role on video interviewing
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Role on Video Interviewing
eBook
Research findings on how Video Interviewing is used for a wide range of roles
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Overview
“What roles can I use video interviewing for?” and “Can I use Sonru for Senior level and niche roles?” are questions we get asked regularly. As automated online video interviewing has become mainstream, the roles interviewed for have expanded, from entry-level right through to Director level.
Welcome to our Role on Video Interviewing eBook where we have brought together some impactful insights on:
•How the demographics of video interviewing are changing •How candidates are evolving •Going beyond entry-level/junior roles
These statistics have been gathered from user data of over 220,000 interviews, from over 30,000 randomly selected recruitment campaigns conducted between 2011 and 2016.
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6 x increase in
candidates over 55
Gender gap equalised
85% completion
rate for Senior roles
78% completion rate for Mid Level roles
85% completion
rate for Graduate
roles
15% of candidates are Internal
hires
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A small taster of what’s to come…
Both high-volume graduate recruitment and low volume senior roles achieved an 85% response rate using Sonru, highlighting that automated video interviewing is suitable for a wide range of roles.
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Contents
The Evolving Video Interview Candidate
Senior Roles
Mid Level Roles
Graduate & Campus Recruitment
Internal Roles
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Conclusion
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The Evolving Video Interview Candidate
Roles in Year 1 2011 - 2012
Roles in Year 5 2015 - 2016
As online automated video interviewing becomes mainstream, usage has grown across all sectors and for all levels and type of role
Our white paper. ‘200,000 Insights on the Candidate Experience of Video Interviewing’, has more insights on the Sonru candidate experience.
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The Evolving Video Interview Candidate
Gender of Respondents 2011 – 2016
Gender gap equalised
Year 1 2011 - 2012
Year 5 2015 - 2016
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Age of Respondents
“The video interview stage is an integral part of the comprehensive recruitment process at CERN, and this applies to all roles, from administrative assistant and firefighters, to engineers, technicians and up to Director level."
Anna Cook Deputy Group Leader – Talent Acquisition
CERN
6 x increase in over 55s
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Video Interviewing for Senior Roles
Multiple sectors 85% completion
A flavour of some of the Senior roles interviewed for using Sonru
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Age of Respondents Senior Roles
Key Benefits Senior Roles
“A great tool and experience, also for the candidate to prepare better for a in person or face to face interview."
Director of Facilities, Italy
“It was the first of its kind and very impressive." Division Director, Kenya
“Fantastic idea, well structured and easy to follow.”
Associate Director Marketing, UAE
10% had previously completed a video
interview
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Video Interviewing for Senior Roles: Client Feedback
Interviewing candidates in remote locations
Key Benefits
Reduced time to hire
Team Buy-In
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Senior Recruitment Snapshot: Concern Worldwide
Number of Vacancies % filled in under 9 weeks
Pre-Sonru 42%
Sonru 74%
“We have introduced Sonru for senior level vacancies as we have found that video screening aids our recruitment immensely, particularly in the global context, regardless of level of position. We do not see the seniority of role as a reason to reject standard processes, in fact, it makes all the more sense to use Sonru at high level as most junior staff are expected to complete one, and results in hiring managers being familiar with the process from both sides.“
Kim O’Kelly Recruitment Team Lead
Concern Worldwide
Concern’s recruitment challenges are more adverse than most - the remoteness of their candidate pool can be problematic. Concern maintain that Sonru has solved many of the problems associated with recruiting in some of the most remote regions in the world.
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Video Interviewing for Mid Level Roles
Multiple sectors 78% completion
A flavour of some of the executive level roles interviewed for using Sonru
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Age of Respondents Mid Level Roles
Key Benefits Mid Level Roles
Almost 10% had previously completed
a video interview
“Great idea, friendly user interface.” Supply Chain Manager, Australia
“Very innovative and an excellent way to see and hear potential candidates.”
Marketing Executive, UK
“Nice challenge. Refreshing! I need to do more of these.”
Stock Exchange Account Manager, South Africa
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Video Interviewing for Mid Level Roles: Client Feedback
Rolls Royce in the UK have been using Sonru to remotely recruit and hire candidates for new engineering centre in Bangalore.
