Are companies who use video to attract candidates hypocrites, if they don’t accept video CV’s/Profiles from candidates? Is there a difference? To be honest I don’t really think so and here is why.

Employers are using video to engage, communicate in more detail and “show” candidates what it is they are offering. They are advertising their employer brand/offering, in the hope of attracting the right candidates and building a stronger image. You can see, hear and feel what a company is like and learn more about an Employer from watching a 2 minute video then by a quick chat over the phone. You can watch and hear from current Employees “pitching” you the Company message. In the end it’s all about selling themselves to you and gaining awareness.

Candidates use video to engage, sell themselves in the initial stages more effectively and “show” employers what it is they can bring to the table. Having the ability to “show” their personality and have a “virtual face to face” introduction, they are powering their profiles with a visual tool that speaks to their abilities far more efficiently and effectively then some words on a piece of paper. They to are trying to attract the right Employer and by using video they are giving an Employer a better feel for who it is they are.

So I put it to YOU, for all the companies that utilise video as a vehicle to attract, engage and advertise their Employer Brand to candidates, are they being hypocritical by also not allowing a candidate to do the same?