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Video Resumes !!
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Posted 22-02-2009Reply
I had come across an employer, who was insisting on video resumes of candidates along with the word format.
Want to know from all of you, how is the market for video resumes and is there a benefit which could help the candidates as well as the employers, with this video format.
Request your inputs.
Regards
Ambarish
Hi Ambarish,
Interesting topic…
Actually there is a project under process, for one of the new jobportal sites, they would like to implement this video-resumes concept on their job portal.
Well, there are positive & negative sides to this::
Positive::
1) Saves a lot of time & money, especially for the out of station candidates.
2) You get to know about their communication skills & body language.(till some extent)
3) I think this would be helpful for Sr. levels, since they don’t have time to come down for interview. (may not be practical though!) :)
4) Candidates will be more in ease to talk about themselves with no pressure of the interviewer (since, most of the time, candidates say that they were nervous...hence, could not perform well!)
5) Many a times I come across profiles that are very well presented but unfortunately the candidate would not be up to the mark. An overview of the person & the way he/she represents himself/herself would help you for the initial judgment.
Negative::
1) Candidate would not be him/herself, while they are recording the video, there are chances of being “artificial” & use of unreal body language.
2) You can not judge the attitude of the candidate just by the video!
But, no matter what, I prefer having a personal, face to face talk with the candidates.
That will give an exact view on :: attitude, confidence, knowledge, body language, whether he/she will be able to handle & work under stress….etc.
Thanks for bringing up this new concept for discussion, hope to get more inputs from other members…
Diana
Interesting topic…
Actually there is a project under process, for one of the new jobportal sites, they would like to implement this video-resumes concept on their job portal.
Well, there are positive & negative sides to this::
Positive::
1) Saves a lot of time & money, especially for the out of station candidates.
2) You get to know about their communication skills & body language.(till some extent)
3) I think this would be helpful for Sr. levels, since they don’t have time to come down for interview. (may not be practical though!) :)
4) Candidates will be more in ease to talk about themselves with no pressure of the interviewer (since, most of the time, candidates say that they were nervous...hence, could not perform well!)
5) Many a times I come across profiles that are very well presented but unfortunately the candidate would not be up to the mark. An overview of the person & the way he/she represents himself/herself would help you for the initial judgment.
Negative::
1) Candidate would not be him/herself, while they are recording the video, there are chances of being “artificial” & use of unreal body language.
2) You can not judge the attitude of the candidate just by the video!
But, no matter what, I prefer having a personal, face to face talk with the candidates.
That will give an exact view on :: attitude, confidence, knowledge, body language, whether he/she will be able to handle & work under stress….etc.
Thanks for bringing up this new concept for discussion, hope to get more inputs from other members…
Diana
Hi Ambarish,
As Diana said there are both positive and also negitive in the video resumes.
There will be lot of bias in the video resumes.
Definately it saves the time but you will not get the right candidate in my opinion specially for the entry and middle levels.
It may work out for the High level profiles definately not for others.
Thanks for sharing the topic.
Regards,
rajini
As Diana said there are both positive and also negitive in the video resumes.
There will be lot of bias in the video resumes.
Definately it saves the time but you will not get the right candidate in my opinion specially for the entry and middle levels.
It may work out for the High level profiles definately not for others.
Thanks for sharing the topic.
Regards,
rajini
There has been a lot of chat recently on the internet about the "next big thing" in recruitment - Video CV/Résumé.
These often cite "Major Employers" which now demand/request these CVs and yet these employers are never named. Is this because it's State Secret perhaps, they are genuinely misinformed or just crude marketing ploy? Probably a mixture of the three.
Here in Europe these video CVs are seen as a passing novelty. Large companies are, even in good economic times, bombarded with thousands of applications per week. These are sorted through using OCR software and algorithms to search the CVs for key words and phrases. Video doesn't allow that and is therefore only seen as a possible asset in the Final Sort for short lists.
So why are they viewed as a passing novelty?
