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Video Resume

Posted by Dan

June 17, 2007 |

Great Introduction or Bad 1st Impression? 

One of the newer ways of presenting yourself to employers is the Video Resume and/or Video Interview.  Good idea, but will it help or turn people away?  Oddly enough the answer to that question can be ‘both’. 

I’ve been viewing sample video resumes and here are a couple of pointers for you to keep in mind if you are thinking about creating one for yourself. 

Have it created professionally:  The do-it-yourself videos are generally missing a very critical component and that is – 1st impressions count!  Many of the videos are created with poor camera work, candidates that are looking down while trying to read their script and background drops that are either wrinkled fabrics or so busy that you are unable to focus in on the candidate.  Not to mention candidates grabbing various documents and/or trying to actually show a piece of work they’ve created.  First impressions really do count and video resumes/interviews are definitely 1st impression material.  Always keep that in mind. 

Focus on your appearance:  Dress in business attire.  Presenting yourself in a well-groomed fashion with clothing that is ‘business specific’ is key.  If you are too casual you may leave the employer with the impression that you conduct your work in the same way.

You can take a look at examples of do-it-yourself video resumes on YouTube (just put ‘video resume’ in the search bar and you’ll get plenty).  I didn’t see any that I found impressive.  In fact, most of them I would use as examples on what ‘not’ to do.

The best one I’ve seen so far is Watch Gautam Banerjee’s video resume  

Posted by Robin Ogden – FiredUP Careers

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