I am currently attempting to record a video interview for graduate school. It has proven to be much more of a challenge than I thought. On the plus size, I don't have to wear pants.
I’m not sure this really helps people or employers to get the best match? The jury is still out. HOWEVER… IF we are doing it this way, how about having the employer do a video as well? Show and tell me what the job is about and what the company is about. Show me the work space. Show the smiling faces of the people who already work for you. Let me see someone else doing the job I am applying for if possible. The possibilities are endless! :-)
Pamela Everett - I just replied to the company that I don't feel comfortable with the use of my image by an app and that I would like an onsite interview.
I did try it and I must say that I didn't like it. It tries to mimic very closely what is done in a preselection interview and I believe this is the reason it fails. When you digitalise a process you should not try to make an electronic copy.
I just feel like these video interviews are just a means for certain companies to discriminate without us nbeing aware. How do we know the interviewer is unbiased and fair. What if they don't like my accent, or the way I wear my hair or even worse what if they just don't like the way I look in general???? How does this protect me and others from unprofessional or unethical interviewers???
These types of video interviews seem like they're really difficult for people to feel comfortable. Good tips on how to make it easier when you're part of one.
One important item to keep in mind is to keep the background simple, almost everyone in this video has a very busy background this will distract your interviewer.
Yes because having to go through thousands of cv’s and hundreds or telephone screens is such a great way to spend their time! This way they can actually review everyone who applies rather than some people based on how much time they have in their day.
KewlGuy98 - Glad you didn't do that HireVue interview. I am looking for a job but declined this requirement. I find this way of knowing about a candidate humiliating.
I have an invitation for this kind of interview but then my internet connxn been down for 2 days now It’s back, don’t want to face the camera with severe cough and cold also with dry peeling skin on nose. Yay!
HireVue is an awful to be interviewed. Not everyone out there is comfortable being recorded. If employers want to save time and money, they should have Skype interviews, which would still be convenient for them yet more personable. I love in person interviews because they can actually see me, my personality and I can make eye contact. Staring at a computer camera and talking about your accomplishments and yourself? Really? It’s SAD.
exactly. Im currently doing one for T-Mobile and I'm on the verge of tears and about to just say fuck it and wait for another job to respond back to me because honestly, I'd rather be in person as well. this is the laziest shit i ever encountered in my life and its literally pissing me off. I don't like the way I look and sound on this stupid shit and then just watching it count down makes me even more nervous. this is probably one of the worst thing anyone could've ever done. not everyone is even tech savvy.
Maybe for it is but can't you see it saves your time and money that you would've spent going to a venue given by the recruiter and not getting rejected 🙄 atleast you'll not regret they're just saving your and their time basically only if you get it.
HireVue doesn’t replace the final face to face interview and they also have live interviewing options which is similar to Skype but provides more structure so bias doesn’t impact the process too much. You should really read about why companies use video interviews... do research
True- but hirevue allows primary screening at yours/ their convenience. I recorded one at 2am. That prevents them from having to keep hundreds of appointments just for intake. (Since this product is used by both small and very large companies alike). These tricks helped. Just unclutter your background, keep it well lit, be sure to carry your tone as you would in normal conversation and make eye contact but don't laser stare into the camera. I passed one of these and messed up a few answers. I honestly don't think they ever listen to these answers. I think they are picking words related to the job description, tone variation, and facial expression. Mine was for a customer service job- they basically wanted to make sure we were capable of being friendly bc cold answers create supervisor calls.
...great... "HireVue".. another way the job-interview process can becomes less personal, and more impossibly competitive.. As if job fairs and website application processes weren't inhuman enough already. Now if you don't have a bubbly video personality, forget it. These industries want to understand why they can't find enough employees for some jobs; it's because they don't wanna make the effort to find people the old fashion way, and instead shuffle everyone into these automated systems, like robots. IMO, more workers need to start REFUSING/boycotting any job that doesn't do it as in-person at-location interviews. This is going way too far, and it's destroying our countries middle-class employment..
