Ready to start a new career or expand your clientele in the beauty industry? While the traditional resume meets the mark in many fields, it simply doesn’t cut it in creative fields like makeup and skincare.

Beauty industry professionals have unique skills that a traditional resume can’t show. These professionals require a more advanced platform to show off their work. Professionals in the beauty industry are bringing more to the table than just education and experiences, but art. Sometimes, you need to view the process in order to appreciate it. This is where a Tik Tok resume would be great!

When it comes to a Tik Tok resume, it provides you the opportunity to stand out and showcase yourself and your work.  Here’s everything you need to know about using TikTok for resume creation.

#1 – You have 30 seconds

When creating your TikTok resume for the beauty industry, you have just 30 seconds to create an impactful message. It’s important that you plan your content carefully to ensure you share the most critical information in that short time frame.

 Just like a traditional resume, you need to keep it short, sweet, and directly to the point. You should share your accomplishments, relevant work experience, and who you are as an individual. 

#2 – You still need a traditional resume

Companies and businesses will still require you to attach your “paper” resume, so be prepared with a digital copy of your traditional resume. Be sure to include the link to your TikTok resume for potential employers, so they have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of your personality and your work.

#3 – There are some disadvantages

There are a few important things to consider when you explore the creation of a TikTok resume:

  • some employers are hesitant to utilize social media because it may inadvertently exclude populations that don’t use social media, like older candidates, disadvantaged candidates, and candidates who practice certain religions.
  • submitting a video resume can also increase your risk of discrimination; when hiring managers have visual cues giving away age range, race, and gender, unconscious bias is more likely to influence their decision.
  • If you are using your personal account, the employers might be seeing something you might not want them to see. You want to make sure the employers are seeing the best version of yourself. If you were to create a Tik Tok resume, we highly recommend you to make it on a professional account. 

Both candidates and employers must take intentional steps to move forward, leveraging social media for recruitment and job-seeking activities while reducing the likelihood of unintentional exclusion. In today’s society, it has become difficult to stand out as a candidate, especially just on paper. 

Once you have perfected your Tik Tok resume and your traditional resume, you will be ready to network with prospective employers at the upcoming NYIB Career Fair. For more information about this exciting event, contact us today.