AS YOU may have noticed, your WEXO profile asks if you want to upload a video. As much as we love to see all the weird and wonderful Youtube offerings you add to your profiles, having a video CV or merely an introduction to yourself on film can massively improve your chances of making a standout application and bagging your role.

But how?!

It’s super duper easy. All you will need is either a camera that records video (lots of mini digital cameras have them nawadays) or a web cam. Either way probably the easiest way to do it is to create an account on youtube if you don’t already have one and follow the simple instructions for uploading a video. [Still confused? Drop us a line on info@wexo.co.uk and we'll help with problems you might have]

What to say?

The thought of making a video of yourself might seem intimidating, but you would be surprised just how into it you find yourself getting. Here are a couple of guideline questions you might want to answer in your WEXO video CV, but remember to be yourself, they are just a guideline:

1) Who are you? – Tell us about yourself.. e.g where you went/go to university, how old you are and where you live etc.

2) What have you done so far? What previous jobs have you done or what experience have you had.

3) What do you want to do in the future? What is your ideal job, what would you like to learn more about etc.

4) Why do you want to do it? What drives you and what appeals to you about your chosen fields?

Here is the WEXO LSE ambassador on camera in her video CV. This might give you a bit of inspiration.

Things we thought were great about Emma’s video:

1) Visuals – If you can make it a bit more interesting… do, but don’t let it distract focus.

2) Examples – Make your point, explain it and then give an example.

3) There was no singing – save it for x factor auditions!

4) It showed planning – Plan what to say before you record it and make sure there’s enough memory on your camera (as WEXO CEO, Robin, kindly demonstrated… see his video CV on his profile here).

Tip to Improve your Profile even if you don’t have a camera or web cam:

1) Try and attach your normal CV to your profiles.
2) Make sure you also complete your WEXO profiles as fully as possible. This will optimise your ranking when we search for candidates with specific skills or interests. For example this week, Mark Summers and Portland Communications are looking for people who can use indesign and Adobe After Effects, so we would search people’s profiles for these words. You get the idea.

We can’t wait to see your video CV!