From the employer's point of view they can have two main advantages. First, You get to see the applicant. In Switzerland, where I am based, a photo of the applicant is a must, so this adds only limited value here. Second the applicant gets to "Show and Tell" a little about themselves - a preview of possible interview practice. The disadvantages are first, time - it can take up to five times as long to process a fixed number of Video CVs as written because most people read so much faster than they speak. Second, the "Show and Tell" often is unrepresentative of the person you get - a commercially produced video will have been scripted, coached and rehearsed, it has all the spontaneity of a practical joke. Third, it is difficult to separate the applicant form the amount of money spent on and professionalism of the producers of the video.
From the applicant's point of view. The main positive is that they have a chance to "speak for themselves". The Negatives are Cost - this restricts poorer applicants from preparing a CV dedicated to a specific job, the success of the video will be dependent on the skills of the people producing it above the value of the applicant, it risks turning recruitment into a beauty competition (yes I know this can happen at interviews but I am still talking about short-listing, not interviews). The prettiest applicants/videos win.
One last comment, generally people watching a TV, as opposed to communicating via video link, enter a different, more hypnotic, state of mind. A well prepared candidate with lots of coaching and rehearsal in the subtleties of NLP will be able to exploit this to their advantage. TV advertisers do it all the time and remember it works. If it didn't they wouldn't get paid so much for their services.
Below are three internet articles which should also give a broader perspective on this subject.
http://jobsadvice.guardian.co.uk/officehours/story/0,,2079089,00.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-409994/Hilarious-video-CV-makes-student-laughing-stock-Wall-Street.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_is_Nothing_(video_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9)
These often cite "Major Employers" which now demand/request these CVs and yet these employers are never named. Is this because it's State Secret perhaps, they are genuinely misinformed or just crude marketing ploy? Probably a mixture of the three.
Here in Europe these video CVs are seen as a passing novelty. Large companies are, even in good economic times, bombarded with thousands of applications per week. These are sorted through using OCR software and algorithms to search the CVs for key words and phrases. Video doesn't allow that and is therefore only seen as a possible asset in the Final Sort for short lists.
So why are they viewed as a passing novelty?
From the employer's point of view they can have two main advantages. First, You get to see the applicant. In Switzerland, where I am based, a photo of the applicant is a must, so this adds only limited value here. Second the applicant gets to "Show and Tell" a little about themselves - a preview of possible interview practice. The disadvantages are first, time - it can take up to five times as long to process a fixed number of Video CVs as written because most people read so much faster than they speak. Second, the "Show and Tell" often is unrepresentative of the person you get - a commercially produced video will have been scripted, coached and rehearsed, it has all the spontaneity of a practical joke. Third, it is difficult to separate the applicant form the amount of money spent on and professionalism of the producers of the video.
From the applicant's point of view. The main positive is that they have a chance to "speak for themselves". The Negatives are Cost - this restricts poorer applicants from preparing a CV dedicated to a specific job, the success of the video will be dependent on the skills of the people producing it above the value of the applicant, it risks turning recruitment into a beauty competition (yes I know this can happen at interviews but I am still talking about short-listing, not interviews). The prettiest applicants/videos win.
One last comment, generally people watching a TV, as opposed to communicating via video link, enter a different, more hypnotic, state of mind. A well prepared candidate with lots of coaching and rehearsal in the subtleties of NLP will be able to exploit this to their advantage. TV advertisers do it all the time and remember it works. If it didn't they wouldn't get paid so much for their services.
Below are three internet articles which should also give a broader perspective on this subject.
http://jobsadvice.guardian.co.uk/officehours/story/0,,2079089,00.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-409994/Hilarious-video-CV-makes-student-laughing-stock-Wall-Street.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_is_Nothing_(video_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9)
Video Resumes can be sent as a link so no effect of net speed
It can't be download or upload, that is ownership is yours - no mis use
Even you can stop the video, modify and resend it - no one can see your earlier resume though you have sent it.
Ambarish i can help you in this regard drop me a line shiprayadavjobs@gmail.com
It can't be download or upload, that is ownership is yours - no mis use
Even you can stop the video, modify and resend it - no one can see your earlier resume though you have sent it.
Ambarish i can help you in this regard drop me a line shiprayadavjobs@gmail.com
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