Comments on: Your next job interview, live on the public internet http://www.socializedpr.com/your-next-job-interview-live-on-the-public-internet/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ophelia chong http://www.socializedpr.com/your-next-job-interview-live-on-the-public-internet/#comment-209 ophelia chong Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:22:41 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/your-next-job-interview-live-on-the-public-internet/#comment-209 I can see the need for hiring a professional to shoot your video resume, and to put in a nice title animation. Or you can edit on your MAC in iMovie. I would be very hesitant to post a resume video. Not only could it be hijacked and reworked, I don't like being judged that deeply. A pdf resume is my choice. Then a phone call. :O) I am interested in seeing where this goes. Plus you could judge the date of the video by the hair styles and clothing..."Hey, that was shot in the 80's!! Nice Mullet". :O) I can see the need for hiring a professional to shoot your video resume, and to put in a nice title animation. Or you can edit on your MAC in iMovie. I would be very hesitant to post a resume video. Not only could it be hijacked and reworked, I don’t like being judged that deeply. A pdf resume is my choice. Then a phone call. :O) I am interested in seeing where this goes. Plus you could judge the date of the video by the hair styles and clothing…”Hey, that was shot in the 80’s!! Nice Mullet”. :O)

]]> By: Sam Lawrence http://www.socializedpr.com/your-next-job-interview-live-on-the-public-internet/#comment-208 Sam Lawrence Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:41:48 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/your-next-job-interview-live-on-the-public-internet/#comment-208 Hey Joel- I've actually received a steady stream of video resumes. Probably about 15 videos so far. And I think you're right that other employers could find the public resumes. Some of the one's I've received have been private Youtube videos or just uploaded to a secure URL. In the cases when they're publicly posted, I'm not sure how clear some of the candidates are about the fact that even their current employer could find them. I do think this type of recruiting challenges typical HR council but frankly social software is challenging all sorts of staid approaches to doing business. People are still just people and we can pretend to not judge others based on how they look or act but it happens anyway. Whether that's in person or on video. As long as we're responsible and hiring for the right reasons, it shouldn't make a difference. Thanks for the thoughtful post. Hey Joel-

I’ve actually received a steady stream of video resumes. Probably about 15 videos so far. And I think you’re right that other employers could find the public resumes. Some of the one’s I’ve received have been private Youtube videos or just uploaded to a secure URL. In the cases when they’re publicly posted, I’m not sure how clear some of the candidates are about the fact that even their current employer could find them.

I do think this type of recruiting challenges typical HR council but frankly social software is challenging all sorts of staid approaches to doing business. People are still just people and we can pretend to not judge others based on how they look or act but it happens anyway. Whether that’s in person or on video. As long as we’re responsible and hiring for the right reasons, it shouldn’t make a difference.

Thanks for the thoughtful post.

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