People think of switching on Rich Media Resumes… Yes you got it right I am talking about the Audio and Video Resumes. The history of Video resumes starts in early 1980’s and it was in experimental phase until Nimbus Hire started it as a professional service. Some people get a highly desired job just because of their creative resumes
Folks let me make it clear that Text resumes are still a prominent medium to exhibit your skills and experiences and it will not vanish anyway. We know that resume can’t explain a lot of things about the candidate. It can just list the skills and the projects. You need to see candidates gestures and listen his voice to determine his attitude and behavior.
How the rich media resumes like Audio or Video Resumes can help you ?
Nimbus Hire is trying to help the Interviewers and the Interviewees with simplified interview process. With the help of Audio/ Video (A/V) resumes we can eradicate the multiple rounds of preliminary interview of a candidate by multiple interviewer for the same position.
Take a case Candidate Shyam applied for a job first he will be interviewed by a recruiter (consultancy), next he will be interviewed by a Company Recruiter, Next he will be interviewed by the Technical Panel/Management Personnel, Next he has to meet with the Director/Decision maker/ HR Director. Please note that in each and every round of interview the most common question will be “Tell me about yourself” , so the candidate has to repeat his answers 4 times
Now Look this case again with the Video Resume scenario:
Candidate Shyam Applied for a Job at Nimbus Hire, a Talent Acquisition Specialist takes his interview over Skype/Whatsapp/or any other VC tool and records the whole interview session. This session includes, his answers to the question; “Tell me about yourself”. You can see his skill Inventory, his project details, You can see his facial gestures, his flow of communication, etc. The same Video resume along with the Text resume travels across the tables of the interviewers. Everyone makes decision based on the content of the V’resume and the text resume. If they feel Shyam is an ideal candidate for their job, they will call him face to face for further discussion. See, a lot of time saved for everyone!
Some people are not comfortable with video resumes, they can opt for Audio resume format. This also adds value in their preliminary interview. In an Audio resume the candidates explains his Work history, Education, Strengths and weaknesses, hobbies, etc. This helps an employers to understand the quality of his voice, confidence and the flow of communication. We can provide you it all on your phone, laptop, via email or through an external link.
Besides the A/V resumes Nimbus Hire is providing Interview clips of the candidates based on our clients requirements. We record the interviews in Audio and Video format. On request we share it with our clients