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Car eer si nHeal t hcar e Vi deoCVsr i skwi deni ngt hedi ver si t y gap,accor di ngt oi ndust ryexper t Atat i mewhenr epor t ss ugges tt ec hnol ogy ,i nc l udi ngt hel i k esofv i deoCVs ,i st ak i ngov ert her ec r ui t menti ndus t r y ,al eadi ngpr of es s i onal r ec ommendat i onpl at f or m hasur gedhi r er sandempl oy er st obe mor ef l ex i bl eandav oi dbei ngov er l ywowedbyt ec hatt heex pens eoft heper f ec tc andi dat e. Ac c or di ngt oJ ul i etEc c l es t on,CoFounderofAny Good?,t het r endf orus i ngt hel i k esofv i deoCVsi sf ur t herwi deni ngt hedi v er s i t ygapbyal i enat i ngt hos ewi t houtt her es our c est odev el opt hi sc ont entandc r eat i nganunf ai radv ant agef ort hos ewhof i ndpr oduc i ngv i deoseas y .I ns t ead,hi r er ss houl dbemor ef l ex i bl eandenc our ageappl i c at i onsi naf or matoft hec andi dat e’ sc hoi c ei nor dert or emov eanypos s i bl e bi as . J ul i etc omment s : “ Whi l ei nt hi smoder nwor l dv i deoc ont enti smor ewi del yav ai l abl eands har edonaper s onal l ev el , t her e’ sar eal r i s kt hathi r er sc oul dbeov er l y wowedbyav i deoCV,l eadi ngt ot hos ewi t ht hebes ts k i l l s s etandc ul t ur al f i tbei ngov er l ook eds i mpl yduet ot hef or matoft hei rs ubmi s s i on.Unl es st her ei sas pec i f i cr eas onf orac er t ai nCVs t y l e,hi r er ss houl dbemor ef l ex i bl ei nt hei rappl i c at i onr equi r ement si nor der t omak ei teas i erf orev er y onet os hi ne.Leani ngheav i l yt owar dsonet y peofpr ef er enc e–s uc hasv i deo c ont ent–wi l l onl yl eadt ot hos el es sc omf or t abl ewi t ht hes t y l ebei ngal i enat ed. “ Iwhol ehear t edl yagr eet hatt al ents our c i ngi sev ol v i ngandwi l l needt oc ont i nuet odos oi nt hec omi ng y ear s .Howev er ,weal l needt ot ak eas t epbac kandc ons i derj us thowr el ev antnewt ec hi swi t hi nt he hi r i ngar enaandwhati mpac ti twi l l hav eondi v er s i t yl ev el s .Myv i ewi st hati nt hehuntf orar epl ac ement f ort heCV,t hei ndus t r yhasl az i l yc hos enanopt i onwhi c hbr i ngsi nev enmor eoppor t uni t yf orbi asand ex c l udesc andi dat eswhowoul dnotnat ur al l yc hoos et hi smedi um. Comment i ngont hi si s s ue,Sul ai manKhan,Founder&Chi efPur pos eOf f i c erofThi s Abi l i t yadded: “ Asas ev er el yphy s i c al l ydi s abl edwheel c hai rus er ,t y pi ngi sv er yf at i gui ng,s oIl i k et hei deaofv i deoCV i nt heor y .Howev er ,i npr ac t i c et hec hal l engei st hatI ’ ds t i l l needs omeoneas s i s twi t hf i l mi ngandhel pme upl oadi tont omyl apt ops oIc anedi tands endt hef i l e.AsJ ul i ets t at es ,I ’ dbewor r i edaboutear l ys t age bi as esi nv i deoCV’ saswel l .Ibel i ev et hatmor ef l ex i bl eway st oappl yf orj obst omat c hc andi dat es– and,i ndeed,mor ef l ex i bl ewor k i ngopt i ons–ar eneededbyal l bus i nes s es ,whi c hwoul dbees pec i al l y us ef ul f ort hos ewi t hdi s abi l i t i esandneur odi v er s ec ondi t i onswhoar et hemos tdi s c r i mi nat edagai ns t c ommuni t ywhenj obhunt i ng. ” J ul i etadds : “ Whatweneedt os eei sagr eat erus eofnet wor k sandr ec ommendat i onsi nor dert oc r eat eal ev el pl ay i ngf i el df oral l .Wear eal l s owi del ynet wor k ednowt hatpr of es s i onal shav et her es our c est ohandt obe abl et oputf or war dt hei rpeer sf orar ol e.Per haps ,t hen,f ut ur er ec r ui t mentpr oc es s esneedamor eper s onal peer t opeerappr oac hwi t hl es si nv ol v ementf r om t hemi ddl eman. ”
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