The cost of covering applicants’ travel expenses for an interview can add up very quickly for both employers and candidates. Employers have become reluctant to accept résumés from candidates who are not from the area, and candidates are keeping their searches local, as well. Thanks to Come Recommended Visual Connect (courtesy of TokBox), the cost of interviewing potential candidates-or conducting informational interviews-is greatly reduced.
As always, both the candidate and employer must have three recommendations in order to use this feature. Additionally, one user must be an employer and the other user must be a candidate for the webcam interview to work.
On the right side of a candidate’s profile, an employer can select a time to schedule the video chat. Both employer and candidate will receive an e-mail with a secure link to their video chat. The link will be active immediately, regardless of when the meeting is scheduled. The link in the e-mail will also connect the members’ webcams and microphones and give instructions to begin the video chat.
We envision Come Recommended Visual Connect to most often be initiated by employers. However, we also encourage candidates to request informational interviews via this new tool.
While this feature is still in beta testing, video interviewing will be free to use. If a member runs into an issue with the feature, they are encouraged to submit a detailed description of the problem to support@comerecommended.com.