Introducing Professional Video Resumes by Kane Partners LLC & Branded Video

Get noticed in the crowd...


In response to today’s extremely competitive job market, Gary Kane, President/CEO of Kane Partners perceived opportunity to add value to a candidate’s increasing need to creatively market their skills and experience. The result: we are pleased to announce a new business venture! Kane Partners is partnering with Branded Video to offer professional video resumes. This exciting concept allows career candidates the opportunity to visually market themselves to perspective employers with a studio quality product! The value added with Kane Partners and Branded Video is the experience of staffing and career services with professional film in a composite solution geared to help our client candidates compete more effectively!

What sets Kane Partners and Branded Video’s service offering apart from a home video or videographers is our professional pre and post production quality, geared to the job seeker and tailored for each individual’s skills and goals! Gary’s recently shared, “Candidates compete on a daily basis to have their resumes and qualifications stand out from the myriad of applicants companies are reviewing. With today’s technology and social media capabilities, a professionally done video resume offers opportunity for job seekers to really stand out! Our process also insures our client’s video resume message aligns with their written resume so as to insure maximum impact during the introduction. It’s a great service…we believe it’s the future of resumes for a large segment of the professional applicant pool.”

In our interview with Ed Seiders of Branded Video, he said: “we are very excited to announce our partnership with Kane to provide jobseekers with a more interactive resume. Through this offering, jobseekers will meet with Kane Partners to evaluate their current resume and create a script. From that we do what we do best –turnaround a completed video resume within 48 hours! For jobseekers, timing is key and working with Kane Partners will ensure a timely response and quality, targeted result. We think it’s a great product/service to offer in today’s market!”

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Media Contact:
Kristin Kane | 215-699-5500 x301
www.kanepartners.net

Resume Tips for 2010

Need help with your resume? Have you considered these 4 tips for 2010?

Add a Targeted Profile/Summary in 3rd Person

Starting your resume with a 3-5 sentence paragraph that highlights and summarizes your experience is a great way to pull in the reader. Use 3rd person and keep the information fact based, not just listing you are a ‘dedicated hard worker.’



Use Relevant Keywords and Action Verbs (Bullet Format)

Each job description calls for certain skills and the ability to hold/perform certain job responsibilities and duties. Using keywords with action verbs in your resume is often the best way to show that you have the experience they need. Bullets should start with the action verb followed by the explanation. Do not use “I” or list “responsible for” at each bullet, just start with the verb.



Define Key Accomplishments by Quantifying or Qualifying

Listing your keywords is not enough; you have to provide substance. What that means is you cannot expect results by putting only your job description. Instead, add what impact you had on the company while doing your job. Some possible examples: on-time projects, cost savings, improving process or team building. Another option would be giving numbers, like the size of your budget or the type of team you managed. By providing these details the company can see that you are a contributing employee and someone that can add value to their team.



Customize Each Resume to Align with Each Job

When applying to a job it is important your resume sells them on the fact you can do the job! It is almost impossible to have only one resume to be effective for all open positions. With that in mind, BEFORE you apply, look for what they want and compare that to your resume. Are they aligning? If not, (and you do have the experience) make sure it is clear that you CAN do the job. You have one shot to make an impression, sending a canned resume will not make an impression!


* Looking for more tips to find a job in 2010? Tune into NBC10 Philadelphia at 5pm. This week Tracy Davidson will have the "Daily Career" Tip! For more details visit her website @ www.tracydavidson.com