European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Job seekers putting their pitch on tape Karen Ball Morris Sultan knew the Competition would be Tough when he decided to look for a new Job so retried something  of writing a resume he made a video. In a three minute pitch sent out to a dozen prospective employers Sultan detailed Why he should be hired. One firm liked what it saw and brought Sultan in for an interview he now oversees customs and merchandise orders form a design an accessory importing firm in new York. Communication is a big part of what i do so i fell like i might have a better Chance if they could get to know me. Usually they just take your number and say Well Call you the tape helped me get noticed Sultan said. The new wave resumes Are a Nice calling card to Start out with that can give candidates an Edge on the Competition said Albert Dabah who runs video portfolios where Sultan made his tape. But critics Call video resumes a gimmick that Fosters discrimination and gives stressed out Job seekers More to fret Over. The rare person maybe in advertising or something can come across As a Dynamo. Most people look like a Jerk on videotape said Kathryn Troutman of the resume place in Washington which specializes in traditional paper resumes. Most people Don t like the Way they look in photographs let alone on camera she said. If someone tried to put me on a tape i d say hey i m trying to look for a Job Here not get myself depressed there s already enough trauma involved with looking for a Job. This is just an extra aggravation she said. Steven Klein spokesman for a Washington headhunting firm called the tapes a gimmick people Are using to make  Job Candi dates lose out by trying to sell themselves on video rather than in person he said. A lot of it is chemistry. It either Clicks or it does t. With a video you never get a Chance to go eyeball to eyeball Klein said. Plus since the tapes give prospective employers a Way to View Job seekers appearance critics say they make age or race discrimination it s ecology s turn on the game Board the ," said Picasso redoing what they did As  what do kids do play  one tableau for the acquisitive 80s found them hunched Over monopoly or the Trump game or the Wall Street game or acquire a metaphor for the 90s May be a Kinder gentler Competition across a game Board that leaches environmental principals. The environmental decade is spawning an array of games usually made from recycled or recyclable materials that teach an appreciation of nature. Some such As birding which uses wooden pieces instead of plastic ones and penalties play ers for getting off marked trails while looking for Birds Are Niche games available Only through conservation group Cata logs or specially shops. But Oiler Green games which teach people about recycling geography animals and plants Are turning up in department and game stores. We arc seeing a lot of new games that create involvement in nature said Donna Baker Schwenk. A Rev Levver of educational materials for the National wildlife federation. Its new Catalon features save the Forest in which players follow a   a Forest collecting litter caring l i animals and learning about their Habil als. At the National geographic society Barbara Fallon reports that the ongoing Success of global Pursuit in which players assemble pieces of a world map and answer trivia questions about the Globe has spurred the development of a Sec Ond game on assignment with National Geo graphic in which players take on the role of a National geographic photographer. While nobody is suggesting that save the for est will Edge out monopoly As the game of Choice on a Rainy afternoon casual investigation reveals a coming wave. It s a trend i m telling you it s there says Diana Huss Green editor in chief of parents Choice Maga Ine. She shopped this year s Mam Moth new York toy fair sponsored by the toy manufacturers of America and came away with evidence that to land is taking on an eco tinge. Although the real evidence will not be in until Christmas when 60 percent of toys and games Are sold Green gives the new games High Marks for their fun Factor. They Are competitive and that s important. A game has to ofter something to win and it s just As much fun for kids if they win at solving pollution As in those horrible 80s games when the Competition was to get the most  she sees the whole Board game category As reflective of society. These games Are telling me about values that the most educated and affluent parents in history want to buy their children games that reflect their own values she said. It Speaks very Well Tor environmental  too  give employers a Way to Weed out people Whoso appearance they Don t like. But William Brown who owns an Annapolis. Md., firm where Job seekers pay $ 14 for a package that includes a video resume said they Don t give employers anymore of a Chance to discriminate than personal interviews. We can t control discrimination. If a person comes in there s nothing to prevent me from saying hey she s a blonde. My sex wife s a blonde and i m not hiring a blonde " Brown said. He conceded the tapes save employers time by allowing them to laser through candidates. If candidates can t take 10 minutes for a haircut or time to tuck their shirt in Why would you want to waste your time on them he asked. On the tapes clients propped on what to Wear sit in front of a picture of the. Manhattan Skyline while answering questions that might come up in any Job interview. Clients talk about their current Job and what they re looking for in their next Post while a video camera runs. The tape is then edited for the most effective presentation. Tapes containing several five minute inter views with people looking for the same Type of jobs Are then sent to a network of corporate clients Brown is developing. Do the tapes work sometimes yes. Serouya Morey owner of my design said Sultan s video resume was the first he d seen. It struck me As a Little innovative and this Job takes some creativity Morey said. The tape gave him a Chance to judge Sultan s personality and make decisions you can t get from Reading a resume he said. The Bottom line Morey said is he Proba Bly got the Job because of  Assoc Tod part is save the world and have fun too Here Are some of the new Green games that were shown at this year s new York toy fair pollution solution by Arist play each player owns a Section of the town ship and confronted with a series of pol Lution problems such As overburdened septic tanks pollute Lake and drinking Wells has to come up with solutions such As sanitary sewer system is in  save the world by Crown and an Drews players guide endangered Spe cies across a world map and attempt to develop a better ecological balance. Colourful kingdom by family games a children s game in which players try to match exotic animals with their desert Jungle or Ocean habitat. Endangered by family James participants travel to various countries to help save endangered species. Don t plug me by game inventors of America players race around the Board competing with other Farmers to grow vegetables and Ward off insects that threaten crops