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Video resumes are becoming a very useful tool for job candidates to apply for jobs. For the most part video resumes are being used by college graduates as they typically are the fastest adopters of new technology. Many services have made video resumes easier to use, the most popular service YouTube provide simple tools but lacks the professionalism most employers are looking for in their employees.

What is a Video Resume? A Video Resume generally refers to a video or a job seeker describing her/his career objective, qualifications, education, employment history. Historically, this video was distributed via VHS, CD, DVD or CD business card. Today, Video Resumes typically distributed via the Internet using streaming media.

With the popularity of video hosting solutions there has been much debate in the usefulness of video resumes in the past 6 months. Most recruiters feel that a video alone does not give an employer enough information about a candidate to make a proper evaluation of those applicants potential and more importantly skills. As noted in Raghav Singhs' article 'Time to Hit Pause on Video Resumes'([1]), where he states 'While a video resume introduces applicants on camera, the value such visual imagery adds is debatable. A text resume allows for specific pieces of information to be parsed out and compared across candidates. When the information is delivered verbally, recruiters need to glean the details themselves.'

Support for video resumes is growing as more complete solutions evolve. The Wall Street Journal online's Diana Ransom [2]has recently written, 'Video resumes are taking off, spurred by the combination of widespread broadband Internet usage, higher-quality video technology and increased enthusiasm for online video sharing. And young job seekers -- who may be long on enthusiasm but short on experience -- can use this technique to get an edge up on the competition.' Even Raghav Singh, in a much more recent article entitled 'Video Resumes Revisited'[3] stated 'This is exactly what we confront with video resumes today. Hiring is still very much a structured process and we have to make video resumes work within those confines. There are technologies emerging to address this need.'

Privacy and Confidentiality are big concern. Most job seekers do not want their private information disclosed, even broadcast across the internet.