The time and cost involved in the recruitment process can make it a daunting and expensive journey for many employers to embark on. This situation is now changing thanks to SMARTVIEW -an innovative video-interview screening platform that dramatically streamlines the recruitment process whilst saving time and delivering significant cost reductions.
The search for new employees has traditionally involved sifting through numerous CVs, leaving employers unable to truly differentiate between candidates from their lists of qualifications and experience. SMARTVIEW breaks this tradition.
By utilising the power of modern software technology, SMARTVIEW forms a direct connection between the employer and candidate through first-stage video-based interviewing. In addition to CV screening, hiring teams can determine a candidates’ communication, situational and interpersonal skills as they respond to set questions via a webcam. As these are not ‘live’ interviews, candidates submit video applications at their convenience and the hiring team can view, evaluate and share applicants with colleagues involved in the recruitment decision before narrowing down their selections for a face-to-face interview.
Cost-Efficient Recruiting
The 2014 Oxford Economic Report found that, on average, businesses spend over £30k in the recruitment process. Conducting multiple face-to-face first-stage interviews eats heavily into management time, not to mention the initial costs of advertising the job role itself, and this is what SMARTVIEW addresses.
With one simple monthly fee from £149 p/month, this agile interface enables users to post job opportunities and invite applicants for an interview via a simple email link. Once the candidate has recorded and submitted their videos they can be viewed anytime on any computer, tablet or mobile by everyone involved in the recruitment process.
Additionally, SMARTVIEW assists in attracting and widening the pool of candidates as they can apply in their own time for as many suitable roles without the need to travel or take time off from their current employment to attend interviews at the early stage.
Reducing Time-to-Hire Reacting to increasing pressure to find the best talent in a competitive market, SMARTVIEW brings recruitment up to speed. The field of candidates is narrowed from the initial interview stage, as it enables employers to pre-determine the number of candidate video applications that they receive, cutting out unnecessary time. By having all of the candidates’ interview videos in one place, employers are able to swiftly determine who to invite for the next stage interview.
As one of the first major organisations to embrace SMARTVIEW, Healix Group of Companies report having benefitted greatly from incorporating the system into their recruitment process. ‘SMARTVIEW has integrated seamlessly into our existing processes,’ says International Operations Director Thierry Montrieux, ‘Demos and email support are readily available if we require them, but it is extremely user friendly and we didn’t require any extra training to get started’.
