What Employers Are Seeing in Video Resumes

If you’re an employer and aren’t used to video pitch resumes already, be prepared!

Start watching some video resumes as many great candidates are using them now to get an edge on competition. If they are willing to take the time to present you with something to help you better evaluate them before every meeting them in person, you might just find that candidate is helping save you time already by making your hiring decision easier.

Why Video Resumes Are on the Rise

Employers seeking video resumes may consider visual images of all applicants in the job candidate pool as another tool at their disposal to choose the best person for the position. In the employer’s view, a video resume may offer job candidates great latitude to present themselves in their best light, just as a traditional print or online resume does.

Execution is key. In an increasingly visual age, employers may view video resumes as an easy way to skim through a mountain of applicants without having to actually read. Hiring managers can watch, listen, learn, and make decisions based on what’s presented on a visual platform—in other words, a candidate’s “performance.”

Final Tips About Video Resumes

A video resume can be helpful when you are screening applicants who might have to travel for an interview, but teleconferencing, meeting in Google+ Hangouts, and even the traditional telephone screen can minimize the distance factor, too. In our Internet world, many candidate screening options are available.

Employers are expected to practice non-discriminatory actions during every phase of the hiring process. Apply the same care and consideration to the video resume evaluation.