Your Resume: Take One

ANCHOR LEAD IN:
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER LOOKED FOR WORK KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS
TO STAND OUT IN THE CROWD. A RESUME IS A NECESSARY WAY TO
GET THE WORD OUT, BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOURS MAKES IT
TO THE TOP OF THE PILE? WELL, HERE'S A HEADS UP-WHY NOT
TAKE IT TO VIDEO? ______________ HAS MORE ON THE GROWING TREND.

NAT SOT Length: 01
"Hi, My name is Benjamin Hampton…"

TRACK ONE Length: 08
BENJAMIN HAMPTON WANTS A JOB IN PUBLIC RELATIONS OR MARKETING. A FEW MONTHS BACK, HE STARTED MARKETING HIMSELF THE TRADITIONAL WAY, BUT WAS FRUSTRATED.

SOT
KEY @:11 Benjamin Hampton, Job Seeker
"I did the old uploading of the resume on the Internet-and I didn't really feel
like I could be seen."

TRACK TWO Length: 03
SO, HE DECIDED TO SELL HIS QUALIFICATIONS A NEW WAY.

SOT
NO KEY
"I just thought video resume-it's time."

TRACK THREE Length: 10
HE PULLED OUT HIS VIDEO CAMERA AND COMPUTER…PUT TOGETHER
A RESUME AND UPLOADED IT ONLINE. FIRST, IT WAS ON YOUTUBE,
BUT HE RECENTLY ADDED IT TO JOBSTER-AN EMPLOYMENT WEBSITE.

SOT
KEY @: 35 Jason Goldberg, Jobster.com
"As long as you have a video camera, you can start loading a video resume and
it'll enable thousands and thousands of employers to start finding you through
your video resume."

TRACK FOUR Length: 05
THE THEORY BEHIND IT--YOU JUST CAN'T TELL ENOUGH ABOUT A PERSON BY LOOKING AT A PIECE OF PAPER.

SOT
KEY @:48 Jason Goldberg, Jobster.com
"A paper resume doesn't really reflect an individual very well."

SOT
KEY @:52 Sarah White, Business Consultant
"It doesn't show your drive, your ambition, how much you want to work at that
org or what you can really do to improve that organization."

TRACK FIVE Length : 11
AND THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF WEBSITES FOR YOU TO PUT YOUR VIDEO RESUME UP ON.
THIS NEW TREND DOESN'T JUST HELP JOB-SEEKERS, BUT EMPLOYERS, TOO, WHO ARE USED TO READING PILES OF RESUMES, SOMETIMES TO FILL JUST ONE JOB.

SOT
KEY @:1:13 Sarah White, Business Consultant
"Instead of having to make all of those phone calls, you can just sit through two minute clips of video and make the decision on whether or not that person is
ready to come in for an interview. And it really will take the place of that first round interview."

TRACK SIX Length: 04
SOME EXPERTS EVEN BELIEVE VIDEO WILL OVERTAKE PAPER RESUMES EVENTUALLY.

SOT
KEY @:1:30 Jason Goldberg, Jobster.com
"We'll look back a couple years from now and say 'Wow, remember when there
were no video resumes?'".

TRACK SEVEN Length : 03
BEN SAYS POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS SEEM TO BE EMBRACING THE IDEA.

SOT
NO KEY
"I've actually received a lot of feedback from my video resume and a lot of
people are enjoying watching it."

ANCHOR TAG:
ANYONE WITH ACCESS TO A VIDEO CAMERA AND COMPUTER CAN UPLOAD A VIDEO RESUME FOR FREE ON SITES LIKE JOBSTER AND YOUTUBE. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT TO SAY, CONSULTANTS ADVISE YOU TO FOCUS ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE A COMPANY BETTER
IF YOU DO GET THE JOB, AND REMEMBER, THE FIRST 15 SECONDS ARE CRITICAL IN MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.

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Jason Goldberg
CEO, Jobster
3131 Elliot Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 91821
Jobster just launched the video resume portion of its website in mid-January,
2007. It is a free service with each user's profile.

Sarah White
White Consulting Group
White Consulting Group was started by owner, Sarah White. The concept was
simple but unexplored - offer start-up companies and small to mid-size
businesses the same quality of consulting and HR support that larger
companies received. Small businesses, like large ones, often needed a
consulting firms' help but couldn't afford it. By founding White Consulting
Group, Sarah set out to change the rules when it came to business consulting.

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Jason Goldberg
CEO, Jobster
3131 Elliot Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 91821
Contact:
Kerry Schimmelbusch
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
225 108th AVE NE, Suite 700
Bellevue, WA 98004-5775 USA
425-638-7158 (Direct)
206-612-1081 (Cell)
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www.WaggenerEdstrom.com

Sarah White
White Consulting Group
Kenosha, WI
262-764-5891

Note:
CareerBuilders.com was contacted about this story. Jennifer Sullivan with
media relations said CareerBuilders is exploring the option of video resumes,
but at this point does not see enough interest to launch it. Jennifer can be
reached at 773-527-1164.

Danielle Perry with Monster.com was also contacted for this story, but did not
return our calls. Her number is 978-461-8366.