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Will Virtual Job Interviews Become the Norm?

Virtual job interviews are being touted as a revolutionary way to save time and money in the global hiring process, but can talking to a candidate through a computer screen be a suitable replacement for a face-to-face interview?


When Managers Can't Please the New Worker

Every manager, at some point in his career, has experienced (or will experience) the new worker who was hired with high expectations, but who has failed miserably.  Even worse, there"s not pleasing the new kid on the block.  One manager of a Florida shoe store recalls the time she hired a woman in her early twenties because in her interview, it was clear she had a genuine interest in quality footwear.  The manager believed she"d be a good fit with the other employees. Before the young woman finished her first (and last) day, she had complained about the stupidity of having the store"s front facing the west where the sun sets, the inventory methods used to keep the shoes straight in the stockroom and even became frustrated when she learned she wouldn"t receive a one hour lunch break for a five and a half hour work shift.   The manager said it was like Jekyll and Hyde - the interview was flawless, her actual work ethic was a joke.  Unfortunately, that"s not as uncommon as many would like to believe, says career coach and Hound.com founder A. Harrison Barnes.


London Recruitment and the UK Online Recruitment Industry

Much like the rest of the world, London recruitment has seen a major shift away from print recruitment towards the faster, cheaper alternative of online recruitment. With near 95% of people looking for jobs in the UK having moved away from faxing or posting applications in favour of email and internet based applications, it is little wonder that London recruitment is looking towards these mediums to fill positions. Facilitating the recruitment process to make it as easy for applicants to apply is most certainly in everyoneò€™s best interests. Not only does it mean more applicants have the opportunity to apply at a much lower personal cost, but they are also able to find relevant positions much faster through criteria searches.

However, online recruitment offers a number of benefits for London recruitment as well. Advertising, for instance, is much cheaper online as opposed to the more expensive print alternatives. The fact that these advertisements are almost immediately available to potential candidates also makes this a favourable alternative as publication dates of print adverts means valuable time wasted in the process. Further time is saved through standardisation of the applications themselves as unsuitable candidates are easily sifted out quickly making narrowing down oneò€™s search much faster. A further benefit to London recruitment of these online recruitment applications is the sheer number of potential candidates they have access to. With the applicants finding it easier to apply, the amount of responses to any particular post is greatly increased, giving a broader base for companies to choose from.

With an increasing reliance on the internet and the growing need forÒ jobs and recruitment, it is not hard to see why employers in general are looking towardsÒ online recruitmentÒ to fill positions. Due to the many advantages of this form ofÒ e-recruitment, both potential candidates as well as the businesses hiring are benefitting through this cheap and efficient medium.






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