九个月前, Covid has changed our home and work life drastically and imposed new challenges on all of us. 在Zuhlke, we have been blessed that our business kept thriving despite the recession, 这让我们能够进一步发展我们的团队. Our Manchester team in particular has seen unprecedented growth this year, 员工从8人增加到27人. Our 人才获取专员 discusses the challenges of remote hiring and shares tips and ticks:
视频采访已经成为新常态，你是视频采访的粉丝吗?
我确实是! 前锁定, I never considered video interviews as an equally effective tool to assess candidates and doubted their suitability to help build a relationship with candidates. But now that I’ve done both and learned to overcome the remote hiring challenges, 我很欣赏视频面试的优势. 例如, the irrelevance of a candidate’s current whereabouts has broken down quite a few barriers. Candidates also tend to be less stressed before a video interview as they can take it in their familiar environment, rather than needing to rush through the city to get to the right address in time.
在遥远的世界里，面试过程发生了怎样的变化?
我们手头的视频通话工具, 屏幕共享和虚拟白板, allowed us to easily replicate on-site interviews and technical assessments online. The only adaptions we had to make is in building a relationship with candidates and providing insights into our culture. How do you mimic these moments at the start or end of an interview when you walk to the meeting room and the candidate gets a glimpse of the office and the vibe? 因为这目前还没有发生, we reviewed the structure of our interviews to make sure we ask the right questions that trigger relevant conversations around our culture with a candidate. We prioritise giving them a good insight into the work environment in the video interview, 这样他们就知道澳门十大正规赌博娱乐平台我们会发生什么.
候选人在远程面试时应该考虑什么?
我会说在虚拟面试之前, 确保您试用了视频链接, 是否已下载所需的应用程式(e.g. Zoom, MS团队). Set the permissions right for audio, video and screen sharing options. 如果需要的话，招聘人员通常很乐意提供帮助. 在远程面试中, make sure that you are in a comfortable setting and minimise potential distractions around you so that you can concentrate. And just like with any interview: Do your research into the company, know the interviewers’ names and come prepared with questions to show that you are really interested in this opportunity.
Did Zühlke take any steps to make their video interviews more accessible?
除了满足个人需求, we investigated how we can support candidates in navigating remote processes to help them feel more comfortable before and during an interview. The output of these considerations was the implementation of an interview preparation resource for candidates, which informs them about our remote hiring process and how to best prepare for it – including some of the above stated considerations. This new resource has already made a big difference: Candidates feel better equipped to succeed in interviews and navigate uncertainties. 当然, our interviewers are equally aware of accessibility considerations such as speaking clearly to ensure a smoothly flowing conversation.
What tips would you give a candidate to be successful in their remote job search?
我想要脱颖而出, it has become key to not only tailor your application to the role you’re applying for, 而是在一个更遥远的世界所需的新技能. Showcase your experience with remote projects and distributed teams, 独立工作的能力, 你的跨平台沟通技巧, 以及你适应不同工作环境的灵活性. 我还发现，人们对人际关系有了全新的认识, and while networking has become more difficult in the absence of physical events, it’s worth going the extra mile and connecting with relevant people from the organisation you’re applying for. Attend virtual talks they may host and ask questions to start the conversation. Follow insightful sites or blogs which relate to you and engage with social media posts that highlight your interests.
你最有趣的远程面试时刻是什么?
I would say one of the downfalls of video interviews is sometimes when you lose internet connection and freeze in the most unfortunate situations – I once froze for quite a while in full motion with my mouth wide open… Luckily, 我们都在同一条船上，知道这些事情会发生!
拿俄米瑟斯特
人才获取专员
Naomi joined Zühlke Manchester early on in the lockdown and oversees the recruitment for our Manchester team.
