Get That Job Using Visume - Video Resume

The recruiting business has always been and will always be a business about recruiting people.and the internet have certainly changed the way that recruiters Do business and online Social media tools is a big Part of this major change

Beside using blogging technique and participating with online forum and discussion groups , recruiters are nowadays are using the social networking Site to target potential talents and employers . As the largest of the social networking sites , facebook is a favourite tool of recruiters , According to statistics . many recruiters have very large networks on Linkedln , Facebook , Myspace etc as they see the great value in this form of online networking and are willing to invest time in building and maintaining their networks

General informal surveys of recruiters has been made in 2009/10 to ask about their usage

of and reactions to using Facebook as a recruitment tool and the following were derived

-Potential young professional who are seeking to upgrade their job option should use Facebook and Linkedin extensively , they should be using to network and keep track of new job vacancies ,and also express their qualification and skill online

- There are Business networking site like Linkedln, Ning etc which can be a great tool for business development, candidate sourcing and job posting

-Use Social Networking site to find people with specific qualifications and experience,

Finding Candidates

There are many social networking sites providing recruiters with data and profile of

millions of candidates in diversified Industries, with a broad range of qualification ,skills and most important specific levels of experience In geographic location of any country ,all of which are easily accessible due to highly effective search engines.

Recruiters can do background checks or view endorsements or references that bosses

Colleagues , subordinates , vendors, and customers can post for an

Individual.

Get that job with Video- Resume - Visume

A new trend in job application has recently emerge , Employers and human relations companies recently start receiving video resumes . An assistant director of corporate service at recruitment firm , says it receives average 20 to 30 visumes for every 1,000 job applications.

But one recruitment website ( www. Preview.com ) hopes to change that ,they have recently launched in march this year , the first job portal in Asia to use video resumes in an interactive manner between employers and job applicant

Applicants upload visumes , together with traditional resumes and cover letters , free of charge ,employers then receive their job applications and click to view their visumes.

Visumes allow employers to find out more about you, compared to just a standard print resume,it is video clip from a few second to a few minutes, and recruiter can overview the applicant for their height , face features ,and see how their expression while they converse or introduce themselves .

Video resumes come at a right era , where digital media can now be easily transmitted over the internet and making and distributing them is a lot easier now with the advent of digital and phone cameras , as well as social media websites such as Youtube and free software such as Windows Movie Maker.

There are plenty of free tips on the internet on how to do your visume , from learning to do up a video to uploading to Youtube ,or you can engage professional to help you do a an exclusive visume which usually cost up to a few thousand .

With Visume ,recruiting companies can easily streamline the recruitment process, rather than meet hundreds of people , the process help them to preview the candidates and short list suitable ones before we meet them for detail interview It gives them a better under standing of a potential candidate and their personality or skills ,for the job they are applying

Somerecruitment companiesfeelsthatvisumes are suitable for job positions in the media arts ,broadcasting , IT and hospitality industries and there is a growing understanding among all generations , but particularly younger workers , that an online presence is an important part of personal branding that helps them to stand out and advance their careers.

However , visumes play a role as a sourcing tools ,the actual hiring process will still require the face-to-face interview , for final decision on selection the right candidate , but if you are too busy , try getting on chatline or try video conferencing for a start , the effectiveness is still there .