I keep reading about video CVs as the newest wave in recruitment technology. But how many CVs are actually being used by video versus the conventional CVs? Would you actually use video CVs in your next recruitment campaign?

A couple of years ago hip-hop performer, produce, and designer, Sean Puffy Combs posted a video on YouTube looking for an Executive Assistant and thousands of eager candidates submitted their video CVs in hope of being the next Executive Assistant for Sean Puffy Combs. The technology has been out for a while but it has been Sean Puffy Combs who has tried to bring the new recruitment method of Video CVs to the mainstream. But has the Video CVs really taken off and over ridden traditional CVs?

In a survey conducted by MRINetwork, one of the world's largest executive search organisations, it was stated that four percent of potential candidates have actually used a video CV in a job search. This minimal number of 4% could be due to some issues such as the internet connection. I strongly believe that as internet speed becomes faster with broadband and internet connections in almost every home, school, and university, more people will start to use video CVs and move away from traditional CVs. Generation X will probably be the for runners of video CVs since they are the generation that has grown up with computers and other technologies.

RECRUITadvantage is in the process of developing a business relationships with a video technology company so that we can expand our product line and continue to be the leader in providing the latest recruitment software technology. We currently have the ability to record people’s voices in a voice based technology used in recruitment campaigns that generate large response rate through turboVOICE.

I would like to know, do you think that video CVs are the next wave in technology and if so would you use video CVs in your next recruitment campaign or job search? Please comment your opinion below.