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I'm quasi-looking for a job (not really interested in returning to corporate America and have largely gone independent with a range of projects that give me the freedom and flexibility I desire). However, I've been tapped by a company, and they want me to undergo a one-way video interview (using a third-party vendor like HireVue or SparkHire).
I think this technology, despite all its praises for transparency and "leveling the playing field" is rife with opportunity for discrimination. Race, age, disability, sexual orientation (for those with high gaydar, lol) and more could be discerned through the process, enabling and empowering the hiring managers to dismiss candidates immediately, literally upon first blush, without listening to their responses to the questions.
Moreover, there is no sense of what happens with the video footage or your answers after these interviews.
I think I'm gonna pass because the whole idea is lazy, impersonal and slightly weird to me (and I'm not old!).
Thoughts? Have you ever done one of these? Did you feel like it was fair?
The interview medium is not discriminatory in your example, the hiring managers are discriminatory. These people in your example would discriminate against protected classes regardless of the interview process.
I would pass, too. I can just imagine them getting the office together in the conference room to watch videos of candidates who completely blew the interview, or people whose tops were cut too low.
I am in a similar position as you, reluctant to get another day job. The crazy interviews are a huge turn off.
I'm quasi-looking for a job (not really interested in returning to corporate America and have largely gone independent with a range of projects that give me the freedom and flexibility I desire). However, I've been tapped by a company, and they want me to undergo a one-way video interview (using a third-party vendor like HireVue or SparkHire).
I think this technology, despite all its praises for transparency and "leveling the playing field" is rife with opportunity for discrimination. Race, age, disability, sexual orientation (for those with high gaydar, lol) and more could be discerned through the process, enabling and empowering the hiring managers to dismiss candidates immediately, literally upon first blush, without listening to their responses to the questions.
Moreover, there is no sense of what happens with the video footage or your answers after these interviews.
I think I'm gonna pass because the whole idea is lazy, impersonal and slightly weird to me (and I'm not old!).
Thoughts? Have you ever done one of these? Did you feel like it was fair?
That would happen regardless - at some point, you would likely meet your hiring manger before being offered the job. If he/she is prone to discriminate, it will happen sooner or later. The reality is that hiring is a subjective process.
In the end, it's all for the best. Sure, the best case is for the hiring manager (or everyone) to not be biased. But there aren't too many people out there that have zero bias. And those that do are typically still wearing diapers.
I'm not defending discrimination, but if you are looking for a job and the person hiring is some type of bigot, isn't it better to learn that at the first interview instead of going through the whole process, until you meet face to face and then get turned down after all your time has been wasted?
You are going to be face to face at some point in the process.
The issue I see with video interview is that some people don't perform well for the camera and do better in person. Which, of course, means that if video interview is going to become commonplace, then applicants need to practice working in front of the camera.
Yeah I had two of these. I passed the first time and tried the second one but it was so weird. I think its the dumbest thing in the world, like, are companies really that lazy now? Just do a phone screen or something.
An interview is a two way street. The applicant needs to learn whether or not they want to work for the company. A video interview doesn't provide any value to the applicant.
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