The Best Video Resume Ever

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And How You Can Achieve Similar Results Without Spending $4000

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And How You Can Achieve

Similar Results Without Spending $4000

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Instructions:

1) Watch the video

2) View/download the

slides

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Date: August 2011

He Didn’t Have a Ton of Work

Experience

He Knew He Had to Do Something

Different to Stand Out

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In 2011, Google received over 1.5 Million Job Applications

That’s 500 applications PER JOB!

You Have to be Extraordinary to Work at GOOGLE, Not

Just Ordinary

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A Video for the Google Marketing Team

Created a Website: www.GooglePleaseHire.Me

$4000 - to Hire a Production Team

Hilarious video, but serious pitch to get an INTERVIEW

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Got the Interview at

Received Additional Interviews Offers

Received Many Job Offers Including Ones From

Fortune 500 Companies, and

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OVER MILLION Views

Featured in All types of News

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No!

But He Received Many

Other Big Job Offers

He Ended Up

Accepting a Job at a

Promising Start-upClick the Link at the End of This Video to

watch Matthew Epstein explain the

aftermath of his Video Cover Letter

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Matt’s #1 Goal: Get an Interview with Google

All Those Other Interview Requests Were

Nice, But Was Never His Focus

His Focus Was On Only ONE JOB !!!

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You Have To Be Extraordinary To Get

Noticed

Video Is The Best Medium To Stand Out

Demonstrate Verbal Communication

Skills and Creative Marketing Ideas

Your Voice Is A Powerful Selling Tool!

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Infographic Style Resumes Don’t Have

The Same Impact

Most Employers Like The Familiar

Standard Resume Format

Creative Resumes Are Harder to Scan

They Don’t Incorporate Your Voice

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His Focus Was on One Job

Create a Customized Message for

the SPECIFIC EMPLOYER

His Video Campaign Was All About

Google

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1. Not Getting The Results You Want

2. Create a Generic Video Resume

3. Spray (or Post ) It To Hundreds of

Employers and Job Boards

4. Pray That Someone Will Respond

To Your Video

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You Are Most Effective When You Are

Focused on the Employer

Tailored Communication

Focus On 3-5 Jobs

Do Your Research On The Company!

Communicate: How You Add Value

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Could Matthew Have Been

Successful With a Generic Video?

Your Video Does Not Need to Be

Funny To Be Successful

Employers Aren’t Hiring Based On

Your Comedic Skill

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You Don’ t Need $4000 to Create a Great

Video Resume or Cover Letter

You Can Easily Use Your Smartphone,

Webcam or Screen-Recording Software

to Create Awesome Videos

Your Video Should be Short and Sweet

(60-90 seconds)

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Today’s Job Search Is

Extremely Competitive

Employers Are Looking for

Extraordinary People

We Can Learn From Matthew’s

Efforts and Apply Them to Our

Own Job Search

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Video

Cover

Letter+

Standard

Text

Resume

Get Noticed

By

Employers

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Tools Training Templates

WITHOUT APPEARING ON CAMERA!

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Click to Watch

“Why Video Works So Well”

Click to Watch

“Google, Please

Hire Me”

Click to Watch Video

Resume Success

Story on Ellen

Click to Watch

Matthew’s

Aftermath Video

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For More Information

Please Visit:

www.GetHiredwithVideo.com/blog