Jamie Levy, who created the program with Drake colleague, Maarten Roosenburg, says the program presents benefits for jobseekers and employers. The potential is enormous. Recently, a Melbourne-based firm flew a job applicant from the Northern Territory for an interview. Candidates can give a more complete picture of themselves, in a far more personable environment. A new dimension will be available to them, setting themselves apart from the competition and increasing their chance of selection for an interview.
Views vary on the video clip technique.
Some agree this gives a potential employer the chance to see whether you would fit in before inviting you to interview. The preview disk provided to The Age contained a well-presented young blonde graduate job seeker. Mr Eary says this discrimination is more likely to occur in sifting through forms or looking at a video than when talking to people at interview. Lisa Perry, who spent 12 years in recruitment in the UK before coming to Melbourne 12 months ago, says videos can work in certain circumstances. Some more senior people send CDs and videos of themselves.