Today everything has become progressively tech dependent and therefore managerial interviews are no exception. With the passage of Covid 19 it’s a no-brainer that everything is now the domain of high-tech resources however these have their own pros and cons. Obviously for a middle level or a senior level executive it allows the applicant the luxury to avoid publicly walking in for an interview and at the same time keep his physical presence going at his current employment. Secondly the advantage of looking up details from handy resources during these long-drawn interviews. Other advantages like cost savings, adding other interview panel members and lesser delays are all there. The drawbacks are equally compelling. A virtual interview takes away the chance to spot incriminating non-verbal cues which are very important to avoid backing the wrong candidate for these seniors to middle level posts. A serious issue in developed countries relates to allegations of discrimination in using virtual interviews. Common issues like connectivity, walking the candidate through your company and introducing the work culture and loss of information due to poor transmission across the internet are all there. So would you opt for video interviews especially for mid level to senior managerial posts?
In my personal opinion and experience: NOTHING replaces face-to-face interaction, in any domain of activity. It is true that it is not always convenient nor even possible for people to always be in each other's presence. But, while I cannot prove it, there is a level of communication that does not take place without that. Perhaps, in the case of the question, intermediate interviews could take place via telecon and then via video conference. But the top few candidates need to be interviewed in person.
In my personal opinion and experience: NOTHING replaces face-to-face interaction, in any domain of activity. It is true that it is not always convenient nor even possible for people to always be in each other's presence. But, while I cannot prove it, there is a level of communication that does not take place without that. Perhaps, in the case of the question, intermediate interviews could take place via telecon and then via video conference. But the top few candidates need to be interviewed in person.
It's a good question! The higher is a position level, the more it is similar to the following situation - to get acquainted with a woman, an online meeting is good enough, but it's not enough to make a marriage proposal!
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