Comments on: video schmideo! jobcircle intros audio resumes

By: SavvyPaper

SavvyPaper — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:20:38 +0000

Yes, very interesting, especially since SavvyPaper has been offering both audio and video services for audio and video resumes from the beginning of the year.

We have several examples of how to use audio.

By: Tony Buchanan

Tony Buchanan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:47:26 +0000

I was skeptical, but I have actually found the VoiceIntro helpful. It has given me a comfort level that the candidate can actually communicate something about themselves. I recommend giving it a try.

By: Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:06:06 +0000

i dunno… as someone who looks at resumes everyday, i just don’t know if i have the patience to listen through a recording of one’s voice to describe their skills and abilities – i am pretty sure i can read faster than they speak!

By: Alex den Haan

Alex den Haan — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:30:53 +0000

Nice feature and indeed the missing link from an evolution point of view. However as a jobseekers you have to keep going through the motions (and all the work) for filling out a resume with the jobboards.(on the other hand there are only a few website that offer the service) .

If you have a story to tell to illustrate your CV, why not make powerpoint, upload it to slideshare, add you’r audio there? Then start linking to it from what ever site you put your resume or other credentials on. I haven’t had the time to do so, and are not looking for a gig, but I think it could just work out.

By: eric shannon

eric shannon — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:56:16 +0000

I think audio is smart even though there is little evidence in the marketplace that it will succeed soon. almost 10 years ago you could send audio e-mails but how many people do it?

years ago, bill gaul of destiny group mentioned that he owned patents on using audio in recruiting and maybe video as well. Presumably they would be owned by landmark now.

business process patents have not amounted to much so far on the Internet. Last time I looked monster.com or careerbuilder.com owned a patent for the concept of a job board itself.

By: Mark Kaefer

Mark Kaefer — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:06:49 +0000

Interesting concept… but I’m not sold just yet. A month ago or so there was a story in the New York Post about video resumes and the apparent “dud” they’ve become. They’re just not gaining traction with employers. It’ll be interesting to see if this kind of thing takes off, being it IS the next step in the evolutionary process. Totally agree on that front. Search engine ranking improvements or not, if the end audio product isn’t polished and compelling it will likely undermine the candidate’s efforts. (Same goes for video!) Conversely, if the end product winds up sounding like it’s the guy from MovieFone, that probably wouldn’t do much good either….