Company NameuBoast
20-Word Description Create video resumes, build long-lasting relationships, and utilize a streamlined recruiting process increasing the ease of communication.
CEO's Pitch uBoast is a professional networking site that specializes in enhanced virtual resumes, video profiles, real-time video interviewing, contains a job board pooling openings from throughout the entire Web, and hosts numerous cutting-edge recruiting tools to optimize the hiring process. We also have coached, edited, and filmed thousands of video resumes at several east coast college career centers and recruiting offices for job candidates. A private link is provided for students/job candidates that is easy, yet impressive for employers to review when hiring new talent.
Mashable's Take At first glance, uBoast looks like a window into the employee recruitment world. And it is, at least in part. It’s something of a three-party actor. On one hand, it is a job posting service/search engine. Pretty basic, pretty simple. It also promises to help develop resumes. And connect with recruiters to simplify and potentially expedite the employment process. And generally offer business networking, a la LinkedIn or Facebook.
The video resume samples displayed on uBoast are not the most inventive I myself have seen in recent years. The YouTube era has been in full force for some time, and plenty of profiles have been recorded with interesting, and sometimes very peculiar takes on professional hopefuls. Still, they are simple and straightforward, and match relatively well with individual resume pages. The corporate theme runs throughout.
Other aspects of uBoast’s portfolio share some of these traits, though each has its variance in design to comply with the needs of their respective user base. Recruiters, for instance, receive ample search and account management utilities to execute their responsibilities both on the candidate and client fronts. In all, uBoast’s value is in the people it is able to connect. As for its job board specifically, its focus on the Washington, D.C. area shines strong. Among the tax agency and telecom gigs pulled from sources around the Web are titles to do with the US Air Force, lobbying groups and a missile defense agency or two.
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