Video interviews simplify your recruiting efforts.
So much time is spent... and wasted... conducting interviews with the wrong applicants. Some candidates look great on paper but in person might not fit your company's culture, or clearly don't have the skills represented on paper. One study found that half of all job candidates lie on their resume. Skip the terrible interviews by introducing video interviewing as part of your hiring process. Each candidate can answer the same set of questions through their smartphone or tablet on their time and then you and your team can review, rewatch, and rate at your convenience.
Screen applicants more efficiently.
Companies that do video interviews gain insight into their candidates in far less time. You will send your candidates a list of questions that they will answer on their own time. Then once they have completed the interview they will send it back to you for you to review at your convenience. This will allow you to hear from more candidates, compare them, and make a decision on who will continue forward in your hiring process.
Create better communication between hiring managers.
ApplicantPro allows you to share candidates you wish to highlight between all hiring managers within your organization. With a simple click of a button you can let your other managers know applicants that are standing out above the rest.
Improve quality of in-person interviews.
By doing video interviews ahead of time ApplicantPro now gives you more tools to take your top applicants and continue to move them through the hiring process. At this point you have saved time and have the right people in front of you.
The pros and cons of video interviewing
Video interviewing has started to change the face of interviewing as we know it. As one of the easiest ways to meet your applicant, here is a list of pros and cons so you can decide of this is right for you and your hiring team.
Pros of Video Interviewing |
Cons of Video Interviewing |
| You save travel costs for long-distance candidates. | Candidate must have access to the Internet and a Web cam. |
| It speeds up the interview process. | Technical problems could hamper interview. |
| You have access to international talent. | Must be careful not to disqualify candidate based on protected class (race, disability, etc.) learned about through video. |
| It is convenient for candidate. | Candidates may be uncomfortable in front of a camera. |
| Video interviews can be recorded for review later. |