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Eye Contact

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then eye contact — or the lack of it — can make the difference between showing your true self or coming off like a fake during a pre-recorded video interview. The challenge in a video interview is that, unlike in an in-person setting, when an actual […]

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August Ziggeo-toons

Our previous Ziggeo interview cartoons were such a hit that we’ve decided to celebrate August by launching Ziggeo cartoons (Ziggeo-toons?) throughout the month.  Here’s the first (you can check out Ziggeo’s Tumblr for all the Ziggeo-toons).   —- Ziggeo lets employers and others easily screen candidates by watching their videos before agreeing to meet. Candidates […]

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Ziggeo July Newsletter: Handlebar Mustaches, Unicycles and Thanks

In case you missed the latest news in your inbox, here it is: Note from the Founders We wanted to thank you, our first adopters, for being the first to use Ziggeo.  We’ve been overwhelmed by your support and humbled by your kind words. The highlight for us may have been bestselling author Seth Godin’s blog […]

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Ziggeo Gives Insight on Large Number of People in Very Short Period of Time

We’ve heard from a number of folks who have found Ziggeo to be a really useful tool to quickly gain insight on a large number of applicants. Seth Godin, the world-renowned marketing expert, recently used Ziggeo in his search for summer interns.  He explained in a recent blog post: Ziggeo is the tool I used to […]

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Welcoming Ziggeo’s Co-Founder, our own Mathematical Genius

I realize I’ve been remiss in not having formally welcomed Oliver Friedmann, Ziggeo’s Co-Founder, to the US (until recently he was based in Munich, Germany).    Oliver is not only a talented and lovely person (anyone who meets him can attest to that); he also happens to be a mathematical genius (no exaggeration).  He recently […]

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Make Your Candidates Jump Through Hoops: It’s a Good Thing

It turns out that jumping through hoops is not necessarily a bad thing.  That is, if you’re an employer looking to narrow down your pool of candidates, setting up hoops can actually work for you. I recently spoke with a contractor who had hundreds of applicants from CraigsList when she put out an ad for […]

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Ziggeo Offers One Month Free Trial

I’m pleased to announce that Ziggeo is now offering (for a limited time only) a one month free trial for our Personal, Pro and Pro Plus plans.  Simply use the discount code you’ll see in check-out. And as always, our Free Plan continues to be completely free. —- Ziggeo lets you simply and easily record video […]

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Ziggeo and its “Incredibly Fast Responsiveness”

Based on customers’ feedback, we’re continuing to make Ziggeo better and better. In just the past week or so we’ve made it easer to check out videos on your old, mobile phones; improved the process of sorting through large number of video submissions; and refined the group rating feature. One customer who received over 500 […]

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Ziggeo for Customer Testimonials

The more folks use Ziggeo, the more use cases are apparent.  One use case that seems to be gaining traction is using Ziggeo to gather customer testimonials.  What’s neat about using Ziggeo is that it’s a really easy way for folks to record videos and submit them.  By clicking a unique link that opens a […]

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Embedding Video Replies

We have added a new feature that allows interviewers to embed video replies directly into their own site. So you can integrate selected customer testimonials directly without the need for downloading and reuploading the videos. Note that video embedding is only allowed if customers have given you permission to download and embed their videos.

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