6th Dec, 2006

video job postings, video interviews, and video resumes, oh my!

Very similar to my idea in Recruit on YouTube for free, GiggedUp offers employers the ability to post a video talking about an open position YouTube style but there is a fee of $265 per job. Less if you go with one of their packages. And candidates can record themselves answering some interview questions and post the video to the site for free.

I tried to play one of the sample videos on the site but it took a long time to load. It’s in beta right now so they’re probably working out the bugs. But I think GiggedUp could do a better job of communicating what the site can do and for whom on the homepage which states:

We’ve got video! GiggedUp is the job posting site with a big difference: we’ve got video. So jobs posted on GiggedUp.com don’t tell you what employers want…they show you. Get started today!

Employers: Post your jobs for FREE during our beta! Using GiggedUp you can increase your chances of finding the ideal candidate by including a video to accompany your job posting. Discover 5 ways video can help improve your hiring process. Get an employer account now.

For the job seeker, after you click on the “Get started today!” link, you are presented with a form to fill out so you can become a member. But it doesn’t tell the job seeker what specifically they can do on the site. I think the ability for job seekers to post their interview videos for free is something they should be highlighting! I found Mashable’s explanation to be much clearer.

Jason Goldburg mentions in a recent blog post, a WSJ article where Baker Tee, a job hunter created and posted (I’m not sure if it was to YouTube or not) a video resume, received four job offers and accepted one of them. Mmm, perhaps Baker Tee is the creater of GiggedUp?

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