Digital Interviews 101: Everything You Wanted to

Know About Digital Interviews but Didn’t Know Who to Ask

Presented By: Lindsay Finlay- Major Account Executive

RIVS Digital Interviews

Emily Tatum- Marketing Associate

RIVS Digital Interviews

Overview

•Brief intro to RIVS

•Define Digital Interviews

•Where digital interviews fit in the hiring process

•Why districts utilize digital interviews

•Key takeaways

•Q&A

RIVS Fast Facts

• RIVS Stands for Recorded Interviews• Chicago, IL• Founded 2012• Preferred digital interviewing platform in the K-

12 sector

RIVS’s Current K-12 Clients

What are Digital Interviews?

Live Video Interview

90% of districts have used video to connect with candidates .

One-Way Video, Voice or Written Interviews

Screen candidates in a minute or less.

The Scheduler

A personal assistant for your calendar.

Promising Candidate

Call / Email Candidate

Schedule Phone Screen

Conduct Phone Screen

Call / Email Candidate

Schedule In Person

Interview

Conduct In Person

Interview

WAIT

WAIT

WAIT

WAIT

It can take districts anywhere from 30 days to 90 days to fill an open position.

Hiring Before RIVS

Hiring Process With RIVS

Promising

Candidate

Final in person

interview

Why Districts Love Digital Interviews

Reduce time to hire

Improve quality of hire

Reduce costs associated with turnover

Improve candidate experience

Improve Quality of HireHiring for fit

Cultural Fit & Potential vs. Experience

“RIVS has helped us revamp initial interviews by allowing us to make collaborative candidate decisions and move the best candidates forward so that only quality candidates are advancing to in person interviews.” -Thalia Tirado, Coordinator of School Leader Recruitment and SelectionDistrict of Columbia Public Schools

Tap into other talent pools

“RIVS helps us expand our applicant pool by allowing those who live outside of our area to participate in a digital interview.”- Dr. Kim CaleyExecutive DirectorNorthwest Independent School District

Improve Candidate Experience

• Immediately engage candidates

• Help candidates interview outside of normal school hours

• Enable candidates to record interviews from the comfort of their home

Video interviews:

Reduce Time to Hire

Decreased time spent reviewing

resumes and applications by 60%

60%

Eliminated phone screens Reduced time to fill a position by 56%

Central Consolidated School District’s results after 5 months of using RIVS:

Reduce Costs Associated with Turnover

Cost of a bad hire = 2.5x the employee’s salary

Average cost of an educational professional$44,000 X 2.5 = $110,000

Key Takeaways

Digital Interviews:

What they are:• One Way Video, Voice and Written Interviews• Live Video Interviews• The Scheduler

What they do:• Improve quality of hire• Reduce time to hire• Improve the candidate experience• Reduce costs associated with turnover

Pricing:• Based on student enrollment• Starts at $7,500/year

Questions?

References

• http://www.marketwatch.com/story/employers-take-record-long-time-to-fill-job-openings-report-2014-10-08

• http://www.payscale.com/research/US/All_K-12_Teachers/Salary