Comments on: Interview From Anywhere: Live Video Interviews Are Now a Best Practice (Part II of II) http://www.ere.net/2009/07/06/interview-from-anywhere-live-video-interviews-are-now-a-best-practice-part-ii-of-ii/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Why Recruiting Has to Go Video | Test Site http://www.ere.net/2009/07/06/interview-from-anywhere-live-video-interviews-are-now-a-best-practice-part-ii-of-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-47260 Why Recruiting Has to Go Video | Test Site Sun, 22 May 2011 20:50:38 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=8759#comment-47260 [...] companies offer video interviewing including Greenjobinterview.com, Clooks.com, and [...] [...] companies offer video interviewing including Greenjobinterview.com, Clooks.com, and [...]

]]> By: Is Video a Core Part of Your Recruiting Process? - interVU.me Blog http://www.ere.net/2009/07/06/interview-from-anywhere-live-video-interviews-are-now-a-best-practice-part-ii-of-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-21840 Is Video a Core Part of Your Recruiting Process? - interVU.me Blog Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:38:10 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=8759#comment-21840 [...] blog post on Why Recruiting Has To Go Video. Dr. John Sullivan wrote an excellent article series on interviewing from anywhere, and why video interviewing should be used. A video interview is simply a job interview held [...] [...] blog post on Why Recruiting Has To Go Video. Dr. John Sullivan wrote an excellent article series on interviewing from anywhere, and why video interviewing should be used. A video interview is simply a job interview held [...]

]]> By: Miguel Corona, D.M. http://www.ere.net/2009/07/06/interview-from-anywhere-live-video-interviews-are-now-a-best-practice-part-ii-of-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-13350 Miguel Corona, D.M. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:23:33 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=8759#comment-13350 Dr. Sullivan - Thanks for the article. My master's thesis (back in 1997-98) focused on the impact Desktop Video Conferencing (DVC) could potentially have on the interview process. Ten years ago, using this type of technology for job interviews was just starting to be explored. Obviously, the technology was not what it is today. Images on desktop video back then reminded me of Max Headroom! My thesis concentrated on non-verbal behavior and how the medium could impact a recruiter's evaluation of the candidate. One factor, for example, was eye gaze. Employement interview studies consistently support the importance of eye contact during an interview. It would be interesting to re-examine the consequences using today's updated technology. Dr. Sullivan – Thanks for the article. My master’s thesis (back in 1997-98) focused on the impact Desktop Video Conferencing (DVC) could potentially have on the interview process. Ten years ago, using this type of technology for job interviews was just starting to be explored. Obviously, the technology was not what it is today. Images on desktop video back then reminded me of Max Headroom! My thesis concentrated on non-verbal behavior and how the medium could impact a recruiter’s evaluation of the candidate. One factor, for example, was eye gaze. Employement interview studies consistently support the importance of eye contact during an interview. It would be interesting to re-examine the consequences using today’s updated technology.

]]> By: Rob McIntosh http://www.ere.net/2009/07/06/interview-from-anywhere-live-video-interviews-are-now-a-best-practice-part-ii-of-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-13237 Rob McIntosh Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:36:32 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=8759#comment-13237 John - I was recorded on video in a meeting room by my current employer for my current position which was distributed as part of the hiring decision. Reflecting back on the experience and approach I agree that this strategy has legs as it saved on travel costs, and you have a more true representation of what actually took place (vs. a Recruiter/Hiring manager) loosing context through lost in translation. An interesting by-product is that I have reviewed my own video a few times to remember what I said as part of my commitment to solve some of the problems as part of the initial interview....just to keep myself honest. The challenge I struggle with on the broad viability of this approach for all roles are the logistics and cultural nuances of using video, not to mention the potential "stage fright" variances that need to be considered with this medium. I think it has a home with senior leadership roles where there is an expectation of if you present to the board you can handle a live or recorded interview session, but scalability down into other areas of the organization are still challenging. This one is definitely on my radar but still sitting in the "how" bucket to be broadly leveraged and applied. John – I was recorded on video in a meeting room by my current employer for my current position which was distributed as part of the hiring decision. Reflecting back on the experience and approach I agree that this strategy has legs as it saved on travel costs, and you have a more true representation of what actually took place (vs. a Recruiter/Hiring manager) loosing context through lost in translation. An interesting by-product is that I have reviewed my own video a few times to remember what I said as part of my commitment to solve some of the problems as part of the initial interview….just to keep myself honest.

The challenge I struggle with on the broad viability of this approach for all roles are the logistics and cultural nuances of using video, not to mention the potential “stage fright” variances that need to be considered with this medium. I think it has a home with senior leadership roles where there is an expectation of if you present to the board you can handle a live or recorded interview session, but scalability down into other areas of the organization are still challenging.

This one is definitely on my radar but still sitting in the “how” bucket to be broadly leveraged and applied.

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