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Management Summary
As a digital agency with cross-location teams, we have created the appropriate infrastructure with the appropriate processes and tools that enable us to work productively every day, even remotely, and thus successfully advise our customers. Having the right mindset, where physical distance is not an obstacle to collaboration, is an important prerequisite that our future colleagues should also have. During an online application process, we have the opportunity, among other things, to put the candidates in a real work situation and check their attitude to it. In this blog post we will tell you how we manage to find the right person for our team and what our digital application process looks like.
Preparation and the right attitude are essential
We humans are social creatures and need interaction with others in order to receive feedback and to develop ourselves further, to expand our behavioral repertoire and to gain social experiences. In a personal interview, of course, it’s not just the applicant’s specialist knowledge that matters, but largely also their personality. All the different aspects of our social nature are strongly expressed. Body language, authenticity, self-efficacy, charisma, etc. are factors that consciously and/or unconsciously influence the overall impression of a person and are incorporated into the final decision. In a personal conversation we have the opportunity to perceive each other and experience each other with all our senses. How does the whole thing work in the context of a video interview? Can you really find the right employees online and then hire them? Our answer at e-dialogue is: Yes! This is possible!
Good preparation and the right attitude are crucial when selecting remote personnel. Of course, personal contact is irreplaceable – that’s why we need another best possible solution, which is offered to us through video interviews. And that is exactly what we are consciously preparing for. During this time we learn to forego familiar behavior patterns and be open to new experiences. We are suddenly bringing the entire application process into our home! In addition to the advantage of not missing the postman ringing, the candidates are also in familiar surroundings, which has a positive effect on their appearance in the interview. There is not much left of the widespread nervousness and excitement in job interviews in online interviews – our experience shows that applicants appear more concentrated and relaxed.
The remote recruiting process at e-dialog
Our future colleagues are given a task that fits the open position in advance, which they work on until the interview. In the video conference, we then design the interview as a professional exchange discussion in which, among other things, we pay attention to the candidates’ approach, embed examples from our everyday professional life and address different questions together. In addition to the main decision maker, we often also invite an additional person from our specialist areas. In this way, we want to offer even more exchange of experiences in conversation and further insights into our company.
In our digital application process, we attach particular importance to providing enough space for our candidates’ questions. This gives both sides the opportunity to compare expectations and address open issues directly. During the application process, we always strive to keep our candidates up to date and available to them, as questions often only come to mind after the fact.
Whether digitally or in person – it is very important to us to treat our applicants with respect and to accompany them through our selection process with openness and transparency. We are always happy to learn something new from every conversation and to recruit more data driven marketing enthusiasts to join our team!
