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Video Interviewing Fixes Flaws of Traditional Hiring Process

Michele Ellner

Let’s face it: The traditional way that companies hire is rich with flaws. I’m not usually one to focus on the negative, but as a professional who’s worked in the HR space for more than 20 years, I have a strong interest in improving the hiring process. Like any human process, hiring has its imperfections, but it’s worth the time to fix: It touches nearly everybody at least once in their lives, and it’s intensely human – we risk our personal and professional self-confidence every time we go through it.  Fortunately, video interviewing technology goes a long way toward fixing many of the common broken pieces of the traditional hiring work flow.

Waiting, Waiting, Still Waiting

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of being an active job seeker is the wait time in the traditional hiring process. As technology speeds up the world, we’ve come to expect shorter time spans with everything. And, there’s usually a reason behind the search for a new position, so it’s aggravating to slow down the pace. Video interviewing reduces or eliminates some of the underlying causes of pokiness in the traditional hiring process, from scheduling delays to the time it takes to get all of the input needed for a hiring decision.  Candidates can complete an on-demand voice or video interview the same day the position is posted, and be asked to alive video interview within hours after that. Video interviewing also makes it quick and easy to get those last few follow up questions answered. Today’s TA teams may not move that fast as a rule, but with video interviewing the capability is there whenever they choose to use it.

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