Friday, March 12, 2010

A new method for job searchers

I just found out that many people are now submitting video resume's to get that job now. It seems that people are willing to pay several hundred dollars to have that video made. I make music videos as a hobby and made one as a presentation to a college class. The subject matter was careers. After the class several students approached me and wanted me to make a video resume' for them. That was the first time that I heard about the fast growing industry. 

People are now willing to finance job search up front to get that elusive job. The students informed me that the average price was around $100-$200 for a 5 minute video resume'. Of course the person making the video would have to scan in photos, awards or other career boosting evidence to include in the video. They would also need to do an interview of the person that they are doing the video for to get a good idea of what they want the video to project about them. The person making the video also has to have a strong grip on how music can make or break a video and the mood of the person watching it.

I might do one video resume for a student just to experience the process and if the video helped get them the job they were looking for.

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