We all know that the race to get top talent in construction has amped up in 2022. When you’re looking for that start candidate from hundreds of applications come in, how do you speed up the recruitment process, find the right candidate, and do so quickly before your competitors snatch them up.

Traditional recruitment strategies, that is paper resume reviews and in-person interviews, can honestly be a nightmare. Video interviews however, combines ease and speed and has fast become the very successful recruitment trend for 2022 at Construction Recruitment.

Here’s 4 reasons why it has been so successful in our experience:-

1. Improve the Quality of Hiring Decisions and is More Collaborative

There is no doubt that video interviews are often seen as a time-saving measure (we’ll get to that later), but the greatest benefit is their ability to improve the quality of hiring decisions.

By ensuring a consistent set of circumstances and questions, every candidate gets the same opportunity to shine, and for you, comparing them becomes easier. And because they are recorded interviews, you have the ability to go back and review the interviews, to verify your initial impressions or seek a second opinion. Video interviewing enables this, facilitating more collaborative, more robust interviews with lower risks of inconsistency or bias.

The result? Better decisions, every time.

2. It is faster

Using video interviews at the initial stage of the process simply allows you to review candidates quicker. It minimises the risk of top talent being poached while you are trying to organise interviews in person. It equally allows you to dismiss candidates that quickly reveal they are not suitable. Moving onto the next stage is expedited. 

And, of course, a video frees you from the tyranny of scheduling and its associated time and resource costs – for both you and the candidate. The candidate gets to hold their interview when they want (meaning fewer no-shows), and you can review it whenever and wherever suits you best. Small time savings, yes, but multiplied across a whole recruitment process, it makes a big difference.

3. You can easily see more candidates

Cost and logistics will always limit the number of candidates you can interview in person. However, selecting a small handful of candidates for interview from hundreds of resumes can feel like picking a scratchie at the newsagent – one plagued by a worry of leaving the perfect candidate on the pile somewhere.

Video interviews solve this dilemma, providing a way to engage with, and more effectively appraise, a larger number of candidates, wherever in the country they are.

4. It creates the right impression with candidates

We’ve seen the convenience of video interviews for employers. But in truth, candidates will appreciate that convenience even more. Just knowing, for example, that they don’t have to worry about when to attend an interview, taking time off, transport delays, etc. – they will thank you for that.

Also, a negative impression created early in a recruitment process can be hard to shift. Imagine, you could miss out on a star candidate simply because they were left waiting for a response. That’s why connecting with a candidate early on – even just by offering a video interview – could make all the difference. It shows the candidate they are involved in a professional process that is efficient, responsive and innovative. Sounds exactly like what you would want from your candidate!

You know what to look for when recruiting. The trick is finding it. Putting video at the heart of your recruitment strategies could be your secret weapon to securing top talent.

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