Comments on: Verbal Summary: Just Another ATS or More? http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/08/01/verbal-summary-just-another-ats-or-more/ Straight Talk for the Recruiting Profession Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jerry Albright http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/08/01/verbal-summary-just-another-ats-or-more/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Jerry Albright Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:37:31 +0000 http://www.fordyceletter.com/?p=537#comment-1372 Good questions Donald. Many have the same concern "How do the candidates feel?". They think it's great! Finally there is a tool allows them to put forth more than the standard 2-page resume. The typical VS user simply lets the candidate know that adding targeted parts of their conversation audio to the resume is part of their process with their clients. They then realized that their profile will be looked at much quicker by the client rather than getting lost in an endless stack of resumes. Video is an interesting topic as well. Just because we have the technology doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. We've had the "technology" to simply send our candidate into the clients office (in person) since time began - but that is clearly NOT an option. Quite frankly I see video as the wrong direction. Once you interject how someone LOOKS you have started a beauty contest. No way around it. Also while it may be true many of the younger generation professionals are likely to have webcams - in reality most still don't. Verbal Summary was designed to capture conversations whenever and wherever they occur - could be in the car, maybe the unused conference room or even a quiet park bench. So that is the reason for using audio only. The candidate and client do NOTHING different. You just talk with the candidate as usual. Send candidate to the client as usual. But now they get to HEAR the work you have done for them. They love it! Good questions Donald. Many have the same concern “How do the candidates feel?”. They think it’s great! Finally there is a tool allows them to put forth more than the standard 2-page resume. The typical VS user simply lets the candidate know that adding targeted parts of their conversation audio to the resume is part of their process with their clients. They then realized that their profile will be looked at much quicker by the client rather than getting lost in an endless stack of resumes.

Video is an interesting topic as well. Just because we have the technology doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. We’ve had the “technology” to simply send our candidate into the clients office (in person) since time began – but that is clearly NOT an option.

Quite frankly I see video as the wrong direction. Once you interject how someone LOOKS you have started a beauty contest. No way around it. Also while it may be true many of the younger generation professionals are likely to have webcams – in reality most still don’t. Verbal Summary was designed to capture conversations whenever and wherever they occur – could be in the car, maybe the unused conference room or even a quiet park bench.

So that is the reason for using audio only. The candidate and client do NOTHING different. You just talk with the candidate as usual. Send candidate to the client as usual. But now they get to HEAR the work you have done for them.

They love it!

]]> By: Donald E. Breckenridge, Jr. http://www.fordyceletter.com/2008/08/01/verbal-summary-just-another-ats-or-more/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Donald E. Breckenridge, Jr. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:08:01 +0000 http://www.fordyceletter.com/?p=537#comment-1315 This is an interesting concept – my question is how do candidates feel about being recorded and having those conversations sent to prospective employers? As far as they know, they are having an open conversation with a recruiter. In comparison to a video resume, the candidate in this case knows what is being sent to the employer. Other than that, I think it’s a great tool, not only for employers (who can communicate directly with candidates and give them a feel for the job opening) but handy for recruiters to recall conversations and get a true “feel” for their candidates by listening to their voice and personality. Why not take it one step further and include video? Seems like everyone should at the very least have a webcam these days… This is an interesting concept – my question is how do candidates feel about being recorded and having those conversations sent to prospective employers? As far as they know, they are having an open conversation with a recruiter. In comparison to a video resume, the candidate in this case knows what is being sent to the employer.

Other than that, I think it’s a great tool, not only for employers (who can communicate directly with candidates and give them a feel for the job opening) but handy for recruiters to recall conversations and get a true “feel” for their candidates by listening to their voice and personality.

Why not take it one step further and include video? Seems like everyone should at the very least have a webcam these days…

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