How to Make a Video Podcast for a Job Interview
Video podcast technology can help job seekers market their skills and land their dream job. Producing a podcast video is easy using multiplatform software such as Flash and QuickTime. Podcasting is an online information distribution method that uses the real simple syndication (RSS) technology. You can also disseminate information via a podcast in audio form using MP3 format. Video podcasting, on the other hand, comes in MP4 format, and it can help you project a professional image in a job interview or when giving a lecture to a group of students or complex instructions to subordinates in your company.
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Write a script containing possible job interview questions. Choose questions that bring out your professionalism, such as the most challenging situation that you have turned into a success story in your career. Rehearse answers to the questions off-camera to improve your confidence and eloquence.
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Select a professional spot for the video shoot. For example, animal conservationists can shoot the podcast footage in a zoo or a park to show their compassion for the wild. People looking for a position as a chief executive might pick an office instead. Standard podcast footage is 240 by 432 pixels in MP4 format, 480 by 864 for DVD format and 720 pixels for HD quality.
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Load the footage into your computer using Firewire, then import the video footage to video editing software such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie.
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Split and trim the clips so you can delete the parts of the footage that you do not need. Adjust the audio by increasing, decreasing or muting the volume as you deem appropriate.
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Add transitions by dragging the transition mode you like to the time line. This breaks the monotony and gives your job interview podcast a professional outlook.
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Save your final podcast video in AVI format, and then convert it to MP4 using software such as QuickTime Pro. Save your video as H.264, then create an xml file with and load the necessary information to complete the podcast video.
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Send your job interview video to prospective employers or market it online to increase your chances of getting your dream job.
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