Q: What is a video resume?
Q: Why use a video resume in the recruitment process?
Q: What are the benefits of joining Candidates Alive?
Q: How will the Candidates Alive system save your clients time?
Q: Are there any big files or attachments?
Q: What technical equipment do I need?
Q: What should a candidate say in a video resume?
Q: Do I need the consent from a candidate to create a video resume?
Q: How do I control who views the video resume?
Q: Who maintains ownership of a video resume once it has been created?
Q: How do I manage the misuse of a video resume?
Q: What happens if a candidate does not want to be filmed?
Q: What happens if a candidate is nervous?
Q: Is anyone at risk of discrimination?
Q: How will my firm be provided with powerful branding opportunities?
Q: How do I get started?
Q: How quickly can I start using the Candidates Alive system?
Q: What is a video resume?
A: A video resume is a 1-2 minute video that enables jobseekers to showcase themselves to potential employers. A video resume gives jobseekers an opportunity to talk about their work experience, interests and future aspirations in a way that goes beyond what is written in black and white.
Q: Why use a video resume in the recruitment process?
A: Video resumes are an innovative way for recruitment agencies to showcase their candidates to their clients and differentiate their service in a cluttered recruitment market. Video resumes save employing organisations time which ultimately strengthens the relationship between recruiter and employer.
Q: What are the benefits of joining Candidates Alive?
A: Candidates Alive offer your firm a complete business solution and can get your firm up an running within 7 days. Candidates Alive maintain a strong understanding of the challenges faced by employing organisations, jobseekers and recruiters and by joining, your firm will start seeing immediate results.
Q: How will the Candidates Alive system save your clients time?
A: Video resumes will allow your clients to make informed decisions faster. The Candidates Alive system helps to ensure productive interviews are conducted. This will ultimately save your clients time, strengthen existing client relationships and helping you win new business.
Q: Are there any big files or attachments?
A: No. The Candidates Alive system allows you to send an email with a hyperlink. There are no large files or messy attachments. The viewer simply clicks on the link and views the video resume.
Q: What technical equipment do I need?
A: Candidates Alive provide your firm with high quality audio-visual equipment, training and know-how. All you need is an internet connection and a PC or laptop. Once installed, the system is simple and easy to use.
Q: What should a candidate say in a video resume?
A: A candidate should briefly outline their work experiences, reasons why a firm should hire them, their interests outside of work and their future aspirations. Depending on the particular job and industry, questions and answers will vary.
Q: Do I need the consent from a candidate to create a video resume?
A: Yes. Each candidate is asked to sign an approval form that then allows the recruitment agency to create the video resume. Candidates Alive provide each recruitment firm with all the necessary legal and privacy documentation to protect all parties involved.
Q: How do I control who views the video resume?
A: The Candidates Alive system allows your firm to email each video resume via a link to as many or as few organisations as you choose. You are in control of who receives each video resume.
Q: Who maintains ownership of a video resume once it has been created?
A: Recruitment agencies who enrol into the Candidates Alive system control each video resume that they create.
Q: How do I manage the misuse of a video resume?
A: Candidates Alive provides your firm with the relevant privacy and legal documentation to ensure each video resume is appropriately managed by all users.
Q: What happens if a candidate does not want to be filmed?
A: Ensure you outline the benefits to jobseekers so they can make an informed decision. A video resume is simply an additional and creative tool to accompany a paper resume and help a candidate stand out from the crowd.
Q: What happens if a candidate is nervous?
A: If a candidate is nervous, practice some questions before you commence filming. Remind the candidate that it's only a short video and if they don't like it they can always try it again.
Q: Is anyone at risk of discrimination?
A: A video resume is simply another tool designed to speed up the recruitment process for everybody. As is the case when considering a paper resume or conducting a face-to-face interview, all parties involved in the recruitment process must comply with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act.
Q: How will my firm be provided with powerful branding opportunities?
A: Every video resume that you create and send to an employer will be presented in a professionally designed corporate branded template. Candidates Alive's graphic design team will create this professional template for you. Click here for an example.
Q: How do I get started?
A: Arrange an appointment with a Candidates Alive consultant for a personalised demonstration. Click here to enquire.
Q: How quickly can I start using the Candidates Alive system?
A: Once enrolled, Candidates Alive will have your firm up and running within 7 days. Click here to enquire.
