume. Success will come with preparation indeed. So plan out how you are going to dress as well as the script for what to say, and follow it! Tips to Help You Prepare a Professional Video Resume: Dress professionally in business attire, [...]
Video Resume, Part 6 – Getting an Interview
How do you catch the attention of a potential employer? What if you are applying for a position and know that the rest of people with the same experience in your home town are applying for the same gig? The question should ALWAYS be, “how can I separate myself from my competition?” Be creative with [...]
Paid Search = Job Offer
Since this is not necessary any breaking news, some of you may have seen this sweet youtube video by now, actually over 893,800 views as of the time of this post. Not quite a video resume but it is simply done right. The title is called The Google Job Experiment. Basically a smart guy was [...]
The Video Resume, Part 5 – mycareeri.com
As we continue on our journey to investigate and research the topic of video resumes we found a service by the name of mycareeri. The other day we spoke with Talent Rooster‘s President and CEO, David Decapua and today we have our first side by side comparison…mycareeri.com. Today we interviewed staffing guru and President of [...]
Video Resume, Part 4 – Talent Rooster
As we continue our investigation into the intriguing topic of the video resume, I would like to highlight a couple of the services that exist. Talent Rooster, an online video resume portal connecting job seekers and companies. Today I interviewed the CEO of Talent Rooster, David DeCapua and discussed the who what where when and [...]
The Video Resume, Part 3
We have been involved in a series on the research behind the future of the video resume. It has actually gotten some nice traction with a request for a guest post on MashedReport and a nice link to Mason Wong and his post on why video resumes, in his opinion are inferior to the traditional [...]
The Video Resume, Part 2
The other day we began a blog series on the video resume. Is it to be or not to be? Just as a recap we determined that there is no question that video in general is the NOT the wave of the future…it is the present. Video is here and that point is inarguable. Sites [...]
The Video Resume
That is the question in today’s trending and ever changing market. Are video resumes the real wave of the future. I have seen some significant pros and equally significant cons. Lets take a look over a series of posts to some of the aspects and angles on why the video resume is either going to [...]