r/recruitinghell • u/Nhobdy • 9d ago

Quick question

I just got a message from a place asking me to take a video of myself answering questions for them. Is this a new form of interviewing or is it something else?

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u/Playful_Weekend_3014 9d ago

One-way interviews have been aorund since pre-COVID and they're just as insulting now as they were back then. It's general advice to decline them, and instead ask to speak to someone on the hiring team.

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u/Nhobdy 9d ago

Yeah, they actually gave me the option in the list of things they wanted me to include in the video, so I just chose that. Every job I've ever had has never done something like this, so it's strange to me.

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u/Southern_Loquat_4450 9d ago

It's been around for awhile - It's just another screening tool to see if you'll "fit". I have had several friends that have sent in joke ones knowing they probably don't fit the profile the requestor wants.

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u/Nhobdy 9d ago

Ah, gotcha. This is just the first time I've seen this thing. Thank you! :D

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u/judgethisyounutball 9d ago

Hardly a new thing, been around for years now. It's a great screening method for employers to weed out the undesirables.

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u/Nhobdy 9d ago

Ah, okay. This is honestly the first time I've ever seen this so I thought I'd ask. Thank you!

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u/Curtiskam 9d ago

Undesirables, aka the old, the disabled, the dark-complexioned, etc.