Can we talk about the sudden obsession with 2-minute intro videos in job applications?
After 45 minutes of filling out forms.
After re-entering my resume line by line.
After answering questions you already have the answers to.
You sneak in a video reque... moreCan we talk about the sudden obsession with 2-minute intro videos in job applications?
After 45 minutes of filling out forms.
After re-entering my resume line by line.
After answering questions you already have the answers to.
You sneak in a video request at the very end.
Not everyone is camera-ready mid-application. Not everyone wants to perform for a role they haven’t even spoken to a human about yet.
If this were the 1980s, the equivalent would be asking candidates to mail a VHS tape of themselves. That would’ve been absurd then — and honestly, it still is.
If you want to see how someone communicates, interview them.
If you want to understand their experience, read the resume (or yes, use one of the many tools that already exist to help with that).
Applications are already long. Let’s not turn every role into a casting call. 💌 less
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