A new online recruitment website which allows job seekers to upload video CVs as part of their profile has been launched in Ireland.
Videojobs aims to assist both job seekers and employers in the recruitment process by allowing job seekers to upload a short video CV which will sit alongside the more traditional written one.
Research carried out by videojobs.ie and Amarach amongst 100 businesses countrywide, ranging in size from 25 employees to over 500, showed that employers were frequently unsatisfied with information on CVs.
According to the study, 50 per cent of all CVs respondents see are an inaccurate reflection of the candidate.
Carolyn Odgers, spokesperson for videojobs.ie, said that they developed the site because of personal experience. “Our recruitment process was very time intensive and more often than not the person we were interviewing was nothing like the person we read about in their CV. So we developed videojobs.ie to give job seekers an opportunity to create and post their own video CV.
Odgers continued, “We believe that this will really help them stand out from the crowd, which is so important in today’s highly competitive marketplace, and at the same time it will also help potential employers choose the best candidates for interview in a far more efficient way. Everybody wins.â€
The site is free for job-seekers and employers are being offered a free six month trial at launch. The site launches with well over a 1,000 jobs advertised including some that are unique to videojobs.ie.
“The site has been designed to be simple for everyone to use,†added Odgers. “To add a CV you simply click Upload CV, and attach the file. There are sample Video CVs on the site and a video How to Guide – which gives advice on both the technical side of filming the CV and what content should be included.â€
Videojobs.ie is the brainchild of Ray Egan, owner of In Dublin and Founder of CBG.ie, menupages.ie and dresses.ie.
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