HIRING REMOTELY

YOUR GUIDE TO CONDUCTING

VIDEO INTERVIEWS
If you need to hire whilst remote working, there are several ways to
ensure a successful video interview and find the right candidate.

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Choose your platform: When conducting a video Question preparation: No different to a normal
interview, there are a number of options available, interview, have a set of questions pre-prepared.
including Skype, BlueJeans, FaceTime and WhatsApp These can be the same as you would ask in a
video calls. Some of these also allow for conference face-to-face interview and will likely be a mix of
interviews, so if required multiple interviewers can technical and behavioural. Have these questions
speak to a single candidate. However, be mindful that next to you and ensure you can see them whilst
not all candidates will have access to all these tools – so conducting your interview.
talk to your consultant about the best platform to use.

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Notice their presentation: Pay attention to how

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Remember the basics: Before the interview, conduct they communicate: do they speak in a professional
a test run to check your technology and software. manner or are they more informal? Look at their
Check your appliances are adequately charged, that body language and how engaged they are. Consider
you will be undisturbed throughout the interview and what they are wearing and the environment they have
be aware of what may be seen behind you on video chosen to be interviewed in.
calls. We suggest you sit or are standing up in one

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Take notes: Take notes of their responses or use an
location and do not move around.
interview scorecard to assess how well they respond.

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Reflect your organisation’s culture: During the
interview, dress to reflect your typical workplace

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Review the interview: After the interview, review
culture: for example, if an employee can expect
any notes you jotted down and discuss these with
to be working in a corporate office environment
your wider team.
consider wearing more formal attire.

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Follow up with your interviewees: Provide useful

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Give an indication of interview length: This should
feedback to all of your candidates and discuss the
be discussed beforehand, but it is also good to
next steps with them.
mention how long an interview will take at the start of
the call; The candidate can then ensure their devices
are adequately charged and that they do not need to
change location.

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