Recruiting and hiring new Team members – if you are like me – is time consuming, a bit excruciating, and, well, just not fun at all…
Tasks that are not fun, waste time, and hard to manage can drain your resources.
Hiring people is one of those tasks that most people dread!
Just think of the hundreds of applications that have to be sorted out to get to the gold.
Then the dozens and dozens of hours spent in interviews.
Ever have interviews that in the first 3 minutes you KNOW the person is not a good fit?
And then you spend the next 30 minutes in an internal dialogue – how do I escape elegantly?
The exciting news is that software has developed in remarkable ways over the past few years.
There are now multiple platforms out there that help you manage the process of recruiting.
Ever hear of a one-way video interview?
Good, if you said no. I hadn’t either until a week ago.
What is a One-Way Interview?
A one-way interview goes like this….
- You upload some basic, simple key questions, about 5, to the recruiting software platform.
- You email your candidates a link to the software.
- Your candidates answer the questions online using the video recording in the software.
- You review the video answers (at 2 times speed even).
By pre-screening candidates, you will save yourself dozens of hours.
You will narrow the field of candidates to those who:
- Resonate with your company culture.
- Align with your values.
- Can communicate clearly and professionally.
What Are the Software Platforms Offering This?
There are loads now!
Some are very expensive and others less so,
Two popular ones that my colleagues have used are:
These two platforms offer much more than just the one-way screening interview. They are jammed packed with features.
Assessing Candidates
The software will assess your candidates and rank according to the answers to questions you provide, and the time taken to answer.
Here is an example from Vervoe’s website:
“We use a set of algorithmic models that measure the quality and interaction of a candidate’s responses against millions of other similar responses and actions.
If you’re hiring a Call Centre Agent, you might be looking for someone with skills like attention to detail and empathy.
Our models process thousands of responses quickly looking for certain words, sentiments and actions that reflect these values accurately. Candidates that display more of these are graded higher”.
A Lower Priced Alternative
In my research I came across a highly user-friendly alternative, with awesome ratings by their customers.
It is called Hireflix One-Way Interview Software
They seem to only do the one-way interview, yet they do it extremely well, and at a great price-point.
The independent user reviews are running 5 out of 5.
Advantages With a Remote Work Force
With so many people hiring for remote work, interviewing people online is a clear winner.
Here is a blog post from Hireflix explaining in more detail:
The advantage of one-way video interviews for remote workers
In Summary
Full disclosure – I have not yet used any of the above platforms.
I will be shortly and very likely trying Hireflix, as they offer a 30-day free trial.
I will report back on how I find it.
Thanks for reading…