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How to Keep a Great Candidate Experience While Mass Hiring (4 Reminders)
With high volume hiring or mass hiring, itās a numbers game. However, youāre still dealing with real people who deserve respect regardless of the hiring decision. But that doesnāt mean itās easy to make a great candidate experience.
How Remote Talent LATAM Increased Revenue 300% Without Increasing Headcount
Remote Talent LATAM has grown steadily since its founding in 2017, but experienced a surge from 2020-2022. The company had significant inbound interest from candidates and companies alike, but it needed a better interview tool to scale sustainably. Leveraging Willo, Remote Talent LATAM was able to increase revenue 300% without needing additional headcount.
Willo Awarded G2 Momentum Award for Summer 2022 (and Four Other Awards)
We won the Momentum Award for Summer 2022 plus four other awards from G2, one of the most trusted websites on earth for software reviews.Ā
How Candidates and Recruiters Benefit from Asynchronous Video Interviewing
Recruiters are burning out at an increasing rate. Itās easy to blame the great resignation and the shift to remote work (then hybrid work) and call it a day. But thatās too easy. The real problem isnāt the challenges we faceāthose will always comeāitās the processes and systems we have to handle them. In short: we need to upgrade recruiting systems to match the reality we now live in. And an upgraded system includes video interviewing (powered by a purpose-built video interview tool) as part of your recruiting process.
Six Exit Interview Questions That Are Actually Useful
When someone quits, itās unlikely they will be fully honest about why in an exit interview. Either they are livid but trying to save face or they genuinely care but donāt want to ruffle feathers. In other instances still they are moving on happily and want to keep the relationship positive. Regardless, you wonāt get the closure or honest feedback you might be looking for. Instead, use exit interviews as an opportunity to deliver a great last impression and get data you can use to build a business case down the line.
How to Hire a Lot of Junior Sales Reps Using Asynchronous Interviews
The best business development reps (BDRs) and sales development reps (SDRs) are personable, tenacious, and hungry for success. Usually, the best way to hire them is to engage with them one-on-one to truly assess their capabilities. While this is still critical at later stages of the interview process, itās too time consuming for high-volume hiring in the early stages. The process becomes a hassle between interview scheduling, test calls, and more. If youāre in growth mode, asynchronous interviews are a key tool in your recruiting box. Hereās how they work and how they empower high volume BDR hiring for all stages of companies.
What To Do When Live Video Interviews Donāt Work Anymore
You were so excited to run a remote hiring process.Ā ā Then you realized your day would be the same, just on Zoom instead of on the phone.Ā ā Suddenly, remote video interviewing felt more constricting than a phone call from an office because you had to stare at a screen all day. And itās started to burn you out, which makes sense when you google aroundāSHRM reported that recruiters are burning out at a fast pace, often due to the pressures of doing more with technology.ā When live video interviews just arenāt working for your company anymore, whether due to admin burnout or simply managing too much volume, you need to keep the machine going in a different way.Ā ā Hereās what causes live interviews to stop providing valueāand what to do about it.
Hiring āRound the World: Willo Helped Companies Hire in 195 Countries
As a founder, there are a few company milestones that bring incredible joy. Fundraising is often one of them (Willo raised a Seed round in 2021 that Iām proud of). Helping our customers streamline video interviewing is another (the average user saves 6+ hours per week of admin with Willo). But the real win for me is seeing candidates succeed. And itās only just the beginning.