With the pandemic disrupting the global economy and preventing any kind of commute, telecommuting became the only solution for businesses to ensure they keep operations ongoing. Even training programs were delivered remotely with help of flexible tools like Looop.
While many employees struggled to work effectively from home, many lost their jobs as companies could not afford to keep them on board. When things started to look better for businesses, virtual hiring and onboarding became the norm to introduce new employees to the company.
Although this materialized because of the unprecedented situation we are in, a lot of businesses realized how efficient the virtual hiring process is. This brings to light the need for hiring processes too to remain virtual even after the pandemic and its subsequent waves have subsided.
Here’s why:
- It is cost-effective:
One of the top reasons why businesses should consider hiring employees virtually is the massive saving of money. There is no need to visit any college and conduct a career fair which saves the business on travel and organization.
Candidates can interview from the comfort of their homes with a laptop or computer. Interviewers can schedule interviews with multiple candidates in a day through free video conferencing tools like Zoom and Google Meet.
- It saves time for both parties:
When a candidate has to travel for a job interview, they have to take into account a lot of factors like weather conditions, traffic, finding the right location, parking, etc. This leads to a lot of time apart from the actual interview process.
When they are interviewed virtually, all they need to do is to get ready and sit in front of the screen. Virtual hiring is convenient even for the company as they don’t have to travel to the office to meet the candidates. They can quickly be interviewed from the comfort of the interviewer’s home.
- It leads to better screening:
A major reason for businesses to stick to the virtual hiring process in the future is the hassle-free screening process. An interviewer has to meet multiple candidates in a day and sometimes none of them turn out to be right for the role.
By screening them first virtually, companies can save the effort of meeting them in person and only invite the high-potential options for an in-person interview. This helps in narrowing down the options without having to personally meet each candidate. Employees also don’t need to travel anywhere unless they have been chosen for the final interview.
- Easy to schedule:
Hosting a career fair means arranging for a venue for finding space in the office premises to host a large number of candidates. You need to have enough space for conducting multiple rounds of interviews and arrange for refreshments too.
On the contrary, virtual hiring requires none of these. A virtual interview can be easily scheduled by sending a link to the candidate and all the interviewers. Everyone can comfortably join from any part of the world without having to worry about everyone’s availability in the same room.
- Increases options:
It is unfair to ask an employee to travel to another city for a job interview when you don’t even know if they are fit for the job. By removing this aspect, you can interview candidates from anywhere across the world.
This increases your options and the chances of finding the right candidate for the role. After the virtual interview, the candidate you choose will feel comfortable investing their money in traveling or relocating to the city of work.
Conclusion:
All these points perfectly summarize how the remote interview process is the future of employee hiring and onboarding.
