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"Video Résumés: A New Way To Land A Job?" is an article by Brian P. Watson showing how technology can be used to get your name in front of people. Video resumes will definitely separate people from the usual paper resumes.
First Aleksey Vayner's video résumé made him infamous. Now it may have spawned a niche market.
Vayner's almost seven-minute film, dubbed "Impossible is Nothing," showcased the then-Yale student smashing bricks barehanded, ballroom dancing with a scantily clad female and opining on 'personal development." Leaked last year by someone at UBS, where Vayner was gunning for a gig, the video made its way to many an inbox, as well as to YouTube. He didn't get the job; instead, he got jeered in the mainstream media and the blogosphere, where some questioned his lofty claims.
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The purpose of a resume is to obtain an INTERVIEW, not a job. Landing a job is up to you during the interview.
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