7 Video Resume Tips From a Video Pro

7 Video Resume Tips From a Video Pro 7 Video Resume Tips From a Video Pro Lights, camera, action! Get your video seen and provoke the reaction you desire.Townley Paton, president and owner of InterviewClips.com, shared these additional tips on how to best produce a video resume. Employers review most paper resumes in less than 10 seconds; bear that in mind and keep your clips short. Don’t bother with VHS tapes, DVDs or CD-ROMs. Provide a link to the video resume instead. Don’t use YouTube, Vimeo or any other video-server service where other material may provide distractions. Many companies block their employees’ access to those sites anyway. Divide your presentation into video segments with a progress bar below the frame so employers understand how much longer the clip will run. Don’t use online video players that remove the bar. Never use a Tele-Prompter. Employers will think of it as cheating. Never edit an answer or patch together the voice track. It erodes viewer trust. Beware of poor production values. Not using a tripod; low camera quality; poor sound; rough compression; or worst of all, poor lighting, will kill your chances of making a good impression.