Post a Video Resume
"Never post anything on YouTube you wouldn't want a prospective employer to see," says the conventional wisdom of the day -- but what about the video you want the employer to see? Try posting it on JobMatchPro.
A new site developed by Web2Corp, JobMatchPro is similar to popular sites like Monster and CareerBuilder where job seekers and employers seek and find one another, but with a twist -- along with their written resumes, job seekers can post short videos to introduce themselves to employers. Employers, in turn, can post videos showing why their companies are good places to work.
Video resumes can be general or tailored to a particular job posting. For those who haven't created one before, JobMatchPro has made a series of mildly amusing video clips illustrating what not to do on a video resume (eat, shuffle pieces of paper, etc.).
Will video resumes be used to discriminate against employees on the basis of race, sex, age, weight or other characteristics unrelated to their job qualifications? It's hard to imagine they won't be (and JobMatchPro, to its credit, goes into some detail explaining the equal opportunity laws). On the other hand, they could also have the opposite effect, by giving job candidates a chance to make their case to employers who might not otherwise see them. The net effect is still an unknown.
