Darrin Grella – Interview Guru

1. I can’t skim the content in a non-linear manner.
2. I can’t listen to a recorded voice as fast as I can read text.
3. I can’t make an informed decision as fast.
4. I can’t easily search for targeted video resumes.
5. I  can’t scribble on a video resume.
6. I can’t easily hand a video resume to someone.
7. I can’t easily store and organize video resumes in an internal database.
8. I’m guessing your video resume probably wasn’t customized for me.
9. I subconsciously judge the quality of a video resume against professionally produced television.
10. Hiring managers have never asked me for video resumes.
11. Employment lawyers strongly frown upon the practice.
12. I don’t know of anyone who ever was invited to an interview or was ever hired because of a video resume.
13. Traditional resumes already have a fundamental flaw. Video resumes exasperate this flaw. 
14. I am so discouraged by how bad the vast majority of video resumes are, I have no inclination whatsoever to watch yours.

Again, this is only one opinion.  I would agree with some of these points for sure.  I also feel that one problem to this uproar of interest is that there is no vehicle to house the video resume.  If someone wants a job they would traditionally post their resume on some type of job board, an end location or destination  to meet up companies and people.  As we discussed in the original post that there are some sites but most are worthless.  Would love to hear your thoughts…

Much Success

Darrin Grella, The Interview Guru

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