Comments on: The video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/ Powered by Cheezhead Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:34:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sales Letters Creator - Create Sales Letters In 15 Minutes Or Less! | 7Wins.eu http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-64895 Sales Letters Creator - Create Sales Letters In 15 Minutes Or Less! | 7Wins.eu Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:09:15 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-64895 [...] Sasha Xarrian’s Outrageous Mastery » Blog Archive » A MIRACLE HAPPENED TODAYThe video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...] [...] Sasha Xarrian’s Outrageous Mastery » Blog Archive » A MIRACLE HAPPENED TODAYThe video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...]

]]> By: hemen parekh http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-61735 hemen parekh Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:48:32 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-61735 Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type. But everyone cannot write a story or a poem. So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come. But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of job-portals such as  www.VisualCV.com which inspired me to come-up with my own  www.CustomizeResume.com ( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! ) With regards hemen parekh hcp@RecruitGuru.com Mumbai -- India Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type.

But everyone cannot write a story or a poem.

So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come.

But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of job-portals such as

http://www.VisualCV.com

which inspired me to come-up with my own

http://www.CustomizeResume.com

( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! )

With regards

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

Mumbai — India

]]> By: Create Sales Letters - Create Sales Letters Within 15 Minutes! | 7Wins.eu http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-59754 Create Sales Letters - Create Sales Letters Within 15 Minutes! | 7Wins.eu Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-59754 [...] The video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...] [...] The video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...]

]]> By: Sam http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-58208 Sam Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:40:17 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-58208 Could not disagree more. When I was a hiring manager I loved a link to a BRIEF video resume included on the hard copy or emailed resume. It gave me a chance to witness their speaking ability and profesionalism. After I was laid off, I applied to over 100 jobs without response. I'm sure my resume went into the giant HR black hole. I decided to create a video resume which is just under three minutes and put the link on my resume and cover letter. I had 4 companies approach me within a week. The HR Manager who initially called me about the Director position I just started started our first conversation by mentioning my video. Because of the response and the people who have asked about help with a video of their own. I'm starting my own video resume business as a side job. I won't post the site here, since my response is not designed to drum up my own business. It's just to tell you that like the cell phone and the internet things change and those that don't embrace it get left behind. Could not disagree more. When I was a hiring manager I loved a link to a BRIEF video resume included on the hard copy or emailed resume. It gave me a chance to witness their speaking ability and profesionalism. After I was laid off, I applied to over 100 jobs without response. I’m sure my resume went into the giant HR black hole. I decided to create a video resume which is just under three minutes and put the link on my resume and cover letter. I had 4 companies approach me within a week. The HR Manager who initially called me about the Director position I just started started our first conversation by mentioning my video. Because of the response and the people who have asked about help with a video of their own. I’m starting my own video resume business as a side job. I won’t post the site here, since my response is not designed to drum up my own business. It’s just to tell you that like the cell phone and the internet things change and those that don’t embrace it get left behind.

]]> By: Sales Letter Creator - Create Sales Letters In 15 Minutes Or Less. | 7Wins.eu http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-57764 Sales Letter Creator - Create Sales Letters In 15 Minutes Or Less. | 7Wins.eu Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:11:41 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-57764 [...] The video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...] [...] The video resume ISN’T HAPPENING, people | Magic Pot of Jobs [...]

]]> By: Tom http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-56646 Tom Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:17:11 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-56646 I think the idea of video resumes is not to replace paper resumes but to add in extra in addition to. With unemployment approaching 10% (as of August 09'), HR and hiring managers are overwhelmed. All the attention on HR screening but what about getting directly to the hiring manager? Say you have your resume, along with 10,000 others in file in the HR department and you find a way to get your resume via video to the decision maker, he or she will at least remember your name and that may be all it takes to set you apart. I think the idea of video resumes is not to replace paper resumes but to add in extra in addition to. With unemployment approaching 10% (as of August 09′), HR and hiring managers are overwhelmed. All the attention on HR screening but what about getting directly to the hiring manager? Say you have your resume, along with 10,000 others in file in the HR department and you find a way to get your resume via video to the decision maker, he or she will at least remember your name and that may be all it takes to set you apart.

