New tools, many of them related to the explosion in use of social media, are transforming the recruitment world.
Until recently, the process of seeking a job followed a familiar routine - scan the newspaper recruitment pages, or visit an agency, then despatch your carefully prepared CV (or resume if you're American) in all directions.
Now though, those who want to stand out in a crowded job market are resorting to more sophisticated approaches.
A search on YouTube throws up plenty of examples of the new breed of job-seeker, promoting themselves with video offerings…
Some interesting suggestions on promoting yourself online at
Is this something that employers would appreciate though?
Is this something that employers would appreciate though?
If it was done sensibly (using a private channel or some other kind of access control), I don't see why not. I think if I was an employer and someone sent me a CV along with a video link which gave me some sense of who they are as a person I'd find it very useful. In fact, I'm not sure why doing so isn't much more common - although perhaps it is and I'm just out of touch?
Jamie
Great idea. Time to setup a YouTube account!
I know a lot of people in the more "creative" areas have been doing this for a long time, I don't see how it can hurt so long as the videos are professional, informative and supports your CV.
So to answer your question "How long before computer forensics graduates turn to YouTube?"… It has just started!
I would rather have a broken plastic fork shoved in my left eye, than put a "video resume" up online…
Yes, it's time to let the beautiful people take over I'm afraid (although sticking a fork in your eye would probably go down well on YouTube) -)
Yes, it's time to let the beautiful people take over I'm afraid (although sticking a fork in your eye would probably go down well on YouTube) -)
I'd watch it…
I think it is both a good and bad idea. Only problem I see is that employers might start clicking on the related videos and see something you don't necessarily want to share. Cases in point
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I can comment on another potential concern from experience. There are numerous organizations which will not even consider a submitted CV with a photo attached - this is often a preventative measure taken because employers have been stung in the past by candidates who have not even made it to the first interview who complain "I was summarily rejected on grounds of my race/sex/age…"
In my view - whether we like it or not - this, along with utilising other forms of social media, is the way forward for jobseeking. Jobseekers increasingly tend to be less interested in going to printed media and even job boards (are the days of the job board dead - there are some in recruitment circles who would argue it is heading that way).
If you are a jobseeker it is about utlising these new forms of communication to stand out from the crowd and deliver your message to the right person.
I am no expert in social media recruitment (yet) but if I was actively looking for a new position I would certainly be using innovative sites such as
This is the key to these new networking/career sites as who wants to fill in a long, tedious application form duplicating information? Those days are surely gone never to return?
Following on from my last post, I think the following article is a really good account of how to ensure you are getting the best possible mileage from your linkedin account - which is increasingly important in your job search
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