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The website the Vault evaluated scores of video resumes to select the 5 best submissions. Here were their observations:

• A confident, poised video resume can make up for deficits in your written resume.
• If you use the Q&A format, try not to jump immediately to your answers - wait a second or two.
• Speak at a fairly slow pace.
• Dress professionally.
• If at all possible, face the camera.
• Try not to visibly read off notes or other cues. If you keep your video resume on the shorter side you will not need many, if any, notes.
• Ensure that the background is professional (no posters stuck to the wall with rolled-up tape, beer cans, etc.)
• Four minutes is the absolute maximum you should spend on your video resume. Better to keep it between a minute and two minutes.

View the 5 winning resumes here. [Vault]

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