Video CV

A video CV is a recorded presentation, one minute to a minute and a half long, where you say who you are, what you can do and what you're looking for. It doesn't replace your resume: it complements it by showing what paper can't —how you communicate, your energy, your confidence on camera—, which is exactly what a recruiter evaluates in a first interview.

How to make one, step by step

• Write a short script: start from your elevator pitch —who you are, your key experience, what you bring and what you're looking for— and trim it to 60-90 seconds.
• Rehearse until you're not reading: reading on camera shows, and it kills the naturalness that is the whole point of the format.
• Take care of light and audio: front lighting, a neutral background and silence matter more than the camera; a phone is enough.
• Close with direction: end by saying what role you're after, not with a generic "thank you".
• Record several takes and keep the one where you sound like yourself.

When it helps (and when it doesn't)

In Latin America it's increasingly requested in sales, customer service, marketing and bilingual roles, and it works well to stand out in high-volume processes or as part of your personal brand next to your LinkedIn profile. Don't send it cold to corporate openings that don't ask for it: there, the resume that passes the ATS filter comes first.

How Ingenium works on this

The video CV is a step of the Career Accelerator: you record your presentation following a guide, upload it to the platform —as a file or a link— and your Career Coach reviews it with you, take by take, until the message is clear and natural. The script comes out of the earlier elevator pitch work, so you never face the camera starting from a blank page.