What to Say

• Introduce yourself. Take a moment to establish who you are and why the viewer should continue to watch.
• Be brief. Keep your video between 1-2 minutes long. Focus on accomplishments, not your life story.
• Keep information relevant to the job and industry for which you are applying.
• Remember to provide quantifiable results. Tell employers what you have delivered in the past and what you can do for them.
• Review how you got to where you are today. Add an interesting fact about yourself. (i.e. "I am the top salesperson three years in a row." )
• Do not read from a script. Do not just read your resume. Employers want to know more than what is on your resume. This is your chance to highlight what the hiring manager should remember about you.
• Make eye contact. Show your personality and enthusiasm. Let employers see your excitement, not just with words, but with your tone and body language.
• Be appreciative. Remember, end your video by thanking the employer for their time.

Suggested Topics

Here are suggestions for topics that could be discussed in your Video Resume. Use these or create one of your own.

• Greatest Strengths. What are your greatest strengths?
• Greatest Accomplishments. What accomplishment are you most proud of?
• Passion. What are you Passionate about?
• Motivation. What motivates you?
• Skills. What special skills do you have?
• Situations. How did you handle difficult situations.
• Teamwork. What makes you successful working in a team?

Blazit Intro   (Bullet Sytle - video resume)

Blazit Intro is a bullet style video introduction

Why Create - A Blazit Intro

• HR will spend 1 minute viewing a resume
• Present yourself to a prospective employer in a bullet format
• Highlighting your skills in 20 seconds or less.

Sample Resume - Blazit Intro

Example Templates

Here are examples templates for your Video Resume.

Recent Graduate

• Say name: "Hi, my name is..."
• Education: "I am a recent graduate from the University of.... with a Bachelor Degree in...."
• Computer Skills: Discuss all relevant computer skills.
• Skills Foreign Language: Discuss your foreign language skills.
• Objective: Your objective should relate to your educational background. "I am looking for a position to utilize my educational background, allowing me opportunities that encourage personal development and growth within an organization."
• Experience: Recent graduates with unrelated work experience, should highlight previous jobs, including references of their successes at these jobs and what people thought of them.
• About Me: Talk briefly about yourself. "When I am not working, I volunteer in various organizations."
• Conclusion: Thank the viewer for watching your Video Resume. Finish the video with a catchy phrase. "In today's society you need someone who is dedicated and driven to get the job done. I am confident that I am that person."

3+ years Professional Work Experience

• Say name: "Hi, my name is..."
• Education: Detail information about your education and how it relates to the job opportunity.
• Objective: The video objective should be the similar to your Classical Resume Objective.
• Recent Work Experience: "I have held positions in..."
• Extra Curricular: Talk briefly about your extra curricular hobbies. "When I am not working, I participate in a variety of sports teams and activities. I am a member of ... I volunteer in various organizations ... etc."
• Conclusion: Thank the viewer for watching your Video Resume. Finish the video with a catchy phrase. " In today's global economy you need people who understand, the world is not flat. People who comprehend Western and Eastern Cultures. People who accept technology and can create success using it. I am (Your Name), and I am that person."

Selecting the Camera

We recommend the following video media sources to record your video.

Video output from any of these camera choices will produce adequate video quality for web applications. The camera you choose should be based on your comfort and ease of use, as well as your knowledge and ability in using computers.

• Digital Video Camera
• Digital Photo Camera (with movie mode including audio)
• Web CAM

Additional Information

• Video Disclaimer: A video that is not recorded with the proper camera settings may not display correctly in our flash player.
• VideoAResume, LLC will not held responsible for incorrect video formats.
• Please read Camera Settings and Video Formats before recording your video.

Camera Setting Recommmendations

This Video Guide is to be used along with your camera's user manual and not as a substitute. This guide provides a general overview of important camera's settings and keywords that will help steer you to focused areas in your camera manual. If you do not have a manual, most manufacturer websites have online product manuals that can be downloaded.

What is Aspect Ratio

• Aspect Ratio refers to the width your screen in relation to its height. Ratios are expressed in the form (width:height).
• The two common aspect ratios are:
• 4:3 (Normal) This is the standard television format used throughout the second half of the 20th Century.
• 16:9 (Wide Screen) New standard for widescreen TV, DVD and high-definition video.

Setting the Aspect Ratio of your Camera

• Aspect Ratio Should be set to 4:3 (Normal)
• There are conditions that can affect the appearance of your video during playback. 
• Our Professional Flash player requires the videos be set to aspect ratio (4:3 Normal).
• Setting your camera on 16:9 will cause video to be compressed and cause black lines on the edges of the flash player.

Other Settings

• Resolution Choose(680 x 480) or (720 x 480) pixels. Resolution determines the amount of pixel information that appears on your screen. As a rule of thumb, the higher the resolution, the larger the video image.
• Compression If your camera has the ability to change video compression, set it to the finest setting. Compression is the act of compressing. Video compression is the tradeoff between disk space and video quality. The rule of thumb: the higher the video quality, the larger the video file, hence the more disk space required.
• Frame Rate If your camera has the ability to change Frame Rate, set it to 30 frames/sec. Frame Rate is the measurement of the frequency at which unique consecutive images are produced. NTSC (North America - TV standard setting)

(Note: Digital Photo Cameras with video (movie mode) will have a dedicated video or movie chapter in the index of the user's guide. Please read this chapter.)

Video Quality Chart

Recommended setting 640x480, 30 frames/sec

Memory Card Capacity (Minutes)

Digital Photo Cameras typically store images and videos in digital memory cards. The following table contains time estimates for recording video, using several popular memory sizes. A Memory card's capacity will vary depending on the camera model, resolution and compression settings. This chart should be used as an approximation only. The rule of thumb: If your Video Resume is less than 2 minutes in length, you will have plenty of space in your 512M memory card.

Transferring Videos to Computer

Step 1 (attach camera)

The first step required in transferring video to your computer, is to attach the digital video or photo camera to your computer. Cameras are usually equipped with a USB cable that attaches both to your camera and to the USB port on the computer.

Step 2 (turn camera on)

Many computer operating systems will automatically recognize cameras when it is plugged in and will place a camera icon in My Computer

• If computer recognizes the camera
• Copy your video file from Camera Icon to the computer

• If computer does not recognize the camera
• Option 1:   Install the image applications program disk that came with your camera.
• Option 2:   Install Google Picasa
• Software will copy your video file from Camera to the computer

Note: Camera manufacturers typically have online product manuals and image application programs that can be downloaded on their websites.