Video Resumes Go Trending .

           Are you looking for a job? Innovative ways of showcasing your Personality the need of the day. Video Resumes are an answer to this.

A video highlights confidence, communication skills, attitude, and also your area of interest. How you are fit for the job? What is your area of interest? The recruiter gets communicated in a  faster way and your chance to get hired is faster. A recruiter spends about 30 seconds on a text resume. The video resume gets only 10 seconds to get an impression of the person.  So a great introduction with a lot of confidence is the ballgame. 

The Video resumes need not be more than 60 to 120 seconds.  You should be clear on what you speak. Speak about yourself and your qualifications. Tell why you would fit for the profile. What is your area of expertise?  Why the company should hire you, should be in the first 30 seconds. 

Don't make the video resume in a hurry.  Do a mock interview with your friends or mentors. Watch many other video resumes before you create one.  Observe a few of the resumes you like and observe how they have created one. Observe the pros and cons in those and get yours in the best way. Use a white background and wear a professional dress.  Do not use slang and be natural when you speak.  Retake your video as required and show it to family members or close friends.  Don't try to copy others.  Instead, use your own script which prepared beforehand.

Once the video is ready upload it into YouTube in a private or public mode as you wish.  You can paste the video link into your text resume.  This would stand out.  Keep a linkedin.com profile for yourself. It will be nice if you can be in touch with recruiting managers of the company you are looking to join.  Join recruitment groups or groups of Human Resource Professionals in Linkedin.  Know hiring plans of the organisation. Learn more about the organization, their vision and mission. Look for their competitors too.   You may alsotake part in discussions in those groups.  Post only professional content on linkedin.com as this is a professional network.