I can see it both ways. It's more convenient to apply on a computer at home and it saves employers time having to interact with every single person who walks through the door for a job. Sounds counter-productive, but upper management, nowadays, spend more time running a business. If anything, they let HR deem who is worthy to interview and who isn't. Granted, I wouldn't mind talking face to face with managers if it meant landing an interview.
@@cjl4232 Below 5% US unemployment rate that is not the way to think about it. You have the skills and you are ready to devote time to do the work - the employer needs you more than you need them. If you don't consider a company with stupid videointerviews they can end up searching for months for similarly skilled human resource and meanwhile the unfulfilled job results in heavy losses in income. Though in reality I don't think any company really uses videointerviews for recruting purposes - it's just too unreliable and unpopular, it's only good for screening potential employees.
Unless desperate, I would immediately disqualify and decline any employer using this method. It's dehumanizing and insulting. Rhetorically, who would want to work for a company willing to behave this way?
J J - I really need to find a job ASAP and still declined HireVue because it is insulting. I am not auditioning for a commercial, and won't be the clown of a any company.
I understand the need for this type of interviewing but I don't see any protection for the applicants privacy. There aren't any disclosures etc. Since there are no disclosures or protections in place how can qualified applicants feel comfortable with this process. There are too many risks here for the applicant, and the company what is there was a breach...will HireVue take that responsibility and be liable for losing all the applicants information to some foreign entity? Applicants are going through a lot of scamming schemes to get to real jobs, is this another scheme to access applicants private information. I don't recommend this at all, it is dangerous and a big accident waiting to happen.
This world has become a robotic place. This is so sad to see that sometimes I feel like wanting to go back to the 80's when I was a child and people were real.
And because humans have bias such as this one you are showing it is better to created a highly structured interview process that measure competencies of a candidate. Humans don’t make the best decisions when it comes to who to hire. Because of bias and unconscious bias.
Has anyone ever done one of these interviews? Do you get a chance to prepare beforehand before you record or does the question pop up and then you immediately have to answer with one chance and you can't do a second take? I feel it to be quite stressful if I don't know whats going to be said and then the camera starts rolling.
WYJAFAK2 just 1 shot my dude, some sites do let you perform a video training beforehand however the retakes are not infinite. So have your notes in eye view, just like Matt mentioned.
Matthew Williams hey thanks for replying. I’ve done two now and it’s not that bad. I had notes but didn’t look at them and it seemed natural to just start talking just cause it was in the moment. I guess I’m one of those who worries beforehand but during it’s not so bad.
Actually, this depends on the company and system. I had a friend spend 4 hours and do about 30 takes on hers. I only had one shot, but you have 30 secs before you have to start answering each question.
THANKS FOR YOUR EXPLANING. i'M STILL WONDERING ABOUT WHEN I MADE MISTAKE DURING THE RECORDING. CAN i REPEAT RECODING THAT QUESTION AGAIN BY USING HIREVUE APP? THANKS!
So if your not an office worker but a heavy skilled trade worker how does this apply to us? I applied for a large oil mining company and they use this method. First I ever encounter it. And I work for a big company that does not hire this way. To me it seems like an easy way to scan office or person to person workers, but tell me how it can determine that I am a skilled ticketed tradesmen that really needs to understand how to work safely and efficiently in a dangerous enviroment? System seems like it is only good for some positions. I moved on to the next oil company that does hire traditionally with a phone call and in person interview
hi, i did a hireview interview and whilst i was listening to the question, i stood up to fix my pjs so i was wondering does it record your interview responses only or does it record the entire thing i.e even when you watch videos
I was wondering what kind of recording equipment I should use? If I am recording myself with a stand-alone microphone, is it Okay that the microphone is visible? Or should I use a lavalier microphone so it is less invisible in the recorded video?
I have to do this, but my mac laptop camera isn't that great so the vide quality isn't going to be that great and theres nothing really I can do about that unless I want to spend a tone of money on a fancy camera, which I wont be doing. oh well.
