First, I would like to congratulate the employees and executives at LinkedIn.  What a tremendous day for your company.

The LinkedIn IPO has and will spark up the debate about an impeding Social Media Bubble.  But, if you are involved in the recruiting space in any way, you should be excited…

Lately I've been hearing and seeing a lot of articles and posts relating to the Video CV and the techno-geek in me just can't help having it's attention grabbed.

I haven't come across any companies that require a video CV (if you are one please let me know how they're working for you) but I was recently speaking to a consultancy who mentioned their CRM system possessing  functionality to enable applicants to record a brief video of themselves when registering at their…

A lot of us already use social media for personal reasons, but it is also a good source for your professional world as well.  More and more recruiters are using these networks to find potential candidates for open positions.  These social media tools are a great way to save time while searching for a job.  Instead of spending…

Screening candidates online can be very effecient and cost effective. In the past, phone interviews were the only way to screen candidates early in the hiring process. But with new technologies, things have changed for the better. Now recruiters and organizations have the ability to effectively screening candidates with a few keystrokes and a click of a button. Oh, bless you technology!

Multimedia interviewing is a great way to effectively screen candidates. Recruiters have…

I often stumble across innovative approaches that jobseekers take to woo employers.

Here are a couple of recent examples that caught my attention:

Graeme Anthony's video CV / resume - with embedded annotations / links:

employkyle.com campaign /…

Everybody have their dream job and a dream to establish their career. It may sound easy but is not, an individual has to go through a long difficult process to reach their destination. Firstly when you apply for any job, a perfect resume has to be created. Nowadays paper resumes have been taken over by video resume. A video resume is a way for job seekers to showcase their abilities beyond the capabilities of a traditional paper resume. The video resume allows prospective…

Video did more than "kill the radio star". They could also seriously handicap your job search if you are not careful. Read this brilliant article by SmartMoney that in my opinion perfectly frames the discussion about the value (or lack thereof) of video resumes.

What really burns me is that there are companies out there who are completely taking advantage of…

Video resumes are growing in popular with time and job candidates find this a useful method to stand out from the crowd. It is basically an opportunity for candidates to demonstrate your professional skills and good communication skills. Recruiters and employers are more likely to remember what they see than what they read in a text resume. Another benefit of video resume is that hat they are recorded, and can easily be forwarded to hiring managers,…

Everybody have their dream job, a dream to establish their career In many ways, job hunting has been totally revolutionized, as online classifieds, video resumes, and the so-called live jobs search help both employers and potential employees find the information they need quickly and easily. Why you apply for job your first step is to prepare a resume. With more and more…

The quest for a dream job starts with a sound academic record and then mentioning all your accomplishments on the resume and then finally appearing for an interview. However this might not be as easy as it sounds, some people are not even fortunate enough to reach the level of interview processes and fail to find a career.

The most important thing about finding your first job is to be realistic. You must not look…

For several decades, employers have been utilizing video conferencing in order to communicate with their internal staff orclients without having to fly people around the country. Video interviewing can help employers to assess from the interview the skill and confidence of the candidates by reviewing all the video interviews held. They can then skim the best candidates possessing the required skills for the particular job. Remote video interviews provide numerous benefits. One…

A video resume is a short video created by a candidate for employment and uploaded to the Internet for prospective employers to review. The video resume describes the individual’s skills and

experience and is typically used to supplement a paper resume.

Video Resumes are becoming very popular for job seekers to get in front of hiring decision makers. You can use video on career job sites like mycareeri.com, to…

Video resumes primarily involve presenting your credentials using a video feed. This form of resume is best used as an added tool in job searching, and should not replace the formal text or electronic resumes.

Using a Web cam, camcorder, or digital camera, most job-seekers film their own video. However not everyone knows how to produce a professional video resume. And you don’t want to publicly display a video that makes you look unprofessional or…

A video resume is a way for job seekers to showcase their abilities beyond the capabilities of a traditional paper resume. The video resume allows prospective employers to see, hear and get a feel for how the applicant presents themselves.

Video Resumes are here to stay! As the time is changing better technology and widespread internet access have changed recruiting practices. No longer are the days when jobseekers used to prepare…