{"id":849,"date":"2008-02-19T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2008-02-19T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2008-02-19T01:01:12","modified_gmt":"2008-02-19T09:01:12","slug":"thumbs-down-for-video-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Thumbs Down for Video Resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"

YourHRGuy.com<\/a> wrote about video resumes recently, casting an overall thumbs down for them.\u00a0 Usually I\u2019m the advocate of technology and doing\/thinking about things differently.\u00a0 In this case, I\u2019m going to go with everyone else and pronounce this one to be a bad idea.<\/p>\n

Many people have seemed to use tired arguments about phone\/in-person interviews, resume and other deficiencies in the interview process. I am well aware of the deficiencies of these methods. Video resumes don’t help. They hurt job seekers when they don’t need it. Good candidates stand out because they give me a resume and cover letter that speaks to the position I am hiring for, they are competent in their field and they show a great interest in their job and our company. Video resumes can rarely communicate that better than a resume or interview.\u00a0 ((YourHRGuy.com, November 4, 2007.\u00a0 \u201cMore Video Resumes Aren\u2019t The Answer.\u201d))<\/p>\n

I have my own reasons.\u00a0 When you provide a resume, you know for a fact that you have 30 seconds to make an impression from within a very large stack of other candidates.\u00a0 If you are able to make that impression, then you get another few minutes.\u00a0 The problem is that if you send a video resume, it will set you apart, but perhaps not in a positive light.\u00a0 First, just getting the resume to pop up in Real Player or whatever you use will take 30 seconds.\u00a0 Then you have a concise visual and audio resume that can\u2019t possibly convey your background, skills and career desires in 2 minutes let alone 30 seconds.\u00a0 The written resume in the hands of a professional recruiter or even a decent hiring manager is much more effective when it comes to volumes.<\/p>\n

The video resume also conveys writing skills, a skill far more important than the ability to video yourself, although speaking skills could certainly be interesting to evaluate (but that\u2019s what the interview is for).\u00a0 Today, most hiring managers and recruiters are probably going to see the video resume as an imposition, something more to spend time on that is probably not a value add.\u00a0 Write a good resume, do a good interview and set yourself apart that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YourHRGuy.com wrote about video resumes recently, casting an overall thumbs down for them.\u00a0 Usually I\u2019m the advocate of technology and doing\/thinking about things differently.\u00a0 In this case, I\u2019m going to go with everyone else and pronounce this one to be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-talent-acquisition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}