The Innovation That Could Make Most Job Interviews Obsolete

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Description:  Today I met with three representatives from a seven-year-old company called HireVue that is changing the way a lot of people get hired. Founded by a guy named Mark Newman when he was just 20 years old and fresh out of Westminster college in Salt Lake City, HireVue provides one-way video interviews where candidates respond to pre-set questions without a live person on the other side. Job seekers record the interviews at a time of their choosing and hiring managers watch the interviews when they are ready. In other words, instead of showing up someplace for a job interview, you create the interview yourself on video and send it in.

Source: Forbes.com

Date: Aug 28, 2012

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/08/28/the-innovation-that-could-make-most-job-interviews-obsolete/

Questions for Discussions:

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system?
  • Can the disadvantages be supported in some other way?
  • How would you improve the design of this system?

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