Video Resumes: The Preferred Method Of Choice For Dumb, Attractive People 36704

Ever thought about ditching those pink, scented print resumes and submitting an unintentionally hilarious video of your qualifications instead? In today’s Slate, William Saletan debates the merits and potential pitfalls of these “new media” resumes to help unemployed readers come to an informed decision.

First, the pros. Slate points out a video application “turns your resume into an interview” and “shows off your distinctive personality, creativity and initiative.” Among the cons, however, Slate argues that “soon everyone will have one, so it won’t show any distinctive creativity or initiative,” and “it’ll show what a bore or jerk you are.”

In other words, at best you’re Elle Woods and, at worst, you’re Aleksei Vaynor.

And, while we wholeheartedly believe that “impossible is nothing,” somehow video resumes just don’t quite seem worth the risk yet.