Video is unforgiving – it is you, in the spotlight, and forever. If you mess up in an interview, you might not get a job out of a hundred interviews. If you mess up on YouTube, it will haunt you forever.
Short & Focused - 1-2 Mins Storyline = Education, Skills, Experience, What you add Visual and Creative Interactive (if professional and clean) Entertaining and Professional? Unspoken Tip – Look as good as you can Unspoken barrier – some companies have a ban for fear of discrimination complaints
Headshots for Paper Resumes and online Resumes
Even Good Headshots Tell A Story
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Samples – Video - Youtube
As an employer, my understanding from other employers, is that the video resumes they are receiving are fairly unprofessional and may turn them off to a potential candidate. Giggly spoken lists of skills or discussing non-work hobbies are not positively affecting employment opportunities. Nor does unprofessional dress and an ineffective presentation. The other current employer complaint is the length of the videos. If an employer is interested in a candidate, after reviewing the resume cover letter and the resume , they might follow a link to watch a video resume for one to two minutes. According to the Vault Inc. study, referenced above, only 17 percent of employers have viewed a video resume. Take a look at About.com's Alison Doyle's advice for job searchers about making professional video resumes that are acceptable to employers.
