{"id":4732,"date":"2014-03-21T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T09:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viasto.com\/en\/?post_type=post&#038;p=4732"},"modified":"2023-03-15T11:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:53:38","slug":"are-asynchronous-video-interviews-a-no-brainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viasto.com\/en\/blog\/are-asynchronous-video-interviews-a-no-brainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Are asynchronous video interviews a no-brainer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\"><strong>What does no-brainer actually mean?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Informal. anything requiring little thought or effort; something easy or simple to understand or do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\"><strong>\u201cWhy hasn\u2019t that been invented before?&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">\u201cDamn, I wished I had had this brilliant idea!\u201d<br \/>\nMany of our potential clients consider asynchronous video interviewing for recruiting a smart idea. Such a logical concept requires candidates to simply record a structured interview with their webcam. They are then evaluated shortly after with pre-defined competencies \u2014 a process very easy to understand and do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Although the current (inter)national recruiting scene agrees that asynchronous video interviewing is something easy to understand, there are still some BUTs when it comes to the \u201ceasy to implement\u201d side: Switching from talking to doing seems to require more flexibility from the company\u2019s users than you would initially think.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\">Asynchronous video interviewing definitely is a smart idea, \u2026.BUT will this cause the drop-out of experienced hires \/ introverts \/ high potentials?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\">No. We haven\u2019t found any biases during our 3 years of recruiting with asynchronous video interviewing. The research we did with a couple of universities like Humboldt University of Berlin didn\u2019t show any biases regarding personality traits (like extraversion e.g.), computer or job-interview savviness, gender, age \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Let me ask you a question: Have you experienced a biased drop out when you introduced your online application process or even phone interviewing? Did you hear the same questions? I mean, it\u2019s all about setting up processes that make sure you\u2019re not losing the right candidates. New processes might be tricky to set up at the beginning, but that is normal and will set itself. The important thing is the added value that a new process brings in the long term.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\"><strong>Asynchronous video interviewing definitely is a smart idea, \u2026. BUT will I be able to make a reliable decision when there is only a video interview to rely on, without being able to ask any follow-up questions or build a relationship with the candidate?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_structure_focus tinymce_input_focus\">Yes. You will be in the position to evaluate the candidate\u2019s performance as in any other selection setting. And as in any other selection setting, you have to make sure you get relevant and reliable information from your candidate. You just have to ask the right questions and formulate them concisely (yes, that sometimes requires a bit more effort than compared to a normal phone interview guideline).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_structure_focus tinymce_input_focus\">But the great thing is, you only prepare it once for a specific vacancy and from then on use it repeatedly &#8211; you save time by not having to conduct the phone interview a hundred times in a row and focus instead on evaluating the candidate\u2019s answers.<br \/>\nThe fact is that our clients state that the correlation between the candidates\u2019 performance in the video interview and in latter stages of the recruitment process is consistently at a high level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_structure_focus tinymce_input_focus\">Regarding relationship-building: This can be captured and transmitted by smart and creative usage of the intro videos that are displayed during the beginning of the video interview.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\">Asynchronous video interviewing is definitely a smart idea, \u2026. BUT I don\u2019t have the time to implement another software<\/span>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\">Since asynchronous video interviewing with the interview suite works as SaaS, the effort required for implementation is minimal. And again, if you only look at the short-term benefits you might be disappointed. But if you\u2019re smart and brave enough to look into the future, you\u2019ll see that it pays soon enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_structure_focus\"><span style=\"color: #7db61c;\"><strong>So, What now?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Well. It seems that asynchronous video interviewing itself might be a no-brainer. The real effort arises, however, with the necessity to find the right innovative HR professionals who truly understand the impact and benefits of innovative software tools. The \u201cWhy-notters\u201d that really move companies and drive innovation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The Yes-butters have all the answers\u2026. Yes, but we can\u2019t afford it. Yes, but our business doesn\u2019t need it.<br \/>\nYes, but we couldn\u2019t sell it to our workforce. Yes, but we can\u2019t explain it to our shareholders. Yes, but let\u2019s wait and see. All the answers. All the wrong answers! Why-notters move companies. (&#8230;) they dare to dream, and to act. 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