<s>
Video	B-Application
résumé	I-Application
or	O
video	B-Application
resume	I-Application
is	O
a	O
recording	O
promoting	O
a	O
job	O
seeker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
resumes	I-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
called	O
Visumé	O
or	O
Video	B-Application
CV	I-Application
,	O
were	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
for	O
use	O
and	O
distribution	O
via	O
VHS	O
tape	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
never	O
took	O
off	O
beyond	O
the	O
video	O
taping	O
of	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
modern	O
capabilities	O
of	O
transmitting	O
streaming	O
video	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
video	B-Application
resumes	I-Application
have	O
taken	O
on	O
new	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	B-Application
resume	I-Application
allows	O
prospective	O
employers	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
hear	O
applicants	O
,	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
feel	O
for	O
how	O
applicants	O
present	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
video	O
hosting	O
solutions	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
much	O
debate	O
in	O
the	O
usefulness	O
of	O
video	B-Application
resumes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
While	O
a	O
video	B-Application
resume	I-Application
introduces	O
applicants	O
on	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
value	O
such	O
visual	O
imagery	O
adds	O
is	O
debatable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studies	O
have	O
found	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
gender	O
discrepancy	O
in	O
video	B-Application
resumes	I-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
detrimental	O
for	O
women	O
to	O
exhibit	O
'	O
masculine	O
 '	O
workplace	O
characteristics	O
such	O
as	O
assertiveness	O
,	O
confidence	O
and	O
self-promotion	O
,	O
whereas	O
self-promotion	O
was	O
beneficial	O
for	O
male	O
applicants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
assumption	O
that	O
additional	O
information	O
on	O
age	O
,	O
race	O
,	O
disability	O
,	O
gender	O
and	O
ethnicity	O
provided	O
by	O
video	B-Application
resumes	I-Application
at	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
in	O
an	O
application	O
process	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
accusations	O
of	O
discrimination	O
.	O
</s>
