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Well, from a candidate's point of view, I think it might be slightly annoying to be told "Hi, we're interested in your CV, but not quite interested enough to ac
by hugh3 16y ago
Well, from a candidate's point of view, I think it might be slightly annoying to be told "Hi, we're interested in your CV, but not quite interested enough to actually talk to you. Why don't you take the time to record a video of yourself, and then maybe we'll watch some of it!"
From an employer's point of view, it's hard to see what I'm going to get out of this that I can't get more quickly by picking up the phone and talking to the person for ten minutes.
But maybe I'm looking at this from the wrong perspective. For filling, say, software engineering jobs it may not be all that useful, but for retail jobs in particular it could save a lot of time. Is this person clean and presentable and well-spoken and generally capable of holding a conversation? Well then, this person is 80% of the way to being a good retail employee!
So this is where I'd target it. Besides, if you can land just one medium-sized retail chain you'll already be making a shirtload of money.
Oh, one other thing: I don't like the name. If you were a potential employee and were told to make a video on "replybutton" then the name might confuse you.
- recurser 16y agoOne advantage I can see is that you'd have a video you could show to the rest of your team at their leisure, without everyone having to sit in on the phone call. Maybe you send the team a link to the list of applicants, where they can rate each one 1-5, and at the end of the day you have a consensus who you should talk to.
- jules 16y agoA great way to hire good looking people!
- Jabbles 16y agoA lot of companies ask you to fill in mindless forms about how you show "client-focused abilities" or "initiative awareness". I challenge you to apply to IBM without being irritated by it. I think a lot of people would prefer short video questions and answers over form-filling, even if the questions were the same. In fact, I think this could even reduce the pressure on candidates. Instead of worrying about how you phrase your answers on paper, you get one shot (do you?) at a video response. This may be better for the employer as well. Who cares how well you can answer a question after a couple of hours of research? (I realise the answer "I don't know but I can find out" is actually quite a good one to many questions.)