The Pros And Cons Of The Camcorder/Skype Interview

In these agencies visits the skill that was mainly used and develop was interviewing. Interviewing is defines as a formal meeting between one or more individuals where questions are being asked and answers are being given. The type of interview that was conducted was face to face consultation. This is one of the best types of interview because it gives you an opportunity to observe the surroundings and body language of the interviewee.

Video conferencing allows for companies to hold recruitment interviews with candidates from across the country or around the world.

Human Resource professionals can send out mass emails to current staff regarding changes in policies, insurance plans, and internal job opportunities. Without technology in general, communication in the business world would still be pretty much manual. Human Resource professionals can also send emails to those who are not employed with the company, or current applicants. The emails can contain information regarding documents needed in order to further the hiring process or information regarding setting up an interview. Speaking of interview, Human Resource professionals or upper level managers can hold interviews via a webcam. This gives the hiring company an advantage because, simply clicking a button, numerous candidates can submit their recorded video responses and the recruiting staff can easily access the responses. This reduces the time HR or recruiters need to invest in conducting the interview (Morgan, 2016). Video interviews are also beneficial to applicants who are working and cannot take time off to attend a physical interview. The applicant can record the video at any time (usually 24 to 48 hours from the time the email was sent).

In the article, “College Takes to the Net,” is an informative article about the new ways college interviews are being conducted. In the article, it says, “ some colleges are conducting interviews with students over the internet rather than in person.” Colleges see this as an opportunity to save college students money and time for travel expenses. They use the webcams to conduct interviews because it is quick and affordable. Also they say that it is most efficient. In the article, Cullinan says, “it is hard to part with money for a half-hour interview.” She understands the financial issues of this situation. Cullinan got to avoid the time and money because she did her interview over a webcam. "We decided this would be a wonderful alternative

interview time of 1 hour. Most interviews were held over the phone or on Skype. These

Interview: the advantage of face to face interviews is that the researcher can adapt the questions as necessary, clarify doubt and ensure that the responses are properly understood, by repeating or rephrasing the questions. The researcher can also pick up non-verbal clues from the respondent through the body language.

Sometimes there will be a second or third interview and some interviews will be conducted by telephone

Pre screening can be the best way to determine if a candidate qualifies for a face to face interview

Interviews are “a selection procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of applicants’ oral responses to oral inquires” (HR Guide to the Internet, 2001). Once the candidate is selected to interview, the hiring manager should determine the interview format, (unstructured, structured, situational, behavior description, or comprehensive), based on job requirements. Both LL and CCC should match interview methods with job specific requirements and have a prepared outline for each job description.

Interviews provide a way for businesses to collect detailed qualitative information from a small selection of people by face to face discussions

Deciding whom to interview for Project 1 was difficult for me, because the topic is vague in its interpretation. It was with some thought I settled on three possible candidates for an interview, each with a different perspective of media and technology.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a term that describes health and wellness therapies that have not been part of conventional medicine. Complementary treatments is with conventional medicine, and alternative treatments is used in place of conventional medicine. It can include treatments and therapies such as massage, natural products, meditation, yoga, vitamin supplements, herbs, chiropractic, acupuncture, and lots more. But problems arise when CAM is questioned if it scientifically helps patients overcome a disease. Is there really health benefits? Are some of the products natural? Do they come with risks? These are questions that can be asked when looking into CAM.

I’m going to discuss technology and the role it plays amongst recruiting and selection procedures. Technology has changed the process of HR recruitment and selection of applicants significantly and will continue to do so. Chapter 7 and 8 does not cover technology; however, I would argue that technology is a game changer when it comes to recruitment and selection. The reason I’m discussing technology is because I’m assisting with recruitment and the biggest challenge is our ability to expand our recruitment pool, since our technology resources are currently limited. Large organizations

If you conducted your interview via email or Skype, were you able to get the information you needed in one exchange, or were additional messages exchanged for clarification, etc? Share how the online format worked for you – would you have preferred to meet face to face? Why or why not?

Video calls through the internet such as skype allows for instant communication between multiple people at the same time allowing for a bigger group discussion and at the same time keeping the team on the same page. This saves time and money due to removing the need to repeat instructions or