“The adoption of mobile TV is set to accelerate rapidly.  Video is going to be an integral part of Bell’s product offering and key growth driver going forward,” states George Cope, BCE’s chief executive.
http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/bell_canada_parent_bce_buys_ctv_inc_for_13b/927539d1

On www.FastTrackInterviews.com, video-savvy employers have an efficient tool to short-list candidates for interviews.

“Ivan Fecan, president and CEO of CTV Globemedia and CTV Inc. said the move opens up new opportunities.
“In today’s digital age, it is extremely important to be a part of a vertically integrated company that can take advantage of content over multiple screens,” Fecan said in a release.”

http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/bell_canada_parent_bce_buys_ctv_inc_for_13b/927539d1

Fast Track Interviews takes advantage of job board content over multiple screens.  Better web access on phone screens means employers can more efficiently create job postings and shortlist candidates on www.FastTrackInterviews.com.

www.FastTrackInterviews.com hosts a web page profiling each job posting and job seeker on its international job board. Within the profile, job seekers post their resume and may post video, audio, and/or photographs of their best work. Fast Track Interviews  crafts a job seekers’ 60-second person-mercial video to directly target a specific job posting or create a generic candidate introduction.

http://www.fasttrackinterviews.com/article/view/demos

Nancy Montanari, President of Fast Track Interviews Inc., produces 60-second person-mercials because she knows the compelling power of concise video.  She has 15 years’ experience promoting upcoming television shows for a national TV broadcaster.

www.fasttrackinterviews.com

Your resume has about 15 seconds to impress.  Here’s how to wow!

2 Golden Rules of Resume Writing

1. Treat the reader as you would treat yourself.

1a)  Respect the reader’s business.   Submit your resume to workplaces where you can

a) increase profitability,  b) decrease expenses,   c) increase customers and/or improve customer satisfaction, or d) all of the above.  Tell briefly how you have achieved these goals at previous employment and/or volunteer positions.  How will you improve this company’s bottom line?

1b)  Respect the reader’s purpose. Match your personal brand, accomplishments, credentials and passions to the job posting.  “Make your words match the employers’ words,” says Mary Catherine Moore of GlobalHR.  Use evidence to prove your accomplishments.  Clearly show the reader that you are indeed the candidate they seek.  Use white paper and a legible font so your resume may be shared electronically.  Martin Buckland, Principal of Elite Resumes, knows that often the resumes of shortlisted clients are faxed to the other interviewers.

1c)  Respect the reader’s time. Choose big, bold and bright words to state your contact information and your personal brand.  Then showcase your accomplishments, credentials and passions.

2.  Treat yourself as you would treat the reader.

2a)  Respect your business. Target your resume to your shortlist of businesses, where you can  develop your long-term objectives.  Do your homework and investigate the company.  Do its  mission statement and products, its compensation package, even its location fit into your         lifestyle goals?  Janet Laurence, of GlobalHR, strongly suggests that candidates limit their search to 5 businesses.  Are you a good match?  If so, use your resume to tell what you will bring to your new team.  Collect recommendations from your professional network, and use their evidence to support your accomplishments and passions.

2b)  Respect your purpose.  Find out the name of the person who will be reading your resume.  Remember that by respecting this person’s business, purpose and time you will stand out.  With your resume you will build a remarkable relationship with this person.  Clearly show your reader that this position is the work you seek.  Ensure that your resume is free of spelling and grammar errors.

2c)  Respect your time. Focus on your best.  State clearly your best contact information for the time you expect to be contacted.  Challenge yourself to discern your personal brand by investigating your passions.  How have you spent your time, talents and energy?  Celebrate your accomplishments, credentials and passions that this workplace seeks.  If you need help, ask for it.  There are resume writers to fit every budget.

That’s it!  How to wow resumes!

December 10, 2009

by Eileen Wainwright

Exclusively on FTItv.com, world-leading expert career adviser, Martin Buckland reveals his secrets that propel executive careers.  Martin www.aneliteresume.com has 18 years of experience writing resumes with 5500 clients in 72 countries, including many captains of multinational and global corporations.  He was recently named to the global community of career managers and resume writers, Career Collective.

In his exclusive video interviews on FTItv.com, Martin details step-by-step how to write the most effective resumes and cover letters.  He delivers an elevator speech, then pinpoints the essential strategies within it and how to write one for yourself.   Martin outlines the absolutely critical job search techniques of building your personal brand and networking.  Martin recommends building relationships with potential employers using a video introduction on FastTrackInterviews.com.   His directions are current, clear, concise, and compelling.  Martin knows how to help you get your next job.

Register before December 15, 2009 and receive a complimentary training video by world-renowned resume writer Martin Buckland.

We at Fast Track Interviews have been marketing our business at the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market every Saturday morning since mid-June 2009.  Jeweller Morag Budgeon suggested renting space at the Market to reach its eclectic clientele of locals and visitors.  Because Fast Track Interviews is a local Owen Sound business, and because we support environmentally-friendly interviews using Internet instead of cars and planes, the Farmer’s Market Board approved our application.  Once Tom Pink, the kilted Market Manager found us an inside spot with electricity, we opened our weekly storefront table.

The visitors to our table have ranged from curious to serious, from Ottawa to Texas to British Columbia and lots from around town.  We have had interest from individual job seekers, parents and grandparents of  the underemployed, career coaches, schools, downsizing companies, and hiring personnel.  Many companies are interested in producing videos for their websites or DVDs for their clients.  We’ve had people referred:  “They sent me over to talk to you.”  Reporters from the local newspaper and television station inquired about stories.  The most frequent comment by far is, “What a great idea!”

What we have learned over and over is that people at the market like knowing who bakes their pies and harvests their mushrooms.  They build a relationship Saturday by Saturday.  They support the lifestyle of the artisans and farmers who choose to live around Owen Sound.  They invest in good ideas.  They trust in quality.  The ideals sought by the clientele of the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market are the same ones Fast Track Interviews build into Candidate Introductions:  knowledge, trust, limiting one’s footprint, innovation, and excellent quality.   A perfect fit.

You may  soon view this video on www.fasttrackinterviews.com, under the Nav Bar tab “Expert Advice.”  On that page, click on “Dialect Coach.”   This service will be pay-per-view.

Why the Southern Ontario, Canada Dialect?

The dialect from Southern Ontario is accepted across Canada in any business workplace.  This accent is also accepted on Canadian national television newscasts.  Numerous Southern Ontario natives have become major American television and film stars, while using their Southern Ontario pronunciation patterns, among others are Peter Jennings, (ABC Nightly News,) John Roberts (CNN,) John Candy, Lorne Greene, Jim Carrey, and Mike Myers.

Persons from around the globe, may learn to pronounce their English words like native speakers from Southern Ontario.  This ability is especially helpful for those applying to work in North America, or to speak on the telephone with English speakers from North America.

We want job seekers to know www.fasttrackinterviews.com is the place for leading edge technology and resources.

If someone could advise me how to email to Mohawk College and Sault College, I would appreciate it.  I could not find email addresses on either website.

We will be visiting Colleges and Universities in Ontario during the 2009-10 school year.   Students, especially are invited to comment about how a video marketing campaign will serve you very well!

Link to our video for Colleges and Universities:  http://www.fasttrackinterviewsemploymenttoolkit.com/uc.html

Please comment:

Would you write it yourself if you had a video tutorial?

What information would you need in a video tutorial?

Would you hire a coach?  Would you hire someone to write it for you?

How much would you pay a coach?

What are the reasons why you want a resume now?  Are you looking for your first job?  More money? etc.

What were the most important features of your best resume?

Thank you!