November 4, 2007
D. Christopher Jenkins is an acknowledged visionary in new trends and technologies which can greatly improve the effectiveness of the management-level job search. As early as 1994, he was pioneering the concept of using video to preview qualified candidates. Fisher & Phillips, the largest labor law firm in the U.S., sanctioned his innovative and groundbreaking approach, which he has continued to refine.
His latest contributions include NETVYOU, the production and online hosting of powerful and effective video introductions to top candidates. Over 100 such professional NETVYOU intro videos are featured on the H&R website, http://www.harringtonreed.com/ Regarding the current trend toward self-made "Video Resumes", Mr. Jenkins is quoted as saying:
"YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PRESENT YOURSELF TO THE WORLD ONLINE IN A HOMEMADE VIDEO, ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD TO INTERVIEW IN A HOMEMADE SUIT."
Mr. Jenkins continues, "The quality of the video becomes part of the perception of your quality as a candidate, but I suppose you would have to have been involved in film and television like I was for ten years to fully appreciate that. That fact will become obvious as jobseekers begin to see what works and what doesn't. Anyone advising you to 'Do It Yourself' with regard to 'Video Resumes' is simply ignorant of the negative career ramifications of that approach. In contrast, those serious management candidates with online intro videos produced by H&R are seeing very dramatic results in landing new positions."
In addition to running Harrington & Reed, an executive resource consulting firm, Mr. Jenkins has an MBA, has been a Vice President of Citibank in New York, produced several corporate video productions, been a successful entrepreneur for over 20 years, handled recruiting for Citibank at Ivy League Universities, acted in film and been a spokesman for major firms on television, conducted seminars for Fortune 500 companies on executive presentation skills, traveled the world, is an acknowledged expert on France and French wines, has hosted a television show on the Travel Channel, written a screenplay and several articles, and is in constant demand a professional public speaker and guest on broadcast media.
As Mr. Jenkins says, "You can't get hired without being MET, and new online video technologies can now get you met hundreds of times each week all over the world via 'Internet TV'. You can have your own 'commercials' like political candidates do...but suddenly the air time is free!"
D. Christopher Jenkins in front of Harrington & Reed's offices in the Hughes Center.
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My Career Background
- Christopher Jenkins, CEO
- Mr. Jenkins,CEO of Harrington & Reed, Inc., writes a weekly Executive Job Search column in the Las Vegas' Review-Journal and hosts "The Chris Jenkins Show" daily 4-5pm on KLAV-AM. He also serves on the CEO Panel of USA Today. He has pioneered many new career visibility tools used in executive job search. He has been acclaimed by such web sites as Vault.com, VisualCV.com, Workblast.com, MeetYourNewEmployee.com, and others for his leadership in executive job search, with over 500 executives helped. See www.HarringtonReedTestimonials.blogspot.com He was formerly CEO of M.B.A. Group, Inc., a recruiting firm specializing in recruiting M.B.A.'s. He was a V.P. of Citibank in New York, handled recruiting at Ivy League Universities, and he was formerly the CFO of a public company. He has also conducted training seminars and acted as spokesman for IBM, Ford, NAPA, Nabisco, Chrysler Financial, Honeywell, and other major firms, and was a TV and Film spokesman and a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Mr. Jenkins has been featured in national media television productions and in numerous career articles in leading news publications.
