This month Dragons Den star Hilary Devey is trying to help young people find work through the VideofyMe app and Twitter. The idea is that job hunters will use the app to create a short video CV which will then be tweeted using the hashtag #employme. Employers will use the hashtag to search Twitter for potential candidates.

I doubt this scheme will take off, it was launched twelve days ago and I haven’t been able to find a single #employme video on Twitter however I do think that video CV’s can be successfully used to support young people with finding work. By uploading the video to YouTube a link could then be added to the students covering letter and text based CV. Students studying practical subjects such as hairdressing, cookery or motor vehicle mechanics could use this method to showcase both their skills and personality. Video CV’s are also a fantastic resource for creative students who could include this in both job and university applications. Instead of filming their CV they could create a short animation or photography slideshow. The first video CV has been created using a simple animation technique and has proved to be extremely popular on YouTube  with 25000+ hits. Despite this a few of the scenes are rather dark and the video could be easily improved. An a class activity you could show the video to your students then in groups get them to brainstorm how the CV could be improved.

The second video is one of my favourite CVs from todays search.