| Video resumes seem to be gaining a lot of media | | | | What is a person to do in order to get a competitive |
| exposure these days. Many of the websites that | | | | advantage in the job market then? First, a video is not |
| provide the video resume services have really been | | | | going to really show the employer any more about |
| pushing the need to have such an 'edge' over the rest | | | | your accounting skills than what your job experience is |
| of the competition. So what do the potential employers | | | | like. The best way to really be 'seen' and experienced |
| really think about these new services? Well, after | | | | is through face-to-face contact. This is easy for me to |
| hearing from prospective employers searching for | | | | say, but the employers that I know do attend industry |
| applicants, one did mention the new and well-hyped | | | | events regularly and meet new people as well as |
| video resume. However, he did not mention anything | | | | prospective employees regularly. There is no really |
| wonderful and amazing about the individuals he | | | | easy way to get the job that a person has always |
| observed. He only mentioned the humorous things | | | | wanted. There will always be competition. And with |
| about them versus any serious attributes to the | | | | plenty of competition there will always be no substitute |
| individuals on the videos. Some things mentioned about | | | | for hard work in the industry you have chosen. Tennis |
| the videos is just the lack of preparation, annoying | | | | skills are great, but only if that is where you can meet |
| habits and gestures, terrible quality of editing which | | | | the individuals who can really help you get ahead in |
| makes the video hard to watch, as well as the | | | | many cases. Gaining any kind of experience in the field |
| common embarrassing problems associated with | | | | a person is really after is what the employers are |
| 'home videos'. The question now is: are the video | | | | searching for. |
| resumes really hurting the job applicants making them | | | | Overall, the hiring experience can be difficult for both |
| rather than giving them that competitive 'edge' they are | | | | the employer and the applicant. Both sides have needs |
| supposed to have? | | | | to be filled. The employer in the IT department just |
| Many of us have already seen, or at least heard | | | | needs someone who can handle the tasks and |
| about, the video of the young man applying for a job | | | | problem solving skills needed to complete the job in the |
| on Wall Street as a banker where he bench presses | | | | most excellent manner. The video resumes have not |
| very impressive amounts of weight, plays tennis and, | | | | been much help to him as they only show individuals |
| well, you get the picture. This seems to be taken to | | | | talking about themselves and how they can function. |
| the extreme, but it was actually supposed to be a | | | | However, when the employer does call in an |
| message to the employer about his sense of discipline. | | | | employee for an interview, they also have them |
| Oops! I guess they misunderstood him as he did not | | | | complete a test which really shows the applicants' |
| receive any attention except from the news media. | | | | problem solving abilities. So, with this being said, will |
| The attention he received was only from a mere | | | | video resumes really take a competitive position in the |
| entertainment standpoint. Many of the videos that are | | | | resume market? Hollywood has been using them for |
| available do indeed appear to be more of an | | | | years now in the form of video headshots. But, then |
| embarrassing moment than that of a competitive | | | | again, these would be used for show business jobs |
| edge. The concept of the video resume seems to be | | | | where looks really matter. Focus on building experience |
| quite impressive at first glance. And maybe after a little | | | | and a great resume, as well as attending those |
| more time, it will become a norm in hiring new | | | | industry events and soon job seekers will find many |
| employees. But the fact of the matter today is that | | | | more wonderful opportunities before them. Now that |
| employers are not really looking towards video | | | | would be quite a competitive advantage. |
| resumes at this point. | | | | |