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Video Conference Interviewing Tips for Committees and Candidates
Read the full article published on May 21, 2010 in InsideHigherEd.com
Committee Reading and Discussion rooms
Many committees are reading candidate materials at a confidential and secure online location. Committee members no longer need to make an appointment or go to a reading room during scheduled hours. This service came about because many colleges were asking for the logistics regarding the manner in which to design the search website. Rather than asking each college to design a site for the committee, Pauly Group now offers this as a feature to client colleges contracting for search services.
The Committee Reading and Discussion rooms are:
Video Conferencing and Video Meetings
Today, video meetings are commonplace in the nation’s corporations. For executive search firms, candidates, and the hiring organizations, videoconferencing has replaced all but the final in-person interviews of finalists. In addition to being far more cost-effective, it is also an eco-friendly alternative. While this is the preferred method of most client colleges, on-campus visits are still available at an additional per diem rate. Pauly Group is equipped with an in-house video conference machine, which makes meetings simple to plan and organize.
Video meetings or in-person meetings are held with:
- Constituency Groups to Establish Objectives
- Leaders of College or District
- Search Chair
- Committee Members
- Search Liaison
