Why video resume is the next new normal in the recruitment industry?

This article was posted by Divya Mishra on August 13, 2020, 10:59 am. The article is categorized under: Video resume Job platform Recruitment
Visuals have started creating a greater impact in the present scenario than anything written. With changing times and current situation, the video resume will soon be the next new normal. At QuantumHunts, we provide you a platform to take the best of the advantage of a video resume for the recruitment process, with proper assistance on how to go about it. Let's have a quick view of what a video resume is and how it impacts the recruitment process and its advantages and disadvantages.

WHAT IS A VIDEO RESUME?
In the world full of technological advancements, video resumes have started to set its place in the recruitment industry. A video resume is a whole new medium for job seekers to display their capabilities rather than just jotting it down on a paper. It is a creative way to show their capabilities and versatility. A video resume is rather termed as visume or video CV.
HOW IT IMPACTS THE RECRUITERS?
Recruitment industries have got a whole new streamlined and simplified process of selection of candidates by the trend of visume. The recruiters can select easily, make selections, as a visume speaks a lot about the person’s soft skills rather than a paper resume.

HOW IS VIDEO RESUME USEFUL?
Adaptability-
The world has now advanced technologically, with the growing age, how a person grows and changes with it, speaks a lot about the person. Especially now, when the pandemic has hit the regular chores of life, and every regular work has started to take place from home, through technologies, it is really important to adapt to the change. Visume is a new assessment of a person’s adaptability skills and how they mold themselves with changing business strategies.
Highlight skills-
A paper resume can talk about your skills, but a visume can showcase them, and it stands as proof for your efficiency to the mentioned skills. How you present yourselves, how your verbal and nonverbal skills are, how is the clarity in your words and pronunciation, defines a lot about your communication skills that can not be done in a resume. Even it is easy for recruiters to know who fits well for the next process based on their skills mentioned and shown, as soft skills are one of the most important skills needed in a firm.
Enables visibility-
People nowadays have a short attention span. The world has moved its interest in visuals more than texts. Visume gives an edge to your profile and keeps you a step ahead of others in the line. There are more chances that recruiters can provide your profile an edge, as you show your skills rather than just mentioning it. There are high chances that you grab attention among others. Though a person should not keep it long, and keep it short and to the point, to keep the recruiter's interest in watching it.
Defines personality
A visume helps a person elaborate on its strength. The interaction skills are very well portrayed in a visume. The dressing sense, body language, gestures, how you present with facial expressions, speaks a lot about a person's personality. How you dress up for a video will provide a sense to the recruiters about how good you know about corporate life and the way it has to be dealt with. How enthusiastic you are while you present yourself gives an insight to the recruiters about your interest and dedication towards the position and job. Your personality will drive their interest in how well you fit in for the job profile.

ADVANTAGES
Let's look at the pros of video resumes.

Advantages
Grabs interest- a resume can be boring to read, and it generally has a 10 seconds resume test on which evaluations are done. Whereas if you create a video, it grabs the attention and interest of the recruiter and you can also mention your points that can be missed out in a resume.
Identification of skills - there are times when people turn out to be less efficient in their skills that result in a waste of time and cost for recruiters. A video resume whereas helps the recruiter in an initial stage. They learn about the person well and beforehand.
Highlighting- a resume highlights your points more than just being mentioned in the paper resume. It always provides an edge to your chances of clearing the first round of the induction.

SERVICES BY QUANTUMHUNTS
Quantumhunts provide students and professionals a platform to grasp all the advantages of a video resume with the help of our best of assistance. You can upload your resume and make the best out of your skills. Also, the assistance is provided to the students and also professionals, on how you can make your video resume effective and stand a step ahead of the crowd. You can directly connect to the recruiters and make the best of the opportunity provided by quantumhunts.
Divya  Mishra
Divya Mishra

I am a 3rd-year student pursuing BA-Journalism, from Presidency College, Bangalore, with a passion for writing. ...