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 like the giant youtube.com wouldn’t be leading the statistic charts in traffic.
While youtube’s strong traffic numbers and being ranked as one of the top search engines in the world it would only make sense that in a search on youtube for keyword “video resume” there are 4,590 results, one of the most viewed was 92,720 views (one of those views is me), as of the day of the research. Some are of great quality, some crappy but I think that’s ok. Some very serious, some very funny or spoofy but again without a standard we get to see the creative work of some of the leaders in the space.
According to a blog Here, There and Everywhere posted by Brian Hjelm — 2010 will be the year of video for the digital advertising industry.
With advancements in the smartphone market, new tablet PC form factors and other larger-screen mobile devices pushing consumption of online-based video, the increase in available content will be the core growth of digital video advertising inventory. Wherever consumer eyes wander, you can be sure that advertising will follow — and the rate at which consumers are consuming video on their PCs, their mobile devices and Internet-based TVs is growing rapidly.
According to the Nielsen third-quarter “Three Screen Report,” online video usage is on the rise, with Internet users watching 53 more minutes of video online in third quarter 2009, a 34.9% increase in viewing time from last year. In addition, the number of people watching mobile video has grown 53% year over year.
Make sure you drop a comment on what you think the future of the video resume holds.
Much continued success.
Darrin Grella, The Interview Guru
Facebook comments:
July 28th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Absolutely agree! Video is NOT the wave of the future. It is here now. I always carry my Flip video with me just in case. I think video is another great follow up tool as well. When I was interviewing for my current job, I followed up with a one minute video on “Why Brooks?”
Video is a great way to separate yourself from your competition and get back in front of the decision makers.
August 6th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Hey Brooks…that is a great idea! I would love to see the video if you wouldn’t mind sending it my way. I will wait to publish it until you give me the thumbs up.
That is extremely intuitive and something creative to set yourself apart for sure. If you could send it to darrin@theinterviewgurus.com. Thanks!