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How to conduct video interviews and enhance the candidate experience

Many employers have sent their entire workforce home to work remotely in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic with talent acquisition teams now reassessing how they conduct candidate interviews and shift to a remote recruitment strategy which is an adjustment businesses need to make in order to move forward. As such it’s important you give it thought and get it right first time as an unpolished process can come across as unprofessional and damage your employer brand.

We have used video software to recruit for our clients for the last 3 years and have put together our hints and tips on how to effectively conduct interviews in order to ensure the best candidate experience possible.

Why you need to engage with a great recruitment partner NOW

The reality is that 3 months ago most businesses pressed the pause button and recruitment was put on hold. We are now in a position whereby the economy is desperate to get moving again and businesses have had to reflect and readjust their business and indeed their people strategy moving forward. And, the reality is great people are still needed for businesses to recover and grow. The reality is it takes on average 3 months to fill a job role and for anyone that thinks it will be easy now the market is buoyant then think again. You still need to find the needle in the haystack, right now that’s harder than ever with the number of applications rising week on week.

Zoom or specialist video interview software?

So the big question, Zoom or specialist video interview software?

Why in the digital world we live in were agencies still relying on 2D, black and white pieces of paper to pick and present candidates to their clients? We integrated video into our process from day 1 embracing digital innovation and setting ourselves apart from our competitors whilst being able to add real value to the client and candidate experience. It’s revolutionised the way we operate and continues to do so.

Times are changing and so are we….

Having engaged with clients throughout this period it is clear that what businesses now need from a recruitment partner have changed. It is evident that most organisations will now require a completely different business post COVID-19 which includes strategy, team, skillset and knowledge. Businesses will be looking for a recruitment partner who can consult and advise rather than simply fill jobs.

How COVID-19 has affected recruitment?

COVID-19 is a global issue and hit the UK 8 weeks ago and has since changed everything for businesses up and down the country including the recruitment industry. The virus is, unsurprisingly, having a catastrophic impact on businesses and the recruitment industry is certainly not immune to that. Businesses are having to adapt quickly in order to survive and it is very possible that the legacy of COVID-19 may forever change the nature of recruitment and the workplace landscape.