New Audio Resume Service Provides Key Benefits of a Video Resume without the High Production Expense or Possible Legal Pitfalls
(PRWeb) January 9, 2007 -- Video resumes are quickly becoming a popular internet job hunting tool, especially among job seekers conducting their first career job search out of college. While a video job hunting resume may effectively separate these applicants from the pack, their use may not be the best resume format in practice. Serious concerns regarding high production expense and possible discrimination by hiring companies based on candidate appearance have been raised by Fortune 500 companies and career guidance advice professionals who specialize in providing tips for job hunting in today's market.
Audio Resume has been launched by My Ad Box, Inc. as a high benefit, low risk strategic job hunting alternative to video resumes. With Audio Resume, job seekers dial a provided toll-free phone number to answer five commonly posed general interview questions. Those answers are captured in an audio file, and then a unique URL is appointed that allows visitors to listen. Candidates can then include this for the best resume format, along with placement of the URL on cover letter submissions and as a link on their web-based career site profiles.
Desmond Stinnie, CEO and co-founder of My Ad Box, Inc., says of their new product, "Audio Resume reinforces our commitment to putting innovative messaging solutions at the fingertips of the consumer. Our goal is to make sophisticated messaging products that are easily accessible and easy to use for the general consumer."
Professional tips for job hunting in today's market dictate that in addition to well presented resumes, creative self-marketing elements are critical to best resume format practice, and to making the initial applicant screening cut. But the creative tools used must be quickly and easily accessible to hiring companies so as not to slow down the candidate screening process.
"Audio Resume levels the playing field for all job seekers by removing the high acquisition cost, and complexity of video resumes," says Joe Pirrotta, Marketing Director for My Ad Box, Inc., referring to the Audio Resume ease of use for job seekers as well as prospective employers. "We've essentially empowered the job seeker by making it as simple as a phone call."
While tips for job hunting in today's market are continually changing for job hunting online, creative and practical use of new technology can give job seekers the advantage they need to break through the clutter of resumes.
Audio Resume is also currently extending their realm of use beyond job resumes to include college applications. Desmond Stinnie, CEO and Co-founder, highlights, "We are thrilled to be extending the features of Audio Resume to include college admissions. We are currently developing it so that each university will have the ability to create their own questions for applicants."
To learn more about Audio Resume, or to create an Audio Resume, visit audioresume.net.
About My Ad Box, Inc.:
My Ad Box, Inc., which owns Audio Resume, was co-founded by Desmond Stinnie and Joe Hudson, and specializes in developing proprietary integrated messaging systems. Their flagship product, MyAdBox, provides temporary message boxes and anonymous phone number reply options for individuals and companies running classified ads. To learn more about My Ad Box, Inc. visit myadbox.com.
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