Thank you to everyone who participated! Check out our YouTube channel on November 8th, 2010 to vote for your favorite video!

Overview. The challenge is to come up with an idea
for a good commercial focused on the hiring/job seeking experience.
Then write it, shoot it and submit it!
It doesn't need to look professional.
We're just looking for IDEAS!

Dates & Times. The Video Contest is
presented by Workin.com, the parent company of these websites.

Closed

Week of November 1st-5th, 2010
Eligibility Check
(We will send back videos that do not meet requirements. Participants will have until Friday, November 5th, 2010, to send back corrected videos to be eligible for the Contest)

Monday, November 8th, 2010 - By Noon
All videos will be posted to SantaCruzJobs.com's Channel here

Monday, November 8th, 2010 - 12:01 p.m.
Voting Begins

Friday, November 19th, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.
Voting Ends

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Winners are notified

Don't think of this commercial as one that will necessarily be used for SantaCruzJobs.com or MontereyBayJobs.com, but rather as the beginning of a generic commercial for any of Workin.com's job boards. It will be the first 15 to 20 seconds of a commercial for hiring/job seeking. Imagine you're making our Super Bowl commercial! Check out examples on our YouTube Channel here

Eligibility.
Contestant must be at least 18 years of age at the time of entry and must be a legal US citizen. (We will ask for ID if you win!)
A.) Video must be at least 15 seconds but no more than 20 seconds in length.
B.) Video Format: We prefer MOV (H264) files but we will try to convert your file if you can't use this format.
C.) Each participant may submit up to five (5) commercials, however, each participant is only eligible for one prize. For more information, refer to the Terms and Conditions

To Submit Video.
1.) Read the Video Contest Rules & Information
2.) Create a video
3.) Email us at VideoContest@SantaCruzJobs.com with ALL of the following:

First and Last Name
Phone number
Email Address
Your video attachment
Video Release Agreement- Copy and paste this agreement into your email:

By entering Workin.com's Video Contest I give Workin.com permission for my video submitted for the Workin.com Video Contest to be used solely for the purposes of Workin.com promotional material and publications and waive any rights of compensation or ownership thereto. I acknowledge that my video contains my own creative concept and has not been plagiarized in any way.
You can send videos for free through www.YouSendIt.com if your video file is too large for your regular email.

Questions.
Email your questions to VideoContest@SantaCruzJobs.com.

Disclaimer.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept or reject entries that do not comply with this format, time and length limitations or entries that contain offensive content.

Voting.
Voting will begin on Monday, October 11th, 2010, after the call for entries closes. Videos from both SantaCruzJobs.com and MontereyBayJobs.com will be posted to SantaCruzJobs.com's YouTube Channel here.The public will vote on the top three videos until Friday, October 22nd, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. by clicking the Like (thumbs up) icon. The top three winners will be notified on Monday, October 25th, 2010. We encourage all participants to campaign as much as possible for their video!

Prize.
The cash prize awards for the top three placing videos are as follows:
First place will receive $500
Second place will receive $250
Third place will receive $100
Please allow 4-6 weeks after the ending date of the Contest for cash prize.
Note: There will be one first, second and third place winner total. Participants will be competing with other participants from SantaCruzJobs.com and MontereyBayJobs.com

Terms & Conditions.
(see Terms & Conditions)

Tips.
Avoid copyrighted material. Be truthful. Be entertaining. Be appropriately humorous. Post a link of your video to your social network and have your friends/family vote too!

Additional Links.
Official Terms & Conditions
Video Release Agreement