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by gus_massa 1690 days ago
Updating a CV takes like 10 minutes. Are they looking for a Graphical Designer? I used PaintBrush! (I guess they will not hire me.) Are they looking for a programmer? I know a few languages with different level of ability, but I have no formal education in CS. Is a Math degree good enough?

A CV has a lot of information is a very short form and it's easy to maintain up to date.

Recording a video is much more work. I give talk in the university once or twice a year, with a friendly public of ~30 coworkers. I rehearsal it a few times, and it is as good as it is. Nobody will fire me. Now the talks are online, an the expected quality level is higher. Actually, nobody will fire me, but a bad recorded video looks very bad. I have to take the video like 5 times until it's good enough, but not as good as I'd like. If my job is in the line, I'll be even more nervous.

Some questions are very specific and each company will have their owns, so with your app I should make a new video.

Some questions are common, like "university degrees". Can I reuse the video? Do I have the same t-shirt for the other video o r it's in the laundry?

I went to a high school with a specialization in Chemistry. It's not a degree in the university, so I probably not mention it in a video for a bank, but I may mention it in a video for a factory. (I don't have enough knowledge to run a Chemistry factory, but I can't talk to the manager and understand better the problems.)