No More Résumés, Say Some Firms
In a world where technology is exploding, our traditional "paper" methods are at stake. More paper methods are converted digitally- from books, magazines, and newspapers to art. The technological boom hits hard in the business world. We were all taught to make professional résumés growing up and now that too, is coming to a digital age.
Video profiles, essentially video résumés, are becoming increasingly popular amongst many companies- particularly the web or tech-savvy companies. Social networking sites and online quizzes are also amongst these new methods for finding candidates worthy of hiring. These companies feel a résumé does not give enough insight into the character of a person. A résumé does not show how it will be to work with you, a video profile can give people a closer look at the actual person behind the cut and paste list of accomplishments. This is good, right?
Some people may fear they will be scrutinized and judged by their appearance. It's no secret that some, or several, companies hire based on sex, age, and even race. With a paper résumé Jill Elaine McPhears can become J. E. McPhears, forcing the company to review her based on her accomplishments, skills, and experience. With a video profile, she would not be able to do this- unless she had a really good makeup artist.
This is where I'm torn. Technologically savvy companies should hire individuals like themselves; it only makes sense for them to be just as tech-savvy with social networking sites. I definitely think we need to be moving forward into a more efficient and creative approach to the hiring process. Individuals who are comfortable and themselves on the video attract that type of energy- some companies may be interested in having that type of employee while others may not.
In this technologically advanced world, people just don't have the time to be looking. They want you to find them
Need to post more! Good comments though.
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