will ipad2 help finding a job?

The suspense is over; the iPad2 is scheduled to hit AT&T stores come March 11, 2011. Now it’s a nice gizmo and all, but will the iPad2 help you with finding a job? That may be a bit of a stretch but the iPad2 does have lots of nice snazzy features like HDMI and FaceTime enhancements to work with the iPhone 4 and all but job search…not sure about that one. Now here’s a twist, though, the the iPad2 might very well help during your job hunt. Have you ever considered or been invited to a virtual video interview? Well, if you are an Apple follower, you already know that Apple has been touting video conferencing as a big feature for the iPad since day one. That hasn’t changed with the release of the iPad2. In fact, with the iPad2, Apple is putting even more emphasis on the video conferencing feature given the FaceTime compatibility with iPhone4 and iPod Touch.

So for those on the job hunt, it’s certainly plausible that the iPad2 could help with your job search. Do you interact with recruiters? Now with the iPad2 video conferencing feature you could set up initial meetings and screening via video conferencing as opposed to having to do face to face visit for every single recruiter you may come across. Thus keeping your job search costs low and maximizing your time. What about employers? This video conferencing concept is nothing new as some of your Fortune 500 employers tend to use video conferencing for interviewing candidates, especially non-local candidates. A lot of times it’s simply more practical to schedule a virtual interview via video conferencing rather than fly a candidate in and absorb the costs -- simply for a prospect. Leave it to iPad2 to start a new trend with job searching and interviewing. All-hail Jobs (Steve Jobs that is). So, will the iPad2 help you with finding a job? It certainly can. Perhaps, it’s like anything else…it depends on how you use it – in this case how you use the iPad2.