If a company rejects me because I'm not good at talking to myself in front of the camera, I dont give a fuck about that job anymore. You cannot judge someone's skills based on this shitty geeks bullshit. No wonder companies like Google or Microsoft don't use this crap.
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I am currently attempting to record a video interview for graduate school. It has proven to be much more of a challenge than I thought. On the plus size, I don't have to wear pants.
Richard Lazarus pun intended? Or accident?
I’m not sure this really helps people or employers to get the best match? The jury is still out.
HOWEVER… IF we are doing it this way, how about having the employer do a video as well?
Show and tell me what the job is about and what the company is about.
Show me the work space.
Show the smiling faces of the people who already work for you.
Let me see someone else doing the job I am applying for if possible.
The possibilities are endless! :-)
I said to recruiter that I am not interested in this role anymore :)
Pamela Everett - I just replied to the company that I don't feel comfortable with the use of my image by an app and that I would like an onsite interview.
dont use .Imagine you failed and they will not consider you for the position, they will keep your image in their data
I did try it and I must say that I didn't like it. It tries to mimic very closely what is done in a preselection interview and I believe this is the reason it fails. When you digitalise a process you should not try to make an electronic copy.
@@earth7451 with HireVue there is the option to do the response with the video off.
I just feel like these video interviews are just a means for certain companies to discriminate without us nbeing aware. How do we know the interviewer is unbiased and fair. What if they don't like my accent, or the way I wear my hair or even worse what if they just don't like the way I look in general???? How does this protect me and others from unprofessional or unethical interviewers???
These types of video interviews seem like they're really difficult for people to feel comfortable. Good tips on how to make it easier when you're part of one.
One important item to keep in mind is to keep the background simple, almost everyone in this video has a very busy background this will distract your interviewer.
The guy at the end 😂
GSK is using it in the UK. I declined my one-way interview. An absolute disrespectful way to go for an employer!
This video is hilarious!!!!🤣🤣🤣😭🤣
You made me feel free now I can take the video interview, 😊 Thanks...
Wow! This video was informative and fun to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
There are few things I HATE!!! than an effing pre-recorded interview!
Recruiters who resort to this sort of stuff are lazy
Yes because having to go through thousands of cv’s and hundreds or telephone screens is such a great way to spend their time! This way they can actually review everyone who applies rather than some people based on how much time they have in their day.
Its just a new low in the hiring process. I will never do another one but good luck with whomever you hire.
5 minutes before I started mine, I realized what a colossal joke this was and turned it off.
KewlGuy98 - Glad you didn't do that HireVue interview. I am looking for a job but declined this requirement. I find this way of knowing about a candidate humiliating.
I have an invitation for this kind of interview but then my internet connxn been down for 2 days now It’s back, don’t want to face the camera with severe cough and cold also with dry peeling skin on nose. Yay!
Urrrgh mehn, that is such a good question... LOL
HireVue is an awful to be interviewed. Not everyone out there is comfortable being recorded. If employers want to save time and money, they should have Skype interviews, which would still be convenient for them yet more personable. I love in person interviews because they can actually see me, my personality and I can make eye contact. Staring at a computer camera and talking about your accomplishments and yourself? Really? It’s SAD.
exactly. Im currently doing one for T-Mobile and I'm on the verge of tears and about to just say fuck it and wait for another job to respond back to me because honestly, I'd rather be in person as well. this is the laziest shit i ever encountered in my life and its literally pissing me off. I don't like the way I look and sound on this stupid shit and then just watching it count down makes me even more nervous. this is probably one of the worst thing anyone could've ever done. not everyone is even tech savvy.
@@Pinky5397 thanks true
Maybe for it is but can't you see it saves your time and money that you would've spent going to a venue given by the recruiter and not getting rejected 🙄 atleast you'll not regret they're just saving your and their time basically only if you get it.
