{"id":663,"date":"2013-06-05T20:24:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T20:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jobma.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2021-07-14T06:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T06:51:31","slug":"dont-let-this-be-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/dont-let-this-be-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Let This Be You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Video resumes present the opportunity for job seekers to express who they are in more in-depth ways than a paper resume can offer. That being said, it isn\u2019t difficult to go too far. Don\u2019t make the mistake of pushing the envelope; it can be an extremely unpleasant experience. The internet\u2019s ability to spread videos like wildfire can make a bad (or good, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/30\/video-resumes-a-fake-moustache-and-boxer-shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video Resumes, A Fake Moustache and Boxer Shorts<\/a>) video resume into a national phenomenon. Here are some lovely examples of video resumes that became the butt of every HR department\u2019s jokes.<\/p>\n<p><i>Head\u2019s up, these are pretty brutal.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7Kboormk3Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7Kboormk3Y<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0oHhD3Bk9Uc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0oHhD3Bk9Uc<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Where did they go wrong? <\/b><\/h5>\n<p>First and foremost, no one should look at your video resume and be confused about whether it\u2019s real or a joke. If you\u2019re looking to instill humor, by all means do, but keep it appropriate, and make sure you\u2019re not the one looking like a joke.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Don\u2019t-Let-This-Be-You-300x129.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Don\u2019t-Let-This-Be-You-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Don\u2019t-Let-This-Be-You-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Don\u2019t-Let-This-Be-You.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Secondly, can anyone tell me what skiing, tennis, weightlifting and a sandwich have to do with who a job seeker is as an employee? I\u2019m going to go out on a limb and say absolutely nothing unless you\u2019re applying to be a professional athlete or a sandwich maker. Keep your video resume relevant to your field. Aleksey, in the first video, was applying to be an investment banker, and though it\u2019s great that he can break bricks with his bare hands I dare say that that isn\u2019t exactly a skill necessary for that position. Video resumes are supposed to highlight the soft skills and express applicable experience that traditional resumes can\u2019t. They are not a place to showcase every skill you have regardless of how those skills apply to your potential career.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, and this goes for the first video rather than the second, length.&nbsp; The video is nearing seven minutes in length, which is far too long. Traditional resumes are viewed for <i>maybe<\/i> <b>ten seconds<\/b> by hiring professionals, so when you\u2019re over five minutes that\u2019s quite the stretch. On average, video resumes should be between 30 seconds and two minutes long. Just long enough to leave them wanting more, leading them to call you in for an interview.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more tips&nbsp;on how to make a video resume worth sharing<\/a> (for the right reasons) or if you want to try creating your own, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"jobs-2,resume-tips-2,video-resumes\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1370463864\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Don\u2019t Let This Be You\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/testing.jobma.com\/blog\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video resumes present the opportunity for job seekers to express who they are in more in-depth ways than a paper resume can offer. That being said, it isn\u2019t difficult to go too far. Don\u2019t make the mistake of pushing the envelope; it can be an extremely unpleasant experience. 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