Who has TiVo?  For those that do, you cannot imagine TV without it.  I believe those that have on-demand video interviewing may feel the same way.  The process of interviewing and selecting candidates can be challenging, costly and inefficient.  Scheduling and time zone differences can make initial phone and live interviews challenging and not the best ways to use the valuable time of your recruiters and managers. 

 One solution that is catching on with employers like Google, Adecco and Rio-Tinto is video interviewing, I’m not talking about live video conferencing, but instead on-demand pc –based and web-based webcam interviewing at the candidates convenience.  HireVue video interviews are taken by you candidates on their own time but within the employer’s time parameters.

HireVue is all employer driven, the employer selects the questions they want candidate to answer.  This is not video resumes, which at generally scripted, produced, and marketed by candidates.  Using HireVue, employers can view recorded video clips of candidates responding to their interview questions before face-to-face interviews.  Video interviewing allows for standardization across each position as well as across candidates since they are asked same questions. HireVue increased consistency in evaluation through their rating and comment section. Since interviews taken by candidates are recorded, recruiters and hiring managers and other colleagues can evaluate a candidate anytime, anywhere and share comments and candidate ratings.

 HireVue video interviews are recorded and stored by HireVue, a hiring manager or recruiter can evaluate an interview at any time, go back for up to one year and re-visit an interview, or review previous candidates for future positions.

 The HireVue video interview  can be conducted in two ways: 1) on-site (candidate comes onsite, employers could use support staff and allow busy recruiter and hiring manager and review later), 2) off-site – if needed HireVue sends a webcam to the candidate, and the candidate completes the video interview in the comfort of their own Internet-enabled location.   During the video interview, candidates have 30 seconds to read each question and up to 2 minutes to respond to each question. Candidates do not have the opportunity to re-record or modify their responses, to mirror a real-world interview.  The results are sent to the hiring manager.  

On a “regular� basis it’s important to evaluate the results we are getting from our processes and actions, video interviewing should be considered in your interviewing process improvement analysis.