HireVue for Candidates Reviews

I liked the way that the online interview closely mirrored a real interview: you get one chance to answer a question and there are no do-overs. This makes the process clean and neat and keeps an interviewee from falling into an endless cycle of re-doing responses. It also gives the hiring committee a pretty accurate profile of what a candidate will do under pressure. I especially liked the (unlimited?)practice time—I only did 2 or 3 questions, but it was comforting to know there were more. I was able to quickly hone a process that worked for me—which includes taking note of the question do that I would make sure to answer it, and also to make quick notes so I would not freeze and forget once the camera “started rolling.” Great app. I’d highly recommend it as a hiring tool!

*Also, for the company (school district)that used this hiring tool for my interview: It shows that they are dedicated to equity and fairness by using the this app process. Oftentimes candidates feel that the decisions are made before interviews are held. This process builds trust and respect for the district. It shows integrity and thereby raises the standards for surrounding districts.

In my opinion, this is a terrible way to screen candidates for a job (I work in healthcare, and healthcare is nothing if not face-to-face interaction between caregiver and patient). HireVue strips away all the non-verbal human interactions between job candidate and employer, leaving the candidate to wonder what is on the other side of the camera (this is not a videoconferencing app, you are simply recording your interview to a camera).

In a face-to-face interview, the interviewer represents the company to which you are applying, and you can glean some idea of the corporate culture by your interactions. With HireVue, you are left to flounder about with no eye contact or non-verbal cues to gauge their interest during the interview process. Both employer and candidate could lose out on a good working relationship because an otherwise great candidate is someone who is not a natural in front of a camera.

Four stars for an app that works as advertised, but a misapplication of technology.

While I agree with the assessment that it would be nice to be able to pause the practice questions, the reality is that the actual video interview does not have that option. I appreciated the fact that the practice format was in direct correlation to the video interview itself. While the questions were not the same, they followed the same process - set time to read the question & a set time to answer the question. The entire experience was about as authentic as a live interview. There’s no option to unsay what you’ve said. And in reality you don’t generally have 30secs to answer a question when you’re sitting in front of a panel of interviewers. However, since you have to read the question, it gives time to read it and begin formulating a response. The last thing I will mention is that the practice questions come back around, so you’ll have the opportunity to start fresh on them, but you can’t unscramble eggs.

I thought this was an efficient way of conducting an interview. The learning video, preparation tips and practice interview session were very helpful in my preparation. Being able to practice as much as possible made me feel more ill at ease. The 30 second preparation time before each actual recording and viewing of your first recording really put you in the driver’s seat to know if your first time through was great or you needed one more chance. A video interview can put you on edge from what you’re used to but after you get going everything flows and before you know it, your done.

As a Human Resources leader, I signed a contract with this app in my last position in an effort to increase recruiter efficiency. Now that I’m in the job market, I’m finding that many employers are utilizing this technology. From a candidate’s perspective, recorded video interviews like this app are incredibly impersonal and awkward. The whole experience reflects poorly on the employer, as all of the burden, time investment and inconvenience falls on the applicant. In an effort to increase efficiency, the employer is effectively giving candidates a negative first impression.

Employers who continue to utilize this technology are ultimately doing themselves a disservice. In their effort to increase efficiency, they will ultimately lose out on the strongest candidates, as they will no longer be willing to participate in this cold, mechanical experience. For this reason, as time goes on I believe employers will discontinue the use of recorded interviews.

After being on the candidate side of this process I will strongly discourage any future employer from utilizing recorded video interviews such as this.

HireVue is designed to get be short and straight to the point. Nobody likes to go to a building, told to wait in a lobby area, then walked through halls or to a back office/conference room and be asked questions that have nothing to do with the job. The questions are directly about the job and your experience and how it can help the company.

There are people who get nervous during a face to face interview and that can mess up everything. With HireVue you are in a comfortable environment “professionally free” (yes that’s my new term) to be yourself. It gives the company a chance to see who you really are.

We are supposed to research the company we are working for anyway to see if the environment is something we are going to be able to work in ourselves. This is no different from going on Glassdoor or googling reviews for various companies. The person you go meet in person for a interview may represent the company well, but does not speak on the environment that will be around you.

Point blank period HireVue is the best interview process ever. It may not be what everybody likes because people do not like change, but this is genius.

I suppose we will all be interviewing in this format so we should get used to it. HireVue does the basics without any extras that don’t need to be there. That being said, things like this are impersonal and make the interview process more nerve-wracking than something in person- “practice” questions, countdown timers and the ability to review your answers are only there to irritate and frazzle.
Scheduled phone interviews and video calls where you speak and meet someone in or hired by the company don’t give you so much time to wonder if that job on the other end of this impersonal app is actually worth it. Anyone not recognizing this fact are on the other end watching their applicants squirm and whine as they sit and chuckle.

I’ve spent 2 hours texting back and forth with tech support and was unable to get HireVue to initialize on my personal iPhone 6s. The error screen insisted that HireVue had determined that I did not have sufficient access to grant it permission to use my phone’s camera and microphone. It suggested I contact my phone’s administrator. Checking under “settings” further showed that HireVue had access to my camera but had not requested (nor did I have the option to grant) access to my phone’s microphone. Tech support ran me through all the usual steps - restart the phone, reinstall HireVue , switch from WiFi to data, etc. but in the end they told me I need to try HireVue on another device. Is my 6s (with up to date iOS) really so old that it is no longer supported?

