After watching the hilariously ridiculous video resume from aspiring investment banker Aleksey Vayner that went viral last summer, it’s hard to envision anyone serious who wants a job on Wall Street going the same route. But Vault.com is looking for the next video resume star:
The infamous video résumé in which Aleksey Vayner shatters bricks with his bare knuckles and boldly refers to himself as a symbol of success made the Yale University student the laughingstock of Wall Street and became an example for young bankers of how not to apply for a job.
But despite the negative attention Mr. Vayner attracted, a large career services network focusing on the financial industry is now challenging aspiring bankers to compete for the crown of Wall Street’s best video résumé.
"We’re reclaiming the video résumé for the forces of good," a cofounder of Vault.com, Mark Oldman, said. "Clips of bench-pressing and pontificating about life philosophies won’t be rewarded."
"There could be a budding superstar in Peoria who doesn’t have the money or the access to get noticed by the big banks," Mr. Oldman said. "It allows them to make their case in a more direct and effective way."
For Citigroup, a corporation with branches all over the world, a video résumé also can be a helpful tool for international staffing, Ms. McLaughlin said. Executives in other parts of the world can get a feel for an applicant’s communication skills.
"This is the precipice for something we’ll see much more of in the future," Ms. McLaughlin said.
Vault.com Is Seeking Best Video Résumé – New York Sun
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