More About "Howcast"

I previewed a short video on "Resumes". I liked its humorous approach. At first, I felt that it would be useful only for a person writing his/her first resume. It advocates the chronological approach. The narrator went on to point out that if the position you held was more relevant than the company, place the position first. If the company more well known, place it first. Ah.. after hearing that the video clip went up in my estimation. There were a few more 'nuggets' in the video.

Another plus of Howcast videos is the text of the audio that appears to the right of the video window. Overall, I would recommend. While it may be most appealing to youth, there is good information for everyone writing / updating a resume. If you are a group facilitator, you might ask participants to preview it before attending the workshop, or use it as a stimulus at the beginning of a group session.

"How to Write a Resume" Video on "Howcast.

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About a week ago someone (apologies that my mind is failing to recall to whom I owe credit) introduced to me to "howcast". As a person who is always wondering "how can I...?" it's like a candy store. I believe it's important that career professionals find multi-media resources for clients to complement the hard copy and web-based text resources we recommend.

I have yet to finish evaluating the web site, so I will be posting more about howcast. At first glance, the search box in the upper right corner offers a quick way to locate a particular topic. When I searched for "resume", the breadcrumbs revealed the broader search category. To the left a list of career-related hyperlinks appeared. So far so good. At howcast there is an informal "thumbs up / thumbs down" viewer rating system which may give you some indication of its appeal to clients.

Off to explore further , and report in again later this week.