Hiring the right candidate for the job is the philosophy of any organization. But several factors impact this ability to find the most qualified candidates including geographical boundaries, time constraints and travel-cost limitations. According to a recent US Department of Labor poll, for example, the typical hiring process - from job requisition to offer acceptance - takes an average of three months. And costs associated with flying candidates or hiring managers to various locations for onsite interviews and follow-up discussions can easily skyrocket. Enterprise lines of business seeking to streamline this process and reduce the hiring time are turning to Polycom collaboration solutions such as video.

Polycom can help improve operational efficiencies and business processes in the following areas:

Job Requisition Development

Collaboration allows departments, personnel and hiring managers to share information and ideas in real-time instead of relying on email or voice-only conferences.

Resume Search/Referral

Collaboration ensures that hiring managers and HR/Executive Search companies are in sync and can collaborate in real-time.

Initial Phone Qualification Interview

Instead of voice-only phone interviews, video-enhanced interviews can be held to provide visual cues in the qualification process.

Face-to-Face Interview

Candidates can interview from a local video conferencing location (e.g., local office, Kinko's, executive suites, desktop) to save on time and travel costs. Multiple interviewers can meet the candidate with minimal scheduling disruption.

Follow-up Interviews

Collaboration ensures that hiring managers and HR/Executive Search companies are in sync and can collaborate in real-time.