Video
The recorded video is an opportunity for an employer to make sure you're genuinely interested in a career with them. Unlike traditional video interview platforms, GradSift helps you present at your best. No structured questions and no time pressure.
If the Video icon displays as RED this is required by the employer. Once you've uploaded the video URL the icon displays BLUE, as completed.
Note: not all employers want to see a video. If that's the case they will state that in their application process or the email inviting you to complete a GradSift profile. The Video icon will display as BLUE i.e. completed or not required.
What do I say? Introduce yourself, saying what you've studied, one or two key achievements (briefly) and why you're interested in a career with the employer. Keep it to around 60 seconds.
Note: some employers may ask you to address something specific.
How do I record and upload it? Outside of GradSift, you self-record and then upload the video to YouTube. Save your YouTube video as Unlisted and it can only be viewed by people who have access to the URL. You can control that and you can also delete the video at any time.
From My Programs, select the video icon for that program and paste the YouTube URL.
For security reasons GradSift only accepts URLs with the prefix https://youtu.be/.
To find your video URL, in YouTube right click on your video and select Copy video URL. Paste that into GradSift. It will be an abbreviated format starting with https://youtu.be/ followed by 11 letters and numbers.
Alternatively, if you're viewing a list of your videos, select the video and then the three dots for OPTIONS, and then GET SHAREABLE LINK.
If your youtube video URL displays as a "shorts", for example
https://youtube.com/shorts/abcde12345?feature=share the correct URL to use is
https://youtu.be/abcde12345
If you only find the URL https://youtube.com/(11 letters and numbers), simply add the 11 letters and numbers to https://youtu.be/
In GradSift the video is assigned to a specific employer. That means only that employer can see the video. If you have multiple employers in GradSift, you can record a unique video for each employer. You enter the unique YouTube URL links for each employer. Or you could choose to make a more generic video and use that for multiple employers.
How do I create an unlisted video in YouTube?
1. Create or Sign into your YouTube Account.
2. Go to your My Videos page.
3. Upload your recorded video
4. Select the video and click the Edit button to access the video's settings.
5. Go to the Privacy section of the page and choose Unlisted
6. Don't forget to click the Save Changes button.
No YouTube Access?
If for some reason you don't have access to YouTube, contact support@gradsift.com and we can upload your video to our account and give you the URL to paste into GradSift.