The Worst Recruiting Video Ever

I’m pretty sure this might be the worst recruiting video ever. I think Ernst & Young is a very good company, but this video would make potential employees run for the exits. OMG.

If you want to get candidates to join you, perhaps having a singer scream “Oh Happy Day!” for four minutes while your employees uncomfortably squirm and clap in the background isn’t the way to go. How about a little authenticity, guys? Contrast the “Oh Happy Day” video with this recruiting video by Connected Ventures. If you were an accountant looking for a job, which company would you like to join?

[via Johnnie Moore's Weblog under the apt title, Cringe City]

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4 Responses to “The Worst Recruiting Video Ever”

  1. Mike McElroy on May 15th, 2007 12:44 pm

    Take a look at Vcruit.com to see how video recruiting can be done brief, clear and effectively.

  2. JT on May 15th, 2007 3:37 pm

    It’s like the proverbial train wreck. I just can’t turn away even though I know it’s wrong to look.

  3. Frank Roche on May 16th, 2007 10:11 am

    Mike, thanks for that recommendation.Cool one.

    JT, it is a train wreck…and I keep going back to it…like a canker sore I keep biting on.

  4. Jim Stroud’s The Recruiters Lounge » Blog Archive » I agree, this might be the worst recruiting video ever on March 31st, 2008 10:40 pm

    [...] tip to Frank Noche over at KnowHr for sharing this one with the blogosphere. I tend to agree with his sentiments. Like him, I felt [...]

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