I’ve got video resumes on the brain this week, so why stop now?
Hmm… How many people are using YouTube to post their video resumes? And is it even worth it? Let me take a quick and totally unscientific poll, just to see what I can see.
At this writing, not as many as I thought, 5300+ video resumes. I would like to know how that compares with last year about this time, but no benchmark stats. Oh well…
- As I glance over the first page of results (my random sampling), the shortest video is 00:54 seconds and the longest one is 09:16.
- The shortest video received 322 views in 8 months, but the traffic is still trending up as a result of lots of referrals from YouTube searching and being associated with a video demo of a Sample CV. Hmm… this video resume is averaging about 40 views a month.
- The longest video received 4,131 views since May 10, 2007; which is about 98 views a month.
Its interesting to see where the traffic is coming from for each video as well. Hmm… Some things to ponder…
- Using the words “video resume” will increase the chances of your video resume being found. (Go figure)
- Look and see if there are video resumes on YouTube that are similar to your background and industry. If so, take note of the keywords they use to describe their video. Why? If someone sees their resume, its a good chance that they will discover yours as a “related video.”
Hmm… Sorry for wondering aimlessly here, but I want to see what else I can find. Look for more YouTube observations in the next post.
-Jim
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