Recruitment processes have undergone a major transformation in recent years. With the acceleration of technology, HR departments are now adopting new approaches to finding the best candidates in their candidate and talent pools. One of the best new approaches is to use the Assess First methodology.  Here is what you need to know. 

Accurate and Fast Recruitment with Assess First

Assess First is a NextGen approach to recruiting process improvement, assessing all candidates rather than crudely and inaccurately screening them based on their resumes. This approach allows all candidates to be evaluated at the start through a set of standardized assessments to determine whether they are suited for the role. Giving candidates the same question and the same treatment during selection brings fairness and reduces bias. The best candidates also get positive perceptions of the company due to this fair selection environment.

According to research by  Ryan and Polyhart, a fair and transparent selection procedure greatly and positively impacts their decision to join the company. A fair selection process will give a better view from candidates’ perspectives. A fair and equitable selection process is crucial in creating a positive perception among candidates and ensuring that their experience during the recruitment process is favorable, which can impact their decision to join the company.

“Utilizing video-on-demand interviews is an engaging and versatile approach method to obtaining an effective assessment of a potential candidate.” – Langer and Krause

Other than creating fairness during the selection process, Assess First approach also helps to greatly reduce time-to-hire, helping recruiters quickly understand a candidate’s strengths and weaknesses as all the required data is gathered during the first stage. This results in faster decision-making and increased efficiency of the overall recruitment process.

Automated Structured Interviews are a Key Component of Assess First

Asynchronous (on-demand) video interviews allow the delivery of structured interviews to be automated, giving all candidates the flexibility to complete their interviews anytime, anywhere, without the need to schedule. This leads to a fast and scalable process. 

It also provides a deeper comprehensive evaluation of a candidate when compared to a traditional face-to-face interview (Langer and Krause) and also help discover candidates who are not a good fit early on, saving hiring managers, recruiters, and candidates much time.  

Reviewing asynchronous video on the Astronaut platform.

Astronaut helps you go through the process of elimination fast giving you a confident shortlist. This process eliminates the back-and-forth volley of gathering candidate information, reducing time spent and increasing efficiency in the recruitment process, saving so much time and resources that would otherwise be spent on other, more strategic, activities.

The Cost Advantages of Assess First

Assess First also reduces costs. For example, in mass recruitment, the cost of the venue, staff, security, transport, and manual paperwork is eliminated. This allows recruiters to assess many more candidates, build a talent pool, and hire with less budget. Assess First is an effective way to streamline the recruitment process and make better hires. Everyone wins! 
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