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Tag Archive | "Video resumes"

michael spafferty’s video resume

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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Recession job hunting video resume.

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discrimination and the use of video

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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By Colleen Aylward - Regarding discrimination in a general sense, there is no difference whether a human being looks at a live person or at a photograph of a person or at a video for 60 seconds and then decides he/she doesn’t want to talk to them, or consider them for a job. We’re talking about a human reaction here… good or bad. Humans discriminate. Cameras and computers don’t. But let’s examine whether or not the newest technology tool of video will help or hurt our collective quest to treat every job applicant equally.

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zookel offers career profiling, video cv uploads

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Zookel is a new job site that claims to make job-seeking easier by utilizing profiling tools, integrating with social networks, and adding video CV capabilities.

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evolution of the resume: transformation into video

Friday, October 17, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - This is part 1 of a series in which I will examine the evolution of the resume, from paper to PC, digital postcard, sound bytes, social networks, and video. In this edition, Colleen Aylward of Interview Studio offers her opinion of the resume's transformation.

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time to warm-up the deadpool?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - Like you, I’m doing my best to wrap my head around this whole economic, bailout, end of days thingy. I’m especially hoping to gain some clarity in regards to what it means to the employment space. Obviously, companies not hiring means a lot of vendors not making money. The best many players can hope for is holding steady while watching for falling rocks. Having been a victim in the last downturn, I know how ugly it can get. As one industry leader recently put it to me in private, “Our industry is f***ed!” So, here are some of my winners and losers for the year ahead.

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uboast announces beta-launch free-for-all

Friday, September 19, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - UBoast.com, a site that films, edits, and hosts video resumes for job seekers, has announced the public beta launch of their site.

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why careerbuilder video resumes failed

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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By Colleen Aylward - CareerBuilder's foray into video resumes is an example of a major player in the industry just attempting to “dabble” in a hot new technology, but not putting much energy or thought into it and then “dismissing” that technology as a failure simply because they failed to execute properly. This kind of irresponsible behavior ruins it for the serious small vendors who are spending every ounce of energy to get the concept right and roll out new technologies in a clear concise and useful way for the end user.

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