5x higher offer rates
Key Benefits
30x faster with video interviewing
Validation and verification of candidates’ skills
“One of our divisions in Singapore had been using Sonru so we thought it might be the solution to our problem. Video interviewing has done everything we wanted it to do and more, we’ve never looked back.”
“We are definitely seeing a much better calibre of candidate coming through to the Assessment Centres that we would have without that step. Just being able to see them up front, looking for the nonverbal cues, their communication style and how they handle themselves tells us so much.”
Lindsey Gamble, Global Resourcing Manager– Engineering, Supply Chain & CHQ
Rolls-Royce Plc
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Executive Recruitment Snapshot: Rolls Royce
Selection Method Application Form Only
Application Form & Video Interview
Number invited to Assessment Centre
20 8
Hiring managers time to interview each candidate
90 minutes 10-15 minutes
% Offered Position 5-10% 30-50%
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Video Interviewing for Graduate & Campus Recruitment
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85% completionVaried sectors
Some clients using Sonru for graduate recruitment
Key Benefits Graduates
59% interviewed in their
native language
“Wonderful experience. Great way to show our interests and skills.”
Graduate, India
“The step by step guide was flawless and very easy to follow.”
Graduate, Australia
“Love moving forward in technology and was excited to take part in this.”
Graduate, France
25% had previously completed an
automated video interview
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Video Interviewing for Graduate & Campus Recruitment: Client Feedback
Nestlé Australia used Sonru as part of their ‘Next Gen Nestlé Program’, looking for future leaders in Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance and Technical & Production.
They consider Sonru to be a convenient and modern screening approach to their recruitment process.
More convenient interview reviewing
Key Benefits
Better quality responses
“We wanted to introduce a more modern approach to screening but also see, understand and interact with our candidates in a different way. We have had great feedback from candidates that Sonru is a great tool and feel that they can express themselves during the recruitment process in a way that they want.”
Kristina Travers HR Information, Advice and Recruitment Manager
Nestlé
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Graduate Recruitment Snapshot: Nestlé Australia
Assessors relate better to candidates
Want to know more on how some of the world’s leading companies are using Sonru for Graduate Recruitment? Download our 2-page guide, here.
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Video Interviewing for Internal Roles
Up to 15% of all candidates are Internal hires
85% - 100% Completion
A flavour of some of the internal roles interviewed for using Sonru
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Age of Respondents Internal Roles
Key Benefits Internal Roles
15% had previously completed a video
interview
“SONRU – easy to use, innovative recruitment tool.” HR Role, Austria
“Amazing. The world has become a smaller place and we can connect to anyone at anytime.”
Finance Role, UAE
“Awesome.” IT Role, Czech Republic
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Video Interviewing for Internal Roles: Client Feedback
The ‘Aspire to’ programme aims to develop existing assistant store managers to become store managers of the future. Given that there are currently about 350 assistant managers across the business, EE had anticipated a high response rate as everyone was given the opportunity to apply.
“Video interviewing appealed to me as a really good solution as all applicants would be coming from the same level, same role and would have already been through our external recruitment process. It would have been really hard to distinguish as opposed to external applicants we knew nothing about.”
Claire Chal, Frontline Resourcing Senior
EE
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Internal Recruitment Snapshot: EE
Interview Methods Phone & Face-to-Face Sonru Video
Length of Interview 60 minutes 15 minutes
Length of Recruitment Cycle
8 weeks 4 weeksImproved conversion
rates
Key Benefits
Eliminated phone interviews
50% reduction in time to hire
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About Sonru
Sonru has a varied and global client list - read about their experiences here.
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ConclusionAs our research shows, automated online video interviewing is suitable for all roles, from entry through to senior level. As organisations have embraced video interviewing, the candidate demographic has changed. The response rates highlight the acceptance among candidates across a range of ages and roles.
Sonru is proud to be part of our clients’ recruitment processes and our video interviewing platform is continuously adapting to the needs of clients and candidates alike.
Happy Hiring!
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