I thought this way of conducting a preliminary interview was an excellent way for me to introduce myself by answering questions that are important to my potential employer. I’m very adaptable to new technology and I found it easy to do, overall. Being given unlimited opportunities to record my responses until I was happy was a big plus for me. It gave me time to jot down some notes and practice recording before hitting the submit button. This guaranteed I was submitting my best responses to the questions asked and I appreciated that. HireVue is great for the purpose it was designed for.

Well HireVue makes it for you to do things on your own time and sometimes that’s what people just don’t have but also don’t want to miss the opportunity for a certain job. This pretty much takes care of that problem. I rate it a 4 just because, beware that you are timed and on camera so still be prepared to look your best and if you’re like me and just look awkward on camera all the time that can be a problem and especially under time sensitive questions. Good luck everyone.

this app is an extraordinary product. The benefits are countless for both the candidate and the organization, and application is applicable for any industry.

1) standardized interviews set by the organization: every candidate can receive the same question, phrased the same way, in the same order with the same response time creating a level playing field for the candidate to shine

2) live interviews can be conducted and shared sparing travel costs and schedule delays

3) speed up time to hire

4) utilize facial recognition software that helps analyze the responses received

Every company should want this to enhance the hire experience, cut cost and identify the best candidates quickly and efficiently.

As a seasoned Big 4 consultant I’ve provided Human Capital consulting to nearly every industry segment possible in the Fortune 500. This product will have the biggest ROI for your organization than any other technology launched in the last 15 years.

I had never done a video interview before, but the process was simple and seamless. It was nice that I could do it in my own time. This I believe will be the interview process of the future. It's just a little akward doing, kind of like staring at yourself in the mirror and knowing others are seeing the same thing. Like when you record yourself singing or talking and then listening and thinking that doesn't sound like me at all. I think I look more confident in real life, but maybe I really don't and can work on it.

This actually was my first time on this or any interviewing app. I thought it was pretty cool that I was able to do a practice run. Yet true~ I wasn’t able to improve my practice run. I just took notes though and made a mental note what *not to do while on camera.
I was nervous at first but actually thought over-all a good experience for a first time video interview. Thank you~ Hope I’m able to get this position if it’s to be, that is, for me! Looking forward to being called for an in person interview next! 🙂

I think HireVue was excellent. It’s allowed you to read the question, gave you plenty of time to think of a response, and then to give a solid answer. It even allowed you to re-record if you didn’t like your first answer which is way better than a interview at a job site because you can’t do that there. You have to think on your feet and your first mishap turns into confusion, and confidence issues because you made a simple mistake or are nervous. Therefore 5 stars!

HireVue has brought the future to this very time and age. It is a straight forward way of conducting interviews. Yes the anxiety of being in a real face to face interview is minimized a bit because you will be doing the interview in your own space. You are not intimidated by any faces or some other mannerisms by interview panelists. It is just you and your device, once you submit your interview you leave the rest for the recruiter to make a decision. I recommend this method, I think it saves time and resources as well.

As a person who remembers using rotary phones and who hasn’t had an interview in a decade, HireVue was surprisingly easy to use. I liked being able to re record myself until I felt comfortable. I would not have that opportunity in an in person setting. As I practice, I am getting more comfortable interviewing again and watching myself during the recording helps me see how I present myself. HireVue helps this old dinosaur from the pre-computer age.

I am a candidate interviewing for airline positions and have now used HireVue provided through the employer for two remote video interviews. HireVue is very user-friendly, non-threatening, offers many helpful suggestions for video interviewing and allows candidates to practice interviewing by responding to sample questions prior to the actual video interview. And candidates are even allowed to re-record video responses that didn’t come out well during the actual interview.

Quick to download and install. I love the way it lets you know how much data will be transferred for practice interviews and such. Time allotments were accurate also. Practice questions were great for warm up before interview and connectivity wasn't an issue even with only a couple bars on iPAD. This saved me having to buy a web cam and I think I might incorporate this app into my husband's interviewing process for his business! This was painless. Thanks this app!

I was very surprised this is a great app, you know you have those times when you experience something completely unique and recorded video interviews are definitely one of them there is still a little bit of being nervous when doing a video interview but I believe that’s normal to be a little nervous but you just have to stay focused and feel good about yourself and what you want to express based on the questions asked to you.

I met with the hiring manager of a large retail chain, he said I was what they were looking for and he would hire me right now but I had to be interviewed by this artificial intelligence app. I had good lighting, no background noise, I practiced, I got all dressed up as if it were a real human interviewing me and it came back "unqualified". The hiring manager called me and told me and said to take it again. I did it all over and got the same result. I have never been fired, held my jobs for years, received many merit raises and now I just wanted a part time job to supplement social security and this bot says I'm unqualified to put shoes on a shelf! I am not impressed with this mindless and inhuman technology.

I have done digital interviews in the past so this wasn’t my first run. But it was my first time using HireVue. I don’t like the fact that there wasn’t a way to record answers again or pause to give more time to think how you want your answers to be delivered. In my previous experience I was able to do that. I had an unlimited amount of times to re-record and to start over. If I didn’t like the way the answer was going I could easily delete and record again. I was even able to play and watch how I answered my questions to see how it was done and delete and start over if I needed to. HireVue didn’t offer any of those options except a practice run of questions that weren’t even questions that were asked in the interview. I gave it 4 stars because it still gave me access to do this on my device and record answers and submit my interview digitally. But such an overall disappointment because I don’t think it allows candidates to showcase who they really are.