]]> By: Mike Wolford http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-54816 Mike Wolford Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:15:06 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-54816 I think we are headed this way. Recruiters routinely "look up" candidates on Facebook and linked-in. Recruiting has moved into social networking in a major way in the last year. I was watching an ERE seminar on social networking and it is a big trend in the industry. If you are sourcing candidates on Linked-In and Facebook you are going to see there picture anyway. As for the issue of discrimination, if an employer is going to discriminate it will be done at some point in the process. If they don't want to hire someone that is 40 they won't hire someone who is 40 period. This is not going to create, promote or discourage discrimination. While I do not believe a video resume is the wave of the future I believe that video cover letters will be. As Facebook and linked in add the capacity to handle video we will see a move to video. I think we are headed this way. Recruiters routinely “look up” candidates on Facebook and linked-in. Recruiting has moved into social networking in a major way in the last year. I was watching an ERE seminar on social networking and it is a big trend in the industry. If you are sourcing candidates on Linked-In and Facebook you are going to see there picture anyway.

As for the issue of discrimination, if an employer is going to discriminate it will be done at some point in the process. If they don’t want to hire someone that is 40 they won’t hire someone who is 40 period. This is not going to create, promote or discourage discrimination. While I do not believe a video resume is the wave of the future I believe that video cover letters will be. As Facebook and linked in add the capacity to handle video we will see a move to video.

]]> By: Terry Silveria http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-46321 Terry Silveria Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:19:27 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-46321 I believe the nature of the job determines how effective a video resume might be. A video resume comes closer to highlighting customer service and communication skills than a written resume. Furthermore, many companies are looking for more than just job skills. They are looking for someone who fits into their "corporate culture". Attitude, character and a "corporate culture" fit are better screened through a video than text. I believe the nature of the job determines how effective a video resume might be. A video resume comes closer to highlighting customer service and communication skills than a written resume. Furthermore, many companies are looking for more than just job skills. They are looking for someone who fits into their “corporate culture”. Attitude, character and a “corporate culture” fit are better screened through a video than text.

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]]> By: Keith Swart http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/comment-page-1/#comment-34830 Keith Swart Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:15:50 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2007/01/15/the-video-resume-isnt-happening-people/#comment-34830 WOW! What a thread... I see many points made here, and I'll chime in my 2 cents. If discrimination is going to happen, it is regardless of seeing a video or not. If you are going to be discriminated against, it will just as easily be done post interview. I do agree that the "Video Resume" is in it's infancy, and in the big picture, employers and HR are not ready for these 3 to 10 minute videos. The 15 second scan is real, and so many decent candidates are ruled out simply because they didnt use enough "keywords" that the sniffers are looking for. I will agree that the baby step to opening a door is the "Video Coverletter" which is a typical 20-30 second "Greeting" that allows a job seeker to be seen and heard, that may otherwise have been screened out by a 15 second paper scan. I have spent the last 8 months working on the development of a profile based career site that gives job seekers tools such as text, audio, video, photo, etc to develop "profiles" of their careers. Video is a part of these profiles, but only if a seeker desires to use it. Think about it...why did CareerBuilder.com begin promoting video resumes? (July07) Being the largest job board in the US...they probably did some homework and realized this is reality, and it is coming fast. WOW! What a thread…
I see many points made here, and I’ll chime in my 2 cents.
If discrimination is going to happen, it is regardless of seeing a video or not. If you are going to be discriminated against, it will just as easily be done post interview.
I do agree that the “Video Resume” is in it’s infancy, and in the big picture, employers and HR are not ready for these 3 to 10 minute videos. The 15 second scan is real, and so many decent candidates are ruled out simply because they didnt use enough “keywords” that the sniffers are looking for.
I will agree that the baby step to opening a door is the “Video Coverletter” which is a typical 20-30 second “Greeting” that allows a job seeker to be seen and heard, that may otherwise have been screened out by a 15 second paper scan.
I have spent the last 8 months working on the development of a profile based career site that gives job seekers tools such as text, audio, video, photo, etc to develop “profiles” of their careers.
Video is a part of these profiles, but only if a seeker desires to use it.

Think about it…why did CareerBuilder.com begin promoting video resumes? (July07) Being the largest job board in the US…they probably did some homework and realized this is reality, and it is coming fast.

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