HireVue doesn’t replace the final face to face interview and they also have live interviewing options which is similar to Skype but provides more structure so bias doesn’t impact the process too much. You should really read about why companies use video interviews... do research
True- but hirevue allows primary screening at yours/ their convenience. I recorded one at 2am. That prevents them from having to keep hundreds of appointments just for intake. (Since this product is used by both small and very large companies alike).
These tricks helped. Just unclutter your background, keep it well lit, be sure to carry your tone as you would in normal conversation and make eye contact but don't laser stare into the camera. I passed one of these and messed up a few answers. I honestly don't think they ever listen to these answers. I think they are picking words related to the job description, tone variation, and facial expression. Mine was for a customer service job- they basically wanted to make sure we were capable of being friendly bc cold answers create supervisor calls.
...great... "HireVue".. another way the job-interview process can becomes less personal, and more impossibly competitive.. As if job fairs and website application processes weren't inhuman enough already. Now if you don't have a bubbly video personality, forget it.
These industries want to understand why they can't find enough employees for some jobs; it's because they don't wanna make the effort to find people the old fashion way, and instead shuffle everyone into these automated systems, like robots.
IMO, more workers need to start REFUSING/boycotting any job that doesn't do it as in-person at-location interviews. This is going way too far, and it's destroying our countries middle-class employment..
I can see it both ways. It's more convenient to apply on a computer at home and it saves employers time having to interact with every single person who walks through the door for a job. Sounds counter-productive, but upper management, nowadays, spend more time running a business. If anything, they let HR deem who is worthy to interview and who isn't. Granted, I wouldn't mind talking face to face with managers if it meant landing an interview.
Well, they are the ones with jobs, and I want a job, so.... :D
@@cjl4232 Below 5% US unemployment rate that is not the way to think about it. You have the skills and you are ready to devote time to do the work - the employer needs you more than you need them. If you don't consider a company with stupid videointerviews they can end up searching for months for similarly skilled human resource and meanwhile the unfulfilled job results in heavy losses in income.
Though in reality I don't think any company really uses videointerviews for recruting purposes - it's just too unreliable and unpopular, it's only good for screening potential employees.
smlifyrasor I AGREE! THIS IS SAD
How do I go to an in-person interview for a job that is on the other side of the country
Love this, thanks man!
I just had a digital interview. I am confident it went well.
Wendy Zamor soooo did u get the job?!
I think the only reasonable explanation for her not replying is she’s still stuck at the loading screen 🤣
Well, its been 3 years since you had this interview. I hope life has given you the job of your dreams.
Ugh. The first hirevue I'm doing AND the last. How uncomfortable can an interview get. I'd much rather go in person.
Unless desperate, I would immediately disqualify and decline any employer using this method. It's dehumanizing and insulting. Rhetorically, who would want to work for a company willing to behave this way?
well, JPMorgan, , Goldman Sachs, all do this and they are very very popular company among workers
J J - I really need to find a job ASAP and still declined HireVue because it is insulting. I am not auditioning for a commercial, and won't be the clown of a any company.
I understand the need for this type of interviewing but I don't see any protection for the applicants privacy. There aren't any disclosures etc. Since there are no disclosures or protections in place how can qualified applicants feel comfortable with this process. There are too many risks here for the applicant, and the company what is there was a breach...will HireVue take that responsibility and be liable for losing all the applicants information to some foreign entity? Applicants are going through a lot of scamming schemes to get to real jobs, is this another scheme to access applicants private information. I don't recommend this at all, it is dangerous and a big accident waiting to happen.
pat ghi12 - I like your opinion about HireVue.
This world has become a robotic place. This is so sad to see that sometimes I feel like wanting to go back to the 80's when I was a child and people were real.
And because humans have bias such as this one you are showing it is better to created a highly structured interview process that measure competencies of a candidate. Humans don’t make the best decisions when it comes to who to hire. Because of bias and unconscious bias.
