5 Reasons Why IT recruiters should stop taking Face to Face Interviews:
The IT sector in India continues to grow and with it the demand for IT professionals, about 50% of jobs in the market in the 0–5 years category are for coders, IT professionals. Hence those many interviews are being conducted. The current market ratios for candidate selection are 1:10. This number shows the number of productive hours wasted in the process. There are better ways to screen and find the best fit, here are 5 reasons Why IT recruiters should stop taking Face to Face Interviews:
- Inconvenience to both Recruiter and Candidate
Face to Face interviews call for Travel and Time, many digital means allow Virtual interviews these days
2) Start with Employ-ability Assessment Test
MCQ based online assessments ensure candidates are aware of the basics
3) Try Coding Tests
When coding is the skill you are looking for how do you expect to find it via a verbal/ Physical interview process. Challenge the age old traditions. Use new Coding platforms like KareerMatrix etc to send a controlled environment invite
4) Finalize with a Video Interview
New platforms having collaborative Video Interview Solutions allow people to code and talk at the same time on the same screen. Remote Video interview are run in real time over the internet. These are web based Linux powered tools hence there is no need to install any Plugins.
5) Avoids biased and subjective decisions
When decisions are based to assessment results there is less scope for personal bias and wrong decisions.
