All of us at some point in times in our lives experience the process of going through a job search. Which is painful and you do not know how will it go. Well, resumes today all look the same and I wonder how the recruiters keep up with reviewing so many resumes. A recruiter friend told me that only 2% of candidates get hired from the pool of candidates that they review in a year. Sounds crazy !!!
Well, the Good news is that there is a way out. With Tech developing fast and quick it is easier to create videos than ever before. So why not leverage video resumes to cut through the clutter and present to a recruiter virtually in terms of skills, Talent and personality? It is an option a lot of people are using to get to the top of the candidate stack.
Here are 5 reasons why you should include the video resume as a part of your Job Search Strategy and get ahead of the competition –
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Story Telling
Storytelling in today’s context to get a job or build a career is a skill that you must have. Video Resume enables you to share your story and your experiences. While to some extent you can if you are a good writer it’s a challenge. Besides writing as a skill is not everyone’s cup of tea. Video stories on the other hand can be powerful and more appealing.
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Power of Expression
Video Resume captures your emotive context, your personality, your skills and the way you express yourself in a very powerful way. Video lets you express yourself in the languages you want to. It enables your freedom of expression. It strongly showcases your potential. For a recruiter, it’s easy to decide whether you will be a potential shortlist for him or not.
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Enables Engagement
Did you know that a recruiter spends only 5-7 seconds on a resume and since they all look the same I can only imagine. I would not like to be on the other side deciding to reject a candidate on a text resume. A video resume on the other hand helps create engagement with the recruiter. It helps them see you hear you see your emotive context, see your skills. It is an established psychological fact that the human brain grasps audiovisual memories better than written memories. In short 10X better chances of getting shortlisted.
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Creative differentiation
It enables creativity in a big way and helps you present yourself in different ways. You can share your professional journey or share experiences that developed you into the person you are or showcase your skills and talk about them or your learnings in life. I have seen some creative resumes which compelled recruiters to hire people who otherwise would have ended up in a stack of resumes. This could be the difference between you getting the job or not. Recruiters are looking for candidates who stand out.
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Making Videos is Easy
Today there are several platforms out there that have made video making and editing very easy. It’s as easy as making a PowerPoint presentation. So much so that there are templates for video resumes that are available and can be easily editable to make the experience as smooth as possible. Add a voice-over or music to your video resume to make it groovy. Two of the platforms that I love and use which I highly recommend are www.biteable.com and www.canva.com. Both are intuitive and very easy to use.
So there you are why Video Resumes are a must for your Job Search strategy. Swaayam is a Video Hiring and learning platform so signup today on www.swaayam.co