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Video Resume This article lays down some important information about being successful when producing a video resume. Some the tips include the elements of the resume itself, where to upload the video, how to promote your resume video, and the do's and don'ts of a video resume.

"A video resume is a short video created by a candidate for employment that describes the individual's skills and qualifications and is typically used to supplement a traditional resume."

The how to and a few tips for video resume

VIDEO RESUME. Resumetube is a website that allows businessmen and women to upload their visual resumes. This is a good place to start to see sample video resumes. 

Video resume samples

This is a good site with lots of good tips and tricks and resources provided in these videos.

I like this website because it gives some really great tips, and some examples of what not to do in your videos. The resumes they gave as examples were awful, but it was good to see what not to do.

This is a great website with 5 tips to create a video resume.

When you are selecting a font for your resume, the font size should be between 10 and 12 to allow for readability. Your name (which should be placed at the top of your resume) can be slightly larger.

5 impressive ways to create a video resume

In today's highly competitive job market, creating the right video resume to accompany your traditional CV can make you stand out from the crowd. The wrong one, though, can make you a laughing stock.

tips on how to make a vide resume along with videos illustrating the dos and don'ts.

10 things businesses hate about video resumes

"a simple video taped recap of resume highlights"

This website is really good on explaining what not to do in a video resume. I thought that this webpage was humorous and provided some really good tips.

The ten steps required to produce a good video resume include quality, appearance, language, substance, creativity, background, character, editing, references, and length. Video and paper resumes requirements are not that different. But a video resume can help you exploit your creativity and character.

this site offers a great overview of what makes up a good resume.

The ehow page to video resumes.

The ehow page to video resumes.

I thought this was HILARIOUS. It talked about the don'ts in making a video resume. This is very helpful and also makes learning about video resumes enjoyable. 

horrible video resume and as it states "don't be like Dave".

Samples and examples of video resumes

Discusses tips on making a successful video resume.

step by step in creating video resume

A video of "how to" make a video resume in simple easy to follow instruction.

Video Resume: A page dedicated entirely to creating a video resume and how you should do so. It explains what equipment you should use, how to be concious of lighting, and also goes into being careful of legalities and creativity.

The online education database has information on countless subjects with tutorials.

The online education database has information on countless subjects with tutorials.

This is a great example of what a video resume is.

Pros and cons of video resumes

Serif is just a word that translates to "tails" on the letters. For instance, Times New Roman, which is pictured below, a popular font in most word processing programs, is a serif font.

A humorous and actual good outline for what a video resume should be. The content is terrible but format wise it is appealing.

A different kind of video resume.  This website allows companies to email potential employees questions and then asks them to answer them using a webcam and submit the responses.  The employer can then watch the 'interview' whenever they have time.