Interview Tips - Video Resume?  

Is a Video Resume the Way to Go?

Interview Tips - Video Resume?

Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Advice Seeker: Dear April Masini,

I've been job hunting for a few months and I am looking for a way to make myself stand out from the crowd. Someone recently suggested I make a video resume, since I am pretty engaging and impressive once you meet me in person, but my experience on paper leaves something to be desired. It sounds like a good idea in theory, but do you think it will annoy potential employers?

Signed,

Job Hunter 


April Masini's advice:

Dear Job Hunter,

Hey -- a video resume got Elle Woods into Harvard. Video resumes are a GREAT option. Think about using one IN ADDITION to a traditional resume to give the employer an extra something to look at in case they want to. It also sends a signal to your employer that you're techno-savvy and you think out of the box. 
Of course, the video resume itself opens all kinds of doors for etiquette questions. I would NOT recommend sending a video of yourself in a swimsuit the way Elle Woods did -- unless you're applying for a job as an exotic dancer. 

The reality is that the visual image is here to stay and it's going to be making it's way into the recruitment process sooner rather than later. It's an interesting way for a potential employee to sell themselves to a potential employer and to show various facets of themselves that might be of interest. The only way it would turn off an employer is if they think it's too modern or if they think it's too hard sell and too much glitz without enough substance. However, for the candidate who's got the goods on paper, the video resume may just be another way to show what else they have going on. 
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April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.