AcademicKeys.com, the premier online source for higher education and university jobs, has recently unveiled its innovative Multimedia Portfolio tool, which is available to all job applicants free of charge.
“Job applicants can upload a collection of various files including cover letters, CVs/resumes, personal statements, academic papers and documents, videos, pictures, PowerPoint presentations and more,” said Keith Palmer, Academic Keys' Head of Development and Information Technology.
Some great ideas on how to use the multimedia portfolio to its full potential, explained Palmer, include:
* Sending potential employers videos of research projects
* Sending videos of teaching methods, in order to show to show off teaching techniques to prospective employers
* Posting photos and/or videos of fine arts projects
A job applicant can then build a multimedia portfolio from some or all of these files and send a web link via e-mail directly to any potential employer with an e-mail address, Palmer said. “When the potential employer visits the web link they will have direct access to the documents and multimedia the applicant has chosen to include. The AcademicKeys.com Multimedia Portfolio is truly a new frontier in academic recruitment.”
Potential employers are also encouraged to explore individual multimedia portfolios, in order to ensure that the person they are hiring is the best fit for the position, explained Palmer. “By viewing research and other materials that potential hires have created, employers will be able to get to know potential prospective job candidates before meeting them in person.”
The new multimedia portfolio feature at AcademicKeys.com can be viewed online at
http://www.academickeys.com/all/multimedia.php
The Academic Keys web site also provides a variety of other services geared toward academics, such as valuable information about faculty and their expertise at various universities and colleges in their Who’s Who database. They also offer up-to-date news about technical conferences, funding agencies and technical journals, and provide an extensive list of useful professional resources available on the World Wide Web.
Academic Keys is a Storrs, CT-based online company specializing in providing universities with a venue to efficiently recruit for faculty and higher-level administrative positions. In doing so, they enable their clients to target their recruiting efforts to the most qualified applicants for university positions.