With Newfoundland and Labrador’s unemployment rate on the rise, job seekers can use all the help they can get.

The St. John’s Board of Trade is holding a pitch contest called “Hire Me St. John’s“.

To enter the competition, applicants have to shoot a 60-second video telling employers why they should hire you, upload it to YouTube and enter via the Board of Trade’s website.

The top 10 videos will be uploaded to social media channel and open for votes for three weeks.

The top three applicants will share $3,000 in prizes and have the opportunity to make their pitch live at the Board of Trade’s Business Excellence Awards on November 28.