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Have you been using in-Ziggeo, Ziggeo’s messaging system? You know, the one that allows you to send notes to candidates without revealing your email address. Well, if you have, you’re in for a treat. We’re pleased to announce we have just improved Ziggeo’s messaging system. You can now respond to a message by simply hitting […]
Read More »We at Ziggeo have recently found no correlation between the length of a pre-recorded interview and its rating among interviewers. The longer interviews received just as many stars as the shorter ones. Apparently, it’s the interview quality, and not the length, that matters. We have also found that whether an interviewer sets the interview length […]
Read More »Ziggeo is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new video player which should improve your experience of playing recorded videos, particularly on mobile devices. Ziggeo’s new system lets the size of videos be calibrated so they look great on all mobile devices. You can now easily view videos on: Desktop Computers (via Firefox, […]
Read More »With back-to-school upon us, I’m pleased to announce the brand new Series of Insights, organized by Ziggeo, that presents surprising and new insights in the way people live, work and interact. The inaugural event in this series is: “How to Recruit for Start-Ups” featuring speaker, Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures. Here’s a description: How […]
Read More »In case you haven’t checked our Tumblr blog in a while for some fun interview-related cartoons, it’s a great way to cap off a Friday afternoon. — Ziggeo lets you quickly and easily pre-screen candidates by watching their videos. Candidates simply record short videos of themselves for your own private viewing.
Read More »Recorded video interviews save you money in obvious ways – the costs of airplane travel, hotel, taxi and meals, for example – but they save on important hidden costs as well. We all know that time is money, so consider how much time your organization can save with recorded interviews. No longer need you and […]
Read More »It’s far more environmentally friendly than traditional in-person interviews because it results in lower carbon emissions. Candidates no longer need to fly (or sit in traffic) going to and from interviews, spewing carbon along the way. Neither do they have to waste paper by generating business cards or printing out and photocopying resumes. The interviewers […]
Read More »If Malcolm Gladwell, the author of the famous book “Blink,” is correct, first impressions (or impressions formed in the blink of an eye) are extremely powerful — and often determine the final outcome. Assuming he’s right, what can interviewers learn from this? First, recognize that candidates who don’t bother to create the best possible first […]
Read More »“Loser” is such an unkind term in the employment context. More polite is “unsuitable for the job,” “not a good fit,” “not right for us,” etc. But let’s face it: no one wants to hire “losers”, much less work with them. So how do you spot a “loser” in the interview process? Here are a […]
Read More »One way to identify the strongest candidates (and weed out the others) is by listening carefully to their choice of words. Articulate candidates will, first of all, answer the questions you posed directly and succinctly, without wasting your time by going on unnecessary tangents. Certain phrases suggest that the candidate is pro-active and motivated (e.g. […]
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