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

Multimedia Topics that could be discussed, another side of you, a dimension that may not be captured on paper 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?
• A student aspiring to work in another country media in another language of the country they are targeting Portuguese, English, Spanish, Mandarin.

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 Template

Embedded media presentations represent an opportunity to show another side of you, a dimension that does not come across on paper resume. Here is a sample of topics.

• Introduce Yourself:   "Hi, my name is..."
• Education:  "I am a recent graduate from the University of.... with a Bachelor Degree in...."
• About Me   Talk briefly about yourself. "When I am not working, I volunteer in various organizations."
• Ideas for 1 minute presentation   Talk briefly about yourself.
• "The three things you would not know from looking at my resume.
• Ideas for topics for your presentation:
• "My most difficult project"
• "The biggest challenge I met."
• "The project where I learned the most."
• "The work of which I am the proudest."
• "My biggest mistake."
• "Where I want to transition to." 
• "Why I am not who you think I am."  (i.e., as young as I look, as old as you may think, inexperienced)
• Finish the Presentation:   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."

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.
• Blazit LLC will not held responsible for incorrect video formats.

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 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 Media to Computer

Step 1   Attaching the Media Device

The first step required in transferring video or audio to your computer, is to attach the media device to your computer. digital cameras and voice recorders that have a USB connection will attach to your USB port on the computer.

Step 2   Power on the Media Device

Most computer operating systems will automatically recognize the media device when it is plugged in and will place a media icon in My Computer

• If computer recognizes the media device
• Right-Click on Media Icon in My Computer.
• Copy media files to the computer.

• If computer does not recognize the media device
• Option 1:   Install the application program disk that came with your device.
• Option 2:   (available for video media)   Install Google Picasa
• Software will copy your video file from camera to the computer

Note: Digital Media manufacturers typically have online product manuals and download media application programs that can be downloaded on their websites.

Video Cameras

Analog Video Cameras or cameras requiring tape media to record video, require digitization of the analog signal to create digital video. This can be done with a special piece of equipment called a converter box. Converter box solutions are typically sold on the internet and consumer electronic stores. The converter box is both a software and hardware solution. The typical converter box set up is the camera plugs into the converter box which plugs into your computer, through USB or firewire ports. Play back your recorded video on the camera, while the converter box captures the analog signal will convert it into a digital file and store in your computer's hard disk drive.

Note: An alternative to the converter box solution, many local retail photo development stores offer special conversion services, for transferring the analog media (tape) to digital media (disc).

Digital Photo Camera

Many Digital Photo Cameras offer a movie mode feature, which captures video with audio.

Web Camera

If you have a WEB CAM connected to your computer, you can record video directly from the camera to your computer. Please make sure you have properly installed the camera and its software. Read the camera user's manual to learn how to record video. If you have problems you will need to contact the manufacturer of your Web Cam.

Uploading Media to your profile

• This procedure pertains to previously edited multimedia.
  USE FOR FINISHED MEDIA ONLY
• BlazitResume media requires video.flv and audio.mp3 file formats.
• Users must be logged into the site.
• Media uploader located:   My Account - My Profile - Upload Media
• Learn how to create a quality video. (more info)

Media - Required Formats

Video Format

• Video file format must be flash.flv and not exceed 50 MB.

Audio Format

• Audio file format must be audio.mp3 and not exceed 5 MB.

Converting Your Media

• Do not have the correct format for your media?
• It is easy to convert your media file using a FREE media converter website.
• CLICK HERE - Convert Media Website

Uploading Unedited Media

• This procedure pertains to unedited multimedia.
  USE ONLY FOR BLAZIT MEDIA EDITING SERVICES
• Users must be logged into the site.
• Media uploader located:   My Account - My Profile - Edit Media
• User can upload up to 5 media files at a time (2GB max in size).
• BlazitResume will contact you once we have received your RAW media.
• BlazitResume offers a variety of video pacakges.  (learn more).
• Learn how to create quality videos.   (more info)

Media - Required Formats

• When using our media editing services, formats include:
• Recommended Video Formats: AVI, MPEG, MOV, WMV.
• Recommended Audio Formats: MP3

Additional Information

• Video Disclaimer: A video recording with poor video quality will adversely effect the final video rendered.
• If your RAW video is not recorded correctly in the beginning, there is limited ability to improve it. Blazit LLC will not held responsible for substandard submitted video material.

Remote Studio

Record Media on Location

• Blazit offers businesses onsite videotaping services, by setting up a remote recording studio, at your business location. We provide the lighting, background, sound and camera expertise. All that is required is a quiet room where we can record your media.
• Blazit's video production team has over 30 years of professional video production expertise. We will make you feel comfortable in front fo the camera. Preparation is key to a successful media recording. Clients that come prepared with ideas about what they would like to say tend to do better in front of the camera.
• Contact Us for more information on Remote Studio.