Using Video Interview Software To Improve Candidate Screening
The candidate screening process can include virtual interviews, allowing recruiters and hiring managers to conveniently meet with applicants. Pillar is an interview intelligence platform that utilizes AI assistance to schedule, assess, and reduce bias in video interviews. Here is how video interview software helps improve candidate screening:
Recorded Videos and Transcripts
Video interview software records candidate interviews and provides transcripts. Our transcription software can support a variety of languages. The recording and transcription features allow hiring teams to review interviews for details at any time during the hiring process. This frees teams from the need to take notes during interviews, allowing them to focus on the candidates and their answers.
Pillar's AI software will also summarize the interview and provide relevant video clips. This makes it simpler to quickly review the key points of different interviews when comparing candidates. Video recordings also allow hiring managers to watch interviews themselves as they determine if the interviewer expressed potential bias that influenced the interview. Recruiters and hiring managers can also easily share clips with each other when discussing applicants.
Interview Guidance
Some interview software provides interview guides and online support to interviewers during the screening process. With this software, hiring managers can build an interview guide for recruiters and other interviewers to follow. This allows all candidates to receive the same interview questions, creating a fairer baseline for candidate comparison. Building a guide with interview software may also help make sure the interview questions are about job-related skills. This allows for skills-based applicant comparisons.
During the video interview process, AI software can help guide interviewers by prompting them to follow the interview guide. Our AI tool also generates appropriate follow-up questions in real-time. Interviewers are able to score the candidate on various skills after the interview is complete. Scored skills often include time management, confidence, and conflict management.
The software also offers interviewers coaching feedback, identifying sections of possible bias and off-topic questions. Our Interview Insight Center displays information about how much the candidate spoke versus the interviewer, how much of the guide the interviewer completed, and scoring trends. This often helps interviewers and hiring managers see how bias may affect interviews. It may also improve the screening process by eliminating bias from future interviews.
Candidate Comparison
Developing skill-based questions and scoring for interviews allows hiring teams to compare candidates' ability to manage work-related tasks. This may help make the applicant screening process more effective when looking for applicants with skillsets compatible with a company's culture. Our candidate comparison tools enable teams to compare candidates side-by-side, displaying the scorecards for selected applicants. Hiring teams can also compare how candidates' interview responses, their interview highlights, and interviewer feedback.
Video Interview Software at Pillar
Scores and interview notes can be integrated with a company's current applicant tracking system. Pillar can also be integrated with a hiring team's calendar and video call platforms to synch interview invites. To learn more about our video interview software, complete our online form today to schedule a product demo.
