the 9 to 5 alternative

Pashupatinath Temple Complex, Kathmandu

Last week’s idea:

There are professional networking sites. And then there’s 46 Seconds – a refreshing and unique way to connect with potential employers. All profiles are simple and standardized. Resume-based. Nothing too fancy. But the kicker is the video component. Each user can upload a video – no more than 46 seconds long – explaining why he or she is a rockstar candidate for a particular job. Ideally, career centers and companies would get involved, but I think this could work well at a grassroots level. Lots of potential for iteration.

Last week’s comments:

Nate thinks that this might be a good way to break into the online job market, because most sites like Monster, CareerBuilder and ResumeRabbit are overloaded with information.

Ari posted the link, www.videoresume.com. Thanks for the tip! I like how they categorize the videos into Employer Videos, Modeling/Acting, University Videos, etc. The site could use a design facelift, but I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for future development.

This week’s idea:

What about a fitness center that only uses infomercial-advertised equipment? The BowFlex, Body By Jake, ab equipment, etc? You could dedicate space for a TV with Taebo, Zumba or P90X workouts.

A wacky idea I guess, but who knows, I’ve certainly seen stranger! Just landed in Tbilisi, Georgia and will be here until Friday, when I triumphantly return to Boston. Due to excessive friend/family time in Kathmandu, I have managed to fall behind in my travel updates, so on Tuesday and Thursday expect posts from my last two city surveys of Dushanbe and Kathmandu. Hope everyone is doing well out there!