Video Interviewing for Educational Hiring - Spark Hire

Video Interviewing for Educational Hiring - Spark HireAs schools become more focused on incorporating technology into the classroom, its no surprise that many are beginning to rely on it when it comes to hiring too. These tools can save time and money while streamlining the hiring process, thus getting teachers into classrooms faster. Heres how video interviewing technology can make hiring easier for educational institutions It helps to standardize the processWhen youre interviewing dozens of candidates for one position, it can be hard to keep the process fair for all who applied. Youre asking a handful of candidates one set of questions and, probably without even realizing it, asking different questions of those you get to later on in the process. This can become problematic. One-way video interviewing prevents this from happening. You record a standard set of questions, which all candidates then answer on their own time. From there you can compare candidates fairly based on their r esponses, instead of trying to analyze the answers you got to drastically different questions.It saves timeWhen youre moving through the phone screening process, inevitably you end up wasting time chatting with people who simply arent a good fit for the position. You may realize this quickly, but totenstill have to go through the motions. With one-way video interviewing, as soon as youre aware that the candidate isnt qualified, you can move onto the next. This saves a significant amount of time and energy.It allows you to gauge how tech savvy your candidate isTechnology is becoming an increasingly important part of the classroom, so you want to hire educators who embrace new technological trends wholeheartedly. One way to find out if this is the case is by scheduling a video interview. If the candidate hasnt heard of video interviewing or cant figure out how to get the sound turned up on their computer, you may want to consider going with another choice.For teachers who are currentl y working or living in other parts of the country, one-way video interviewing is actually a major perk, as it allows them to record their answers when its convenient for them. They no longer have to take time off of work in order to interview for a different job. Enabling candidates this kind of flexibility also makes your school seem much more appealing.Check out how Tulpehocken Area School District uses video interviews to make better educational hires Case Study Tulpehocken Area School DistrictHow does your school district incorporate video interviewing technology into the hiring process? Share with us in the comments