How Open Listings Scales Their Recruitment With Spark Hire’s Video Interview Solution

Our team felt we weren’t truly getting to know the candidate well enough over the phone. Since the position we are hiring for is remote, it did not make sense to have the candidate travel or pay for the candidates’ travel. As a result, we decided video would be a really compelling and cost-effective option to get around the issue.

We had used Google Hangouts and Zoom.us with some regularity, but never had a structured tool that we used team-wide. It wasn’t until we tried Spark Hire that we introduced a consistent video standard.

Our criteria was simple. We wanted a tool that was:

1. Easy and intuitive for participants to use
2. Created a clear picture resolution
3. Had clear audio, and no microphone issues
4. Provided a secure connection with no frozen screens or delays in speech

We did extensive research and found that Spark Hire was the best priced for the feature set our team was looking for. Additionally, our account executive was extremely dedicated and helpful. He made onboarding a breeze and I felt I was able to use the platform to its full potential after one full day of use.

We used to conduct the interview by phone, but we NEVER got to see these people. Using Spark Hire, we get to see these people, and find we are picking people of higher quality. We can read their body language and understand a bit more about their personality compared to a phone screen.

We have learned people will drop off from application to video interview. These candidates are ones we have learned we didn’t want anyways. If a candidate won’t put in the effort for the video, they won’t do good on the job.

Now, we have 98% hire rate off video interviews.

Prior to Spark Hire, we only had an applicant tracking system in place, but for our purposes, we needed an additional layer of screening. As a result, we turned to Spark Hire and we have saved time and chosen higher quality candidates. The most important part is that Spark Hire’s solution scales with us as our company grows. We will be able to roll it out as a recruitment tool for the thousands of partner and showing agents we intend to recruit over the lifetime of our company.

Our team members simply tried Spark Hire and I allowed the product to speak for itself. We knew the quality of the standard video tools on the market and Spark Hire blew those competitors out of the water.

It was unanimous that there was incredible ROI on our time as a result of utilizing this tool.

The biggest impact has been that we have a legitimate way to weed out candidates who are not TRULY serious about the job.

It takes effort to take the extra step and get on video and and complete the interview. We see a percentage of candidates drop off at the video interviewing step. That is incredible because it allows us to screen more effectively and saves us time and money resulting for otherwise churned hires. This is CRITICAL for our business at scale.

Time efficient, cost effective, fun, and interactive