{"id":6606,"date":"2015-03-09T18:48:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viasto.com\/en\/?post_type=post&#038;p=6606"},"modified":"2020-07-13T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T14:54:21","slug":"learn-more-about-candidates-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viasto.com\/en\/blog\/learn-more-about-candidates-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn more about Candidates from the Applicant Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">There are many clients who use asynchronous video interviews primarily to learn more about candidates from the applicant pool. Questions that are often asked are: <strong>what if we&#8217;re turning down candidates that are actually suitable? Do we really invite the right ones? Have we looked at enough candidates?<\/strong> The desire to learn more about the person behind the application and see the potential of the candidate and not just the CV, is, in my opinion, something which recruiters are concerned about. It is only mainly unachievable due to time restraints.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">The main challenges at a glance:<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">\u201cSometimes we\u2019re not sure if we reject potentially suitable candidates\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">\u201cWe don\u2019t have the time to review the majority of candidates closely\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">\u201cWe would like to know more about our candidates than just what\u2019s on paper\u2026\u201d <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">\u201cWe have many candidates with very similar profiles- that makes decisions difficult\u2026\u201d <\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"space_small tinymce_structure\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><strong>Video interviewing for getting to know candidates better<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\">Through<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viasto.com\/en\/product\/recorded-video-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> pre-recorded video interviews<\/strong>,<\/a> you can get an idea of your applicants and their skills before the face-to-face interview. Candidates are rated on the competencies required for a particular job. How this looks like and what it means, I will show you in an example. In the screenshot, we see an example of the rating view a recruiter sees when evaluating a candidate. In this case, the sample candidate is Stefan Mayring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Just a brief background- Stefan has applied for a trainee program for young graduates. The most important competence the client wants to check before a personal interview is the willingness of the candidate to learn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><strong>In the video, Stefan answers the questions that we see displayed on the left:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which area do you personally see as your area of expertise?<\/li>\n<li>What have you done and what are you doing to keep up with latest trends in this field?<\/li>\n<li>Which channels do you use?<\/li>\n<li>How do you approach topics in which you are not an expert?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\">Right below the question, we see the criterion on which the recruiter and multiple decision makers evaluate this question:<strong> the willingness to learn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">Video as a mini assessment<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\">While I watch the response of the applicant, I can, almost like in an assessment centre, adjust, compare and base my review on pre-established criteria. In this example, we have seen that the candidate is relatively vague and seems to ramble- for example, he speaks about Google and the Internet, but without going into details. <strong>Here, I would therefore see a below average rating.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus tinymce_structure_focus\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">Result: realise the talent behind the CV!<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><strong>I think it&#8217;s clear that requirements-based assessment is one of the valuable key aspects of video interviewing.<\/strong> The first impression of the candidate, as you see them in the video interview, is evaluated in a quasi <strong>mini assessment<\/strong>, allowing you to see the talent behind the CV in such a way that many other pre-selection methods are incapable of.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input tinymce_input_focus\"><span style=\"color: #4ea13d;\">Videos evaluate differently from online tests or CV<\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\"><strong>The core point here:<\/strong> <strong>video interviews evaluate differently and can show different aspects of suitability.<\/strong> This means that a disparate aspect of the candidate is captured through video interviews, allowing you to gain a completely different insight than if you had only evaluated through CV or cognitive tests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinymce_structure tinymce_input\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There are many clients who use asynchronous video interviews primarily to learn more about candidates from the applicant pool. Questions that are often asked are: what if we&#8217;re turning down candidates that are actually suitable? Do we really invite the right ones? Have we looked at enough candidates? The desire to learn more about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37,30],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;I want to learn more about candidates from the applicant pool.&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about candidates in your applicant pool. 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