Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, instead of CVs

Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by theamk on Sunday March 14, 2021 @10:48PM (#26462094)

I hope that's not designed for the programming jobs -- because for those, it'll totally select for the wrong thing. I have been conducting interviews, and they often start with me asking, "please tell me a few words about yourself". Some people fumble, and some have great prepared speech. Except in the extreme cases, the quality of introduction is rarely correlated with either interview or job success.

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by El_Myrioun on Sunday March 14, 2021 @11:50PM (#26462448)

We're focused on early-stage startup jobs, so they're mainly sales & engineering roles. For them, it's really important to find a culture fit, because the environment they operate in is unstable and chaotic. So, their employees need some soft skills (combined with hard ones) to succeed in their roles

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by repartix on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:10AM (#26465651)

> sales & engineering roles

In the other comment you said sales & marketing roles.

You just saw a candidate's video. How do you "find a culture fit"? What do you look for?

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by El_Myrioun on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:37AM (#26466565)

We recommend employers to ask 3 basic questions: 1. Tell us about your (professional) experience 2. Tell us about your education 3. Why do you think you'd be a good fit with our company

Candidates usually have about a minute to answer each question, each one is answered in a different video. Everything is customizable by the employer.

So, question 3 is about culture fit

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by repartix on Friday March 19, 2021 @06:21PM (#26518714)

What do you look for in the answer for 3 to see if it's a good culture fit?

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by xyzzy_plugh on Sunday March 14, 2021 @11:47PM (#26462430)

What signal does this question provide?

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Re:Show HN: Roob. Ask your candidates for video resumes, ins... by theamk on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:54PM (#26480372)

It tells me which follow up questions to ask. If during introduction the candidate talks a lot about past job A and very little about past job B, it probably means they find job A more interesting, and it will make a better topic for conversation.

(When interviewing people, you want to ask them about things they are good at, so you can properly judge their level. Asking them to select which topic to talk about accomplishes that.)

Additional, some people are just uncomfortable for the first few minutes of conversation with any new person. Asking a simple question with no wrong answer can help them feel more comfortable.

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