For film commentaries, cooking instructions, fun shows, movie trailers, and other things, I like to watch YouTube. I never made a YouTube video and never planned to until it was required for a job application.
I applied for a job posting at a local library where they responded excitedly and wanted me to create a video about myself and send it to them as a YouTube link. Imagine my panic (if I was a cartoon character, I was bouncing off the walls in panic and screaming) as exaggerated as it sounds; I did not know how to create a YouTube video.
When I confessed my anxiety with fellow writers of a community, they (bless them!) have told me that all I needed to do was make a recording and post it on YouTube. When they advised me in terms that made sense to me, so I gave it a try. I watched YouTube videos on making YouTube videos. And compiled a 5-minute program for the submission. After much false starts, stutters, the many uh and um’s I created a decent video that was 5-minutes long.
So, how did I do? I think I did all right. I guess the ultimate result is whether they hire me with that submission. And even if I did not get hired, at least I gained a skill that I thought I would never (bother to) gain. And yes, that is a good thing.
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