YouTube Proposal

I could see YouTube being used for promotional benefits for myself after I graduate. It would be a video of my resume, basically. I could videotape myself talking about my skills, my degree, my interests in both a career and hobbies, and my volunteer work I have done in the past.

I could then put it up on my website and share with potential employers as well as family and friends. With everyone having access to it, it may help me get a job quicker. This also would be another resource I would have for employers to get to know me better.

I haven’t seen any other promotional student-type YouTube videos. Even when I ran a search, I didn’t see any that were of students promoting themselves. It may be an untapped area that has potential.

I think it would be fairly simple to produce. I could set up a tripod and videotape the whole thing by myself, or have one of my family members or friends videotape it for me. I might play some light background music to jazz it up a bit. When I edit it in imovie, I could cut in scenes such as showing my diploma, have words come in stating what my degree is in, and show pictures of some of my work, my skills, and my hobbies. I would design the script to go along with my pictures and talk in the background explaining what the things they are seeing are.

I think this would be a wonderful asset to my website as well as something fun and creative for my potential employers to watch. It would show them just how innovative I could be. I am not sure if I could produce it before classes are over, but I think I might try to get it done shortly after graduation if not before.