How is a video resume helpful for me?

Video resume - is an ultimate method of presenting yourself to an employer. It can help you to stand out among all the candidates who still rely on written resumes. Creating a video resume will allow you to showcase your personality much better than just a number of letters. Video resume on uHired consist of the following steps:

1. Filling out the answer forms
   You create your profile, providing information such as work experience, education, soft and hard skills, and personal preferences, using special answer forms on the platform
2. Picking up specific questions
   Our AI will generate specific questions for your video resume format based on your profile
3. Video recording
   You record videos for each question and save them on the platform
4. Completing your video resume
   We compile one video from your recorded answers

Employers will be able to see your verbal and non-verbal communication skills, self-presence and much more through a video. ”But how can I understand that I need one?” - we are here to answer this question.

• A video resume is one of the most effective ways to stand out among all candidates
• Creating a video resume on uHired follows a very simple structure: complete your profile → receive generated questions → record your answers → get a completed version of your video resume

I’m a rookie, I have nothing to talk about (Yes, you have!)

Even if you don’t have much work experience, it doesn’t mean you have nothing to talk about. Your main advantage is you. Your personality is enough to make employers interested, it’s just the matter of delivery. Moreover, many employers are looking for entry-level employees with great potential to make them the most suitable for their companies. So, what is the best way to gain attention?

Your enthusiasm and desire to learn and develop are key! Show your best personality traits through a video resume. Talk about your goals and ambitions not work achievements.

• Having little to no experience is not an automatic drawback
• The energy of a young, highly motivated individual eager for learning and experience can be very attractive to employers
• When you don’t have much experience, make your personality and passion the core of your video resume

My experience is a great presentation itself (No, not really)

Some skilled professionals may think that their broad experience is enough to get more attention from an employer but there is a problem. A list of your accomplishments and successful projects is not everything. Using a video resume gives you the best opportunity to talk about your greatest achievements and extensive work experience. Words work, but emotions work better. Paint a vivid picture of your best projects and how you handled the most challenging ones.

Many candidates write fairytales about their experience and achievements in an attempt to be noticed. As a result, employers don’t believe everything they read. And when you describe your true story, it shows. So, why waste your time doing what everyone else does? Make your resume yours!

• Just listing your workplaces and projects is not enough
• In a video resume, you have much more freedom to present yourself and your accomplishments
• While some people lie on their resumes about their experience and achievements, you have a unique opportunity to prove yours through a video

First impression (is essential)

Visual contact is very important in building a trusting relationship, so having a chance to get to know you even before the first in-person interview is a huge advantage. When people see you for the first time, their first impression is much stronger than the impression they form based solely on written words.

There is one more thing we need to pay close attention to - screening interviews. The main goal of such an interview is to narrow down the pool of candidates before inviting them for an in-person meeting by making this exact first impression. In this case video resumes also help save time avoiding unproductive stages of a recruitment process.

• Building the first contact, even though it’s virtual, earlier than others is very advantageous
• A video resume provides an opportunity to create a much stronger first impression
• The benefits created by a video resume may eliminate the necessity for screening interviews

What positions are video resumes for?

What about job fields, then? Can every resume benefit from being recorded in a video format? The answer is “yes”. While every position has its own features, each person can describe it differently based on their experience and attitude toward it. Here is the difference:

• In a written resume, you simply list your skills and projects. A recruiter will then need to search for them trying to understand what you are capable of.
• In a video resume, you answer specific questions aimed at showcasing your strengths and confidence. You will talk about your work experience, highlighting the most important details in comparison to the dry info in two sentences. Situational professional questions will help you demonstrate your competence and professionalism.

Let me give you some examples.

Video resume sample questions for an IT-specialist

For employees in the technological sphere, everything is about knowledge and experience. You either know it or you’ve done it. However, there is something even more important: your team.

• “How do you work with auto tests? What experience do you have in working with testing automation tools?” Answering this question in a video will show your knowledge much more effectively than simply stating, “I can write automated tests”.
• “How do you ensure effective communication with a team?” - is a question that showcases your attitude toward teamwork. Through your answer, an employer will see your communication skills in action: how you speak and what you say are very important. QA engineers with developed communication skills can explain problems more effectively, thus saving time for other urgent tasks.

Video resume sample questions for a marketer

Soft and hard skills are equally essential in marketing. Some of these skills cannot be truthfully explained in text. Speech is much more suitable for conveying them.

• “How do you analyze marketing companies' effectiveness?” Your understanding of one of the most important aspects of a marketer’s work will be evident just by answering this single question.
• “How do you communicate with other departments in the company to achieve marketing goals?” This question can demonstrate a whole range of soft skills: verbal communication, active listening, collaboration, decision-making, and much more.

Video resume sample questions for a landscape designer

Being a designer means you have to be extra creative and extra smart. You have to keep in mind a lot of different information that may sometimes seem out of place.

• “How would you distribute a budget to maintain the balance between quality and project cost?” How is it connected to the landscape? This question allows you to show your attitude to customers' wishes and your own ideas. Working with clients has never been an easy task.
• “How would you describe your style of design?” Show your creativity! Demonstrate your projects, explain your vision, break the rules of a typical written resume, all in one video.

Any other position

As you can see, a video resume has a whole range of advantages anyone can use to present their strongest sides. Through a video an employer can evaluate how candidates suit the team, what soft skills they have, how they can showcase their hard skills, and form a strong first impression. The fact that the person did something beyond expectations brings more value to them as a candidate. So waste no time and try it yourself.

• A video resume aims to present an individual’s qualities, strengths, and achievements, highlighting them more effectively than a typical written text
• Creative professionals, scientists, teachers, dancers – anyone can benefit from using a video resume as a form of self-promotion in the job-seeking process
• Through a video, a potential employer can sense your personality, evaluate your soft and hard skills, and form a lasting first impression

uHired makes it even better

Video resume by uHired is a unique yet very suitable format for any person and position. Whether it's creative tasks or exact science, a video resume will help you stand out in the best way possible.

We will not only help you structure the filming process correctly but also generate relevant questions according to your resume for any job vacancy, so that you can formulate and give the most thoughtful answers.

Once started as a TikTok challenge, now has become a useful tool for every job seeker, who is proactive about their career path. Recording a video resume becomes easier and easier, and more and more people find it beneficial for themselves. So there is absolutely no point of ignoring this open door.

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