The stepping stone to higher education

In loving memory of our longest-tenured board member, Romeo Doty, Xceed Financial Credit Union is proud to announce the 2012 Romeo Doty Scholarship. Mr. Doty served as a volunteer for 21 years, and his vision, dedication and advocacy on behalf of the credit union has impacted so many lives that we wanted to fulfill his dream of making higher education accessible for all students.

Ten for one thousand

 Ten (10) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. To qualify, members must meet the following criteria:

• Current XFCU member, age 21 or younger, in good standing
• Minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 3.5 out of 4.0
• High school senior

What we'll need to send your scholastics soaring

• Your Application and signed Extracurricular Activities form
  (both are available by clicking here)
• An official copy of your high school transcript
• Your personal typed essay (1,000 words or less) based on the following topic: 
  
  What are some ideas that credit unions can implement 
  to spur economic growth and change?

Timeline
Submit or postmark your application package by February 1, 2012 to:

Xceed Financial Credit Union
Romeo Doty Scholarship Committee
888 North Nash Street
El Segundo, CA 90245

Please email your questions to scholarships@xfcu.org
Winners will be selected March 30, 2012
Scholarships presented mid-May

If you are looking for a job these days, you are well aware of the fierce competition you are facing in the marketplace. Job seekers need every marketing advantage they can get and this sometimes can include a video resume. Many professions and companies are demanding video resumes as a pre-screening tool to assist them in narrowing the very large field of applicants.

Several career and job search sites now allow you to upload your video resume: a video of you - selling yourself - to potential employers. It's a relatively new trend that can help you in your job search if you create a great video that truly showcases what you have to offer potential employers.

That being said, Xperience Online wants to give you seven tips that will help you stay focused and create a wonderful video resume! Check out our tips below and get the info you need.

• Employers review most paper resumes in less than 10 seconds; bear that in mind and keep your clips short.
• Don't bother with VHS tapes, DVDs or CD-ROMs. Provide a link to the video resume instead.
• Don't use YouTube, Vimeo or any other video-server service where other material may provide distractions. Many companies block their employees’ access to those sites anyway.
• Divide your presentation into video segments with a progress bar below the frame so employers understand how much longer the clip will run. Don't use online video players that remove the bar.
• Never use a Tele-Prompter. Employers will think of it as cheating.
• Never edit an answer or patch together the voice track. It erodes viewer trust.
• Beware of poor production values. Not using a tripod; low camera quality; poor sound; rough compression; or worst of all, poor lighting, will kill your chances of making a good impression.

Have you created a video resume and want to share your experience of creating it? Feel free to shout out to us and let us know what you thought of the process! Thanks for reading another Xperience Online blog post, powered by Xceed Financial.