Comments on: Video Resumes: A Potential Boom For Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/2008/12/24/video-resumes-a-potential-boom-for-entrepreneurs-and-job-seekers/ Thu, 03 May 2012 22:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dave http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/2008/12/24/video-resumes-a-potential-boom-for-entrepreneurs-and-job-seekers/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Dave Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:20:24 +0000 http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/?p=175#comment-100 Good points...however..."a few years" is like decades in the world of web video and the Internet. Remember, YouTube didn't even come of age until November 2006...now it's the world's second largest search engine, behind only Google. The #2 video sharing site, DailyMotion, is only a month younger than YouTube (and receives 36 million unique visitors a month). In addition, Facebook (175 million+ users) wasn't "open" to the public until September 2006 and the iPhone, launched in June 2007, is now in the hands of 13 million people and counting. In other words, technology and it's acceptance have changed both rapidly and dramatically. In fact, if you go to YouTube and search for video resume, 26,000 results are returned (granted, not all the results are actual video resumes, but take a look and you'll get an idea on how mainstream they have become). Plus...many "headhunter" services are now adding video resumes to their arsenal. On the multiple takes required to get usable footage, your experience is 100% accurate. Put someone in front of a camera and they'll freeze and stumble. So using a teleprompter with a pre-written script for the video resume is a MUST. This will cut the time down to 1-2 takes...which means an hour or less to shoot the actual video, instead of an entire day. Right now, the biggest drawback to video resumes is the potential for discrimination. But ultimately, if a potential employer is going to discriminate against you based on your appearance in video, they'll do the same thing in a face to face interview. Good points…however…”a few years” is like decades in the world of web video and the Internet.

Remember, YouTube didn’t even come of age until November 2006…now it’s the world’s second largest search engine, behind only Google. The #2 video sharing site, DailyMotion, is only a month younger than YouTube (and receives 36 million unique visitors a month).

In addition, Facebook (175 million+ users) wasn’t “open” to the public until September 2006 and the iPhone, launched in June 2007, is now in the hands of 13 million people and counting.

In other words, technology and it’s acceptance have changed both rapidly and dramatically. In fact, if you go to YouTube and search for video resume, 26,000 results are returned (granted, not all the results are actual video resumes, but take a look and you’ll get an idea on how mainstream they have become). Plus…many “headhunter” services are now adding video resumes to their arsenal.

On the multiple takes required to get usable footage, your experience is 100% accurate. Put someone in front of a camera and they’ll freeze and stumble. So using a teleprompter with a pre-written script for the video resume is a MUST. This will cut the time down to 1-2 takes…which means an hour or less to shoot the actual video, instead of an entire day.

Right now, the biggest drawback to video resumes is the potential for discrimination. But ultimately, if a potential employer is going to discriminate against you based on your appearance in video, they’ll do the same thing in a face to face interview.

]]> By: mrwpants http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/2008/12/24/video-resumes-a-potential-boom-for-entrepreneurs-and-job-seekers/comment-page-1/#comment-99 mrwpants Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:33:50 +0000 http://webvideouniversity.com/blog/?p=175#comment-99 i looked into this as a business a few years back and its a very tough business model. it sounds like it should be a no-brainer but its too expensive for college kids entering the market and doesn't have much of an appeal to more seasoned workers. furthermore we found that people need serious media training in order to not require several dozen takes to record their video. And if its not 100% polished, it reflects poorly on the candidate. But I'd love to hear contrary points of view, or other people's experiences. i looked into this as a business a few years back and its a very tough business model. it sounds like it should be a no-brainer but its too expensive for college kids entering the market and doesn’t have much of an appeal to more seasoned workers. furthermore we found that people need serious media training in order to not require several dozen takes to record their video.

And if its not 100% polished, it reflects poorly on the candidate.

But I’d love to hear contrary points of view, or other people’s experiences.

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