I'm the last guy. I'm working on it. 😒
Has anyone ever done one of these interviews? Do you get a chance to prepare beforehand before you record or does the question pop up and then you immediately have to answer with one chance and you can't do a second take? I feel it to be quite stressful if I don't know whats going to be said and then the camera starts rolling.
WYJAFAK2 just 1 shot my dude, some sites do let you perform a video training beforehand however the retakes are not infinite. So have your notes in eye view, just like Matt mentioned.
Matthew Williams hey thanks for replying. I’ve done two now and it’s not that bad. I had notes but didn’t look at them and it seemed natural to just start talking just cause it was in the moment. I guess I’m one of those who worries beforehand but during it’s not so bad.
Actually, this depends on the company and system. I had a friend spend 4 hours and do about 30 takes on hers. I only had one shot, but you have 30 secs before you have to start answering each question.
I did for Citibank and it was terrible, specially when you see you have a timer on the screen.
The future...this will be my second video interview. I think I do prefer it.
Can the recruiter see the candidate during the 30 seconds prep time?
This is great, absolutely love it!
THANKS FOR YOUR EXPLANING. i'M STILL WONDERING ABOUT WHEN I MADE MISTAKE DURING THE RECORDING. CAN i REPEAT RECODING THAT QUESTION AGAIN BY USING HIREVUE APP? THANKS!
Who guarantees you will choose my resume after I record my video .Of course nobody.I said to recruiter to delete my resume.
Love this video!
cool video, thank you
Is mobile phone not good for vedio interview?
You can download Spark Hire app on your phone if you don't have any alternatives.
Employers are ok with that too :)
Ive got one and I hope it goes well!
Fogofpeace good luck !
So if your not an office worker but a heavy skilled trade worker how does this apply to us? I applied for a large oil mining company and they use this method. First I ever encounter it. And I work for a big company that does not hire this way. To me it seems like an easy way to scan office or person to person workers, but tell me how it can determine that I am a skilled ticketed tradesmen that really needs to understand how to work safely and efficiently in a dangerous enviroment? System seems like it is only good for some positions. I moved on to the next oil company that does hire traditionally with a phone call and in person interview
hi, i did a hireview interview and whilst i was listening to the question, i stood up to fix my pjs so i was wondering does it record your interview responses only or does it record the entire thing i.e even when you watch videos
I was wondering what kind of recording equipment I should use? If I am recording myself with a stand-alone microphone, is it Okay that the microphone is visible? Or should I use a lavalier microphone so it is less invisible in the recorded video?
I have to do this, but my mac laptop camera isn't that great so the vide quality isn't going to be that great and theres nothing really I can do about that unless I want to spend a tone of money on a fancy camera, which I wont be doing. oh well.
😂 I work real hard and I'm smart too! 🎵🎶
Thanks
Are all videos sent? also the bloopers (the ones I re-recorded because I did bad)?
If they're serious about needing employees wouldn't they want to meet that said person face to face??
short but useful.
Lol funny and good information thanks
What if your computer camera isn’t all tht good can we use our phone?
Yes that is allowed. You have the apps for iOS and Android
lovely video! the guy is cute~
Are you from Hire Vue? Isnt it best not to check your notes when you interview?
What if I’m ugly
Still waiting for an email, lets get this done already! Get motivated =]
I hate recruiters and prerecord interviews.DOnt use this app they will keep your data ,Imagine your fail
What camera is this?
nice jk
awful development in an already dire job search process for employees.
:D :D :D
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
We just made a blog post on this subject! Feel free to check it out here > www.guavabean.com/blog/how-to-nail-your-interview
cute boy
7de laan
Now HR can be lazier than ever!! Eat your fucking lunch guys and shop instead of talking to people face to face while you screen ppl out even faster !
If a company rejects me because I'm not good at talking to myself in front of the camera, I dont give a fuck about that job anymore. You cannot judge someone's skills based on this shitty geeks bullshit. No wonder companies like Google or Microsoft don't use this crap.
Matt, you should be ashamed of yourself promoting this bias piece of junk.
Fake news
Horrible video