Comments on: Video Resumes: The Latest Greatest? http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/video-resumes-the-latest-greatest/ Career advice from job search experts Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Don Goodman http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/video-resumes-the-latest-greatest/#comment-31 Don Goodman Mon, 14 May 2007 15:59:02 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/video-resumes-the-latest-greatest/#comment-31 Given that the current generation has grown up on videos, there is no stopping the trend of video resumes. I think that employers will surely embrace video resumes as it gives them a quick and easy view of a potential candidate. However, I'm not convinced that it is good for the candidate. The purpose of your resume is to get an interview. The purpose of the interview is to build rapport, get them to like you, acknowledge your technical/leadership skills and obtain a job offer. The candidate completely loses control of that process with a video interview. Plus the video had better be compelling, and few candidates really know how to make a great video. Other issues that can come up are your age and your appearance. Although resume videos are coming, I would only suggest them to my clients for special circumstances. Given that the current generation has grown up on videos, there is no stopping the trend of video resumes. I think that employers will surely embrace video resumes as it gives them a quick and easy view of a potential candidate. However, I’m not convinced that it is good for the candidate.

The purpose of your resume is to get an interview. The purpose of the interview is to build rapport, get them to like you, acknowledge your technical/leadership skills and obtain a job offer. The candidate completely loses control of that process with a video interview. Plus the video had better be compelling, and few candidates really know how to make a great video. Other issues that can come up are your age and your appearance.

Although resume videos are coming, I would only suggest them to my clients for special circumstances.

]]> By: Louise Kursmark http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/video-resumes-the-latest-greatest/#comment-32 Louise Kursmark Fri, 11 May 2007 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/video-resumes-the-latest-greatest/#comment-32 Michele, there was some interesting discussion about video resumes at the recent Kennedy Recruiting Conference. Tony Lee of Adicio made the point that we won't know if there are any legal-hiring issues (and what specifically those issues might be) until someone, somewhere initiates a suit charging bias on the basis of a video resume. The evolution of this latest phenomenon is something we career professionals (and job seekers) should keep our eyes on over the next few months and years. Michele, there was some interesting discussion about video resumes at the recent Kennedy Recruiting Conference.

Tony Lee of Adicio made the point that we won’t know if there are any legal-hiring issues (and what specifically those issues might be) until someone, somewhere initiates a suit charging bias on the basis of a video resume.

The evolution of this latest phenomenon is something we career professionals (and job seekers) should keep our eyes on over the next few months and years.

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