Video Resumes: Good or Bad Idea? Debate Continues On follow this blog post

posted by Ernest Feiteira on Dec. 11, 2008

I came across the following articles about Video Resumes.  It certainly know it works if your job is TV related (AKA a reel), it can work for people if your job requires public speaking too.  It�??ll work if you are an athlete (video with highlights).  Last time I check there are very few agents and sports talent scout/recruits on ERE.

 

Video also works for recruitment advertising, for example:

·         A traditional overview of the company, its products and employer value proposition �?? Employer Branding

·         A �??day in the life�?? of an employee �?? Job Branding

·         Profiles of individual employees

·         �??Why I work here�?? videos covering critical recruiting factors

·         Facility tours, etc...

 

How about for the engineer and finance guy?  Here are some people weighing in on the debate. 

 

 

LIGHTS, CAMERA �?� LITTLE ACTION

Reception to Video Résumés Remains Lukewarm Yet, companies increasingly are turning to video-on-demand interviewing, in which candidates record their responses to questions and e-mail them to company executives for viewing at their convenience. Read more about the growing use of video in recruiting.

 

	BLOGGING ON TOPIC
	Fistful of Talent   The recruiting and staffing bloggers at Fistful of Talent, Workforce Management's new featured blog, take on the topic of recruiting and video résumés: Tom Brady�??Poster Child for Why Video Résumés Are a Bad Idea                   Video Résumés: OK Only if You're Ready to Push Your Chips 'All In'

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•  Craig Silverman

  1 point 14 months ago

  I am not a huge fan of video resumes but I love a short video introduction like what the Vipe system offers, visit: http://www.vipepower.com

  We have been using Vipe to introduce our candidates to hiring managers and also to allow our candidates to create a short intro as well. The Vipe system manages the videos for us and gives us links to attach in emails, plus it allows us to brand the video with our logo.

  Craig

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