The Real Use of Video in the Jobsearch - CareerEnlightenment.com

If you notice in their video, they were fun. What they said was funny, showed their personalities and their passion for the company, and kept the viewer engaged. In contrast to a lot of video résumés out there, Steven and Gareth were smiling and having a good time. This type of personality demonstration is very important for differentiation.Notice the light-hearted background music. Most video résumés don’t have a soundtrack at all, yet it can completely transform the feel of a video. Just look at how a new soundtrack can turn the scariest movie ever into a romantic comedy: The Shining Recut They Had Websites to Demonstrate their SkillsSteven and Gareth didn’t just get the job because of a great video. They had three ecommerce websites that took advantage of Big Commerce’s more advanced features. It wasn’t just “We have great HTML skills.” It was “We have great HTML skills which you can see for yourself by looking at our websites.” They let their work speak for th em. Demonstration of skill goes much further than mere statements. For your own job applications, find ways to accompany them with portfolios showing your body of work Take as Many Takes as it TakesThe video you watched was not their first take. I interviewed them and they told me that they spent hours recording footage. They knew they had one chance at this job. So they took their filming very seriously.After getting hours of footage, they spent more hours editing the best scenes to compile a video that is just a minute and 44 seconds long. When using video, you must do it well, or don’t do it at all.