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\nThere\u2019s no reason not to be embracing all the potential that social media tools like Skype, LinkedIn and Twitter offer those in recruitment and they are immensely useful not just for generating interest in a recruitment process, but actually delivering it too. True to form, we\u2019re seeing more and more social media being slipped into the interview process as well and now almost all Top 100 recruiters are incorporating some kind of remote interview – whether it\u2019s Skype, Facetime, Twitter or even just a good old phone call – as a part of their recruitment process.<\/p>\n

There are obvious cost saving benefits to conducting an interview remotely; it cuts down on travel costs and their environmental impacts and it also eases the pressure on booking out client rooms, but can it really stand in place of a good old-fashioned face-to-face interview? Here are five things you probably didn\u2019t think about when conducting your last remote interview…<\/p>\n

It\u2019s less intimidating online…<\/h2>\n

We all know and probably have an online persona that isn\u2019t quite like us and, in most cases, it\u2019s a slightly improved version of ourselves! However, some of us react the opposite way and video calls and even typed online interviews are very often more intimidating than meeting face to face.<\/p>\n

So much of our communication methods are non-verbal and the difference between an answer (or a question) being taken as a joke or being taken seriously can be just a wry smile. If your connection is lagging you can expect that to be totally lost and this plays in the subconscious of many interviewees.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all off-the-cuff…<\/h2>\n

The one great drawback of the Skype interview is that it\u2019s completely possible to be looking up information while you\u2019re being asked a question. Sure, you can hear the keystrokes, but a bright interviewee will have several windows of good notes open and will be more than prepared to flick between them as you\u2019re questioning them.<\/p>\n

Equally, unlike a face-to-face interview where you can see if your interviewee is taking notes or paying attention, it\u2019s a little harder online. Make sure your interviewee is listening and answers the questions you asks, not just issues a prepared speech.<\/p>\n

Everyone uses Skype these days…<\/h2>\n

Most of your interviewees will use Skype and perhaps it\u2019s even an indicator of their good IT skills, but don\u2019t expect your interviewees to be forthcoming in arranging a way to get in touch. If you want to hold a remote interview, you need to prepare the software and make sure your interviewee is happy with the connection.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a bad connection can really spoil what someone is trying to say. Even if it\u2019s clear for you, an echo at their end can really be off-putting. Don\u2019t let this spoil a good candidate\u2019s day, just pick up the phone instead.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll have done this before…<\/h2>\n

Though we hear a lot in the press about how many interviews graduates are having to go to before getting a job, it\u2019s not true that everyone will be extremely experienced in online interviews. You shouldn\u2019t let this fact get in the way of what could otherwise be a very productive interview.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all been on that call when someone has mistakenly walked into the room or the cat jumps on the camera. This isn\u2019t always bad preparation, sometimes it\u2019s just bad luck so you can afford to forgive these errors.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll open up straight away<\/h2>\n

A remote interview is usually still used as a pre-cursor to a face-to-face interview and candidates know this. They might not know, however, that you won\u2019t be conducting the face-to-face interview and therefore they might be reluctant to give away all their good information at once for fear of having nothing left in person.<\/p>\n

The best way to counteract this is to have a section of web capital devoted to the interview process. Be clear about the protocol, let them know if you\u2019re looking for competencies or key values and just check they know the process before you bombard them with questions. Treat the remote interview as if it were final.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re sure to see remote interviews taking more precedence over the next few years and as they get more common our techniques should become more refined. Until then, forgive the technical errors, do your best with bad connections and slow typing and make sure your put your (probably very nervous) interviewee at ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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