2013 Hire Education video contest

Make a winning "hire me" video, win a new iPad

2012 Hire Me winner, Adam Cline
Click here to view the finalists from last year's contest.

The subject of the video is simple:
Tell us why employers should hire you.

Employers spend an average of 6 seconds looking at your resume. We'll give you 60 seconds in front of our panel of judges to jump start your professional network.

The winner will receive a new iPad.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 9, 2013

Have fun with it! Be distinctive. You want to be remembered. You want people to know why you are the best job candidate out there. The winning video will be:

  • Creative, Clever, Curious
  • Maximum 60 seconds long
  • Make a connection to UCSC
  • On topic with the theme: Hire Education

Judges include:

Chris Waldo, Director, Global Partner & Alliance Marketing VM Ware
Michael Rubin, Senior Innovator, Adobe Systems
Tina Rosel, Owner/CEO, LittleMissArtsyPants
Eric Elder, Director of Talent Management, Corning Inc.
Bill Rowe, Principal, CTR Executive Search
Patrick Twohy, Retired Senior Editor, San Francisco Business Times
Tom Clements, Partner, Clements & Knock, LLP
Monica Brown, Associate Brand Manager, Leap Frog

Please send a link to your online video* to ucscnews@ucsc.edu with "Hire Education video contest" in the subject line. Deadline to enter has been extended to June 9, 2013

You must be a current UCSC student to submit an entry.

* Here's a tip: Post your video to a professional profile page that you can use each time you apply for a job.