This document provides an overview of video interviewing. It begins by defining video interviewing and common terminology used, such as live, automated, and asynchronous interviews. It then describes how video interviews work, noting live interviews occur at scheduled times while automated interviews can occur at a candidate's convenience. The document outlines benefits of video interviewing such as time savings, eliminating scheduling hassles, and making more informed hiring decisions. It provides tips for conducting successful video interviews such as dressing appropriately, ensuring proper lighting, and smiling.

1. Video Interviewing 101:
Getting your feet wet
with Video Interviewing?
Here is everything you need to
know.

2. What is Video Interviewing?
I’m starting with the basics and not
assuming anyone knows what video
interviewing is, though I will at least
assume that everyone knows what a
computer and webcam are.

3. Video Interview
vid·eo in·ter·view noun vi-dē- ō in-tər- vyüˈ ˌ ˈ ˌ
A remote interview conducted over the internet
using web cams, mobile devices or another
form of technology either between two or more
parties (synchronous), or by one person
autonomously (asynchronous).

4. Common Terminology:
Before we discuss how video interviewing works it is
important to discuss the various terminology used to
describe this solution so that you won’t be confused
when you search for a provider.

5. • Live Interview – This solution allows two or
more people in different locations to interact
with one another in real time over the web
similar to a Skype interview.
• Two-Way Interview – Another term used to
describe a live interview
Common Terminology cont.:

6. • Automated Interview – This autonomous
solution allows one individual, usually the job
candidate, to screen themselves. Essentially
questions appear one at a time on screen
and the individual’s webcam and microphone
records the candidate’s responses.
• One-Way Interview – Another term used
to describe an automated interview
• Asynchronous interview – Another term
used to describe an automated interview.
Common Terminology cont.:

7. • Virtual Interview – An all
encompassing description to describe
interviews that are conducted over the
web. A virtual interview can describe
either a Live (two-way) interview or an
Automated (one-way) interview.
• Recorded Interviews – A video
interviewing feature that provides a
recording capability. Live and
automated interviews may be recorded.
• Online interviews – Another term
used to describe video interviews
conducted over the web
Common Terminology cont.:

8. How does Video
Interviewing work?
Online services allow job
candidates to take an
interview (either Live or
Autonomous) online using
their computer’s internal
webcam or external webcam,
microphone, and speakers.
Alternatively, the candidate, in
most cases, may use their
mobile device.

9. For business purposes a user within a
hiring company invites a job candidate
to participate in either a live or
automated interview.
Live interviews occur at a scheduled
time while Automated Interviews can
occur at the candidate’s convenience.
How does Video Interviewing work ?

10. Live Interviews occur at the previously scheduled time
and the two parties, generally the interviewer and
interviewee, are free to engage in conversation until such
time as they wish to terminate the interview.
How does Video Interviewing work?

11. Live interviews, depending on the vendor facilitating
them, may or may not be recorded. Not all providers
allow for this feature.
Upon completion, if the interview is recorded, the
interviewer may share the interview with colleagues for
review and collaboration.
How does Video Interviewing work?

12. Automated interviews, which allow the candidate to screen
themselves at their convenience, are recorded so the hiring
manager may review later at their convenience.
The candidate logs in to a video interviewing portal provided to
them in an email invitation or via an online form. Previously
uploaded questions appear on the screen one at a time and the
candidate answers the questions presented.
How does Video Interviewing work?

13. The questions uploaded by the user can be customized
to be relevant to the job being filled.
How does Video Interviewing work?

14. The video interview is normally indexed by question so
that the hiring manager, HR professional, etc. can
quickly screen through the interview by jumping from
question to question.
How does Video Interviewing work?

15. Benefits of Video Interviewing:
A 2018 survey performed by HR.com revealed that 62% of
HR professionals believe video interviewing has reduced
their cost-per-hire and 60% believe it has reduced their
time-to-fill.

16. • Time savings – Meet face-to-face only with candidates
who make the grade. Video interviewing reduces time to
fill.
Video Interviewing Benefits cont:
• Eliminate scheduling hassles especially with phone
screens.
• Broaden the hiring pool – Screen candidates outside
your geographic area.

17. • Make a more informed hiring decision – Share and
compare responses of recorded candidate interviews
even for local candidates.
• More revealing than phone screens.
• Identify good candidates you may not have considered
based on their resume alone.
• Brand the interviewing process and promote your
brand image.
Video Interviewing Benefits cont:

18. • Structured interviews – Provide the same
questions to each candidate for a
particular role thus providing an unbiased
interview.
• Improve the candidate experience –
Candidates no longer have to sneak away
from work to conduct interviews.
• Go Green – Supports a company’s green
initiative.
Video Interviewing Benefits cont:

19. How does video interviewing fit into your hiring
process?
We do not recommend that video interviewing take the
place of the face-to-face interview. We see it rather as
a more revealing replacement for the phone screen and
a means to screen out unworthy candidates prior to
them walking through your door.
Video interviewing fits easily into your hiring process as
follows with little process change.

20. Hiring Process with Video Interviewing

21. Choosing a Provider: What should you
consider?
Not all providers supply the same bells and
whistles. Before choosing a provider,
understanding what you want to accomplish is
important.

22. Does the vendor provide:
•The ability to record interviews?
•Customizable questions?
•Branding?
•ATS integration?
•Candidate do-overs?
•Good video quality?
•Do they provide live and automated solutions?
•Do they have a mobile app?
Choosing a provider cont.:

23. Legality:
Video Interviewing is simply a tool designed to screen candidates
for potential skills, energy and enthusiasm prior to the interviewing
process.
If your staff discriminates against candidates during the video
interviewing process, than they will do so for the same reasons
during the face to face interview. Proper diversity training is always
necessary.

24. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has
ruled that learning the race, gender, or ethnicity of a
candidate prior to the face-to-face interview is not illegal.
Race, gender and ethnicity information about a candidate
can be gleaned from social networking sites and
resumes.
Legality cont.:

25. Tips for Conducting Successful Interviews:
• Dress Appropriately: Whether you are the interviewer
or interviewee, dress with success in mind.
• Ensure you have proper lighting – Obviously you
don’t want to sit in a darkened room with only the light
from your monitor illuminating your face. Avoid too
many lights in the background which may cast a shadow
from behind.
• Turn off your cell phone

26. • Remove background clutter – That’s right, take down
your Taylor Swift posters.
• Relax
• Smile – If you are doing a live interview then put your
candidate at ease by smiling. If you are a candidate then
your interviewer has already agreed you have some skills
to do the job. Smile and show your energy.
• Don’t sit too close or too far away – We don’t want to
see your pores but we also want to hear you. Position
yourself so that you see you from your shoulders up.
Tips for conducting successful interviews cont.:

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