Making of a Visume !

 Visume Making !

     

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Making of a Visume !

A Well-drafted text resume is indeed impressive, however it can only tell an employer about your hard skills. Your soft skills, such as your commitment, communication, confidence, competence and others remain unknown to the employer upon viewing your text resume. By blending the text resume with the video resume, job seekers can create a powerful profile that permits the employers to gauge their hard and soft skills; thereby creating a much more undeniable, authentic and an impressionable profile.

If you're considering creating a visume as part of your job search, keep these tips in mind:

• Be professional: Dress as you would for an interview and maintain a professional demeanor. Avoid slang and, of course, cursing. Be cautious when it comes to jokes. What's funny to you may not make others laugh. 
• Find a good background: Pay attention to the background of shots: make sure it looks tidy and that there are no noises in the background. You'll also want to make sure the lighting is good. A shadow across half of your face can be distracting.  
• Prepare a script: Don't ad-lib your video. You want to seem natural and off the cuff, but should have a sense of what you want to say and how you want to phrase it. Do not read directly from a script or from your resume, as that leads to a dull video. Think of the video as a pitch for why a particular company should hire you. As such, your main objective should be to express what benefits you'll provide the company, as well as your goals, skills, and accomplishments. 
• Know your audience: As you plan your script and filming location, consider who will watch the video and calibrate accordingly. For instance, a video prepared for a position at a bank might differ from a video created for a start-up.
• Show, don't tell: Use visuals to illustrate what you're saying in the video script, ones that showcase your talents and skills. For instance, if you're applying for a job where presentations are a significant part of the role, you can film B-roll of yourself assembling a PowerPoint. If any of your presentations were recorded, use that footage in your video resume.
• Keep it brief and creative: Videos should be between 60 and 90 seconds. Anything longer than that is unlikely to be watched.
• Share with friends and family and collect feedback: Getting feedback from others is an important step. Ask a few people to watch your video, and make edits and changes based on their comments.