A flexible and smooth interviewing process is a prerequisite for providing a good hiring experience to applicants. It assists businesses in attracting top talent as well as maintaining a good brand image in the job market.
Video interviewing software helps offer a flexible interview process that’s beneficial for both recruiters and applicants. Recruiters can interview candidates from across the globe, while candidates can attend interviews online without traveling to the interview location, which saves time as well as travel costs for both parties.
Recruiters can record and share interview videos with hiring managers to get collaborative feedback. Recorded interviews can also be used for evaluating a candidate’s soft skills—tone of voice, facial expressions, communication skills, etc.
Given these benefits, having a video interviewing solution in your recruitment toolkit is a must. And the good news is that you don’t need to spend straight away. You can use a forever free, stand-alone software or upgrade later, if you wish to.
To help you choose, we’ve listed three top-rated free video interviewing software tools (listed alphabetically) based on Google search engine results page (SERP) data and the number of reviews (15+) on Software Advice’s directory. You can read our full methodology here.
1. Breezy HR
Breezy HR is a visual recruiting and applicant tracking solution. It enables users to conduct video interviews in real time, activate job positions for hiring, and maintain an active talent pool of candidates, among other functions.
Its free version offers one active job position and automatically posts the open position to over 50 default job boards, which are free of cost. It also automates the process of parsing resumes by analyzing the data in resumes. The free plan offers email and web support, an online knowledge base, video tutorials, and weekly webinars to learn software functionality.
Breezy HR is suitable for businesses of all sizes and can be deployed only on the cloud. It offers iOS and Android apps as well.
Why should you consider Breezy HR?
Breezy HR helps manage the complete recruitment process—from posting jobs to screening candidates and scheduling interviews—as well as lets you collaborate with team members on hiring decisions.
We analyzed user reviews of Breezy HR to understand what buyers like and areas they think need some improvement. Here’s what we found.
What users like:
- The software can be integrated with Slack to respond to candidates from within the tool, thus cutting down on back-and-forth emails.
- Users can visualize each step of the recruitment process and receive real-time updates about the status of applications.
What users would like to see:
- On-screen prompts that explain how to use each function, as the tool can be a little difficult to learn for first-time users.
- Easier switching between candidate profiles. For instance, each profile doesn’t open in a new tab.
2. myInterview
MyInterview is a video interviewing solution. Its free plan can accommodate one active job position and two users. Recruiters can interview up to 30 candidates and create an unlimited number of interview questions to assess candidates. They can also extend the deadline for applicants to complete and submit interview assignments.
The software allows recruiters to collaborate with hiring managers and other stakeholders for sharing feedback and shortlisting candidates. Only email support is available to the users of the free plan.
MyInterview is suitable for businesses of all sizes and can be deployed only on the cloud. It also offers iOS and Android apps.
Video interview analysis in myInterview (Source)
Why should you consider myInterview?
The tool lets you offer a flexible interviewing experience to candidates. If candidates aren’t happy with a video response they’ve recorded, they can rerecord it. You can allow up to five such retakes for every question.
We analyzed user reviews of myInterview to understand what buyers like and areas they think need some improvement. Here’s what we found.
What users like:
- The tool is easy to use, has a simple setup process, and offers comprehensive textual documentation to understand software features.
- Hiring managers and other stakeholders don’t need to log in to the tool to provide feedback. They can view candidates’ video interviews via an online link shared by the recruiter.
What users would like to see:
- An option to conduct group interviews. Currently, video interviews support only two users.
- Glitch-free scheduling functionality, as interview invites tend to expire before time, which leads to additional rescheduling efforts.
3. Vervoe
Vervoe is a recruitment management solution. Its free plan offers one active assessment and can be used by one recruiter to screen up to 50 candidates.
It offers a smart skill assessment builder that helps create skill tests that are automatically graded. Applicants are ranked based on how well their skills match a job opening. Recruiters can add various types of questions, including free text and multiple choice, to these tests. They can also create skills-based tests, such as coding and editing assignments.
Vervoe is suitable for businesses of all sizes and can be deployed only on the cloud. It provides email support as well as a help center set up with FAQs for candidates facing technical difficulties during interviews.
Why should you consider Vervoe?
The tool automatically grades the answers given by candidates for all types of assessments, including coding scripts, multiple choice questions, and free text assignments.
We analyzed user reviews of Vervoe to understand what buyers like and areas they think need some improvement. Here’s what we found.
What users like:
- Predefined email templates help communicate with applicants and save recruiters the time spent on typing fresh emails.
- Recruiters can use predefined assessment questionnaires to build candidate tests. These questionnaires can be customized as required.
What users would like to see:
- An improved user interface that isn’t slow or buggy.
- Smoother audio-video integration, as the audio tends to lag during video interviews.
How to choose software that’s right for your company?
Now that you’ve read about our recommended software options, it’s time to choose the one that caters to your business needs. Here are a few things to consider.
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Methodology
We used Google SERP data to find free tools for video interviewing (as on April 27, 2020).
Out of these products, we retained 30 that were more popular based on their occurrence on various software lists.
We then evaluated each product and shortlisted those that fulfilled the following criteria:
- The product is a free, stand-alone version of the software.
- It is not a trial version of the software wherein users must purchase a product version after a limited amount of time.
Criteria
Once a tool was classified as free, we analyzed it according to the following criteria:
- It has at least 15 reviews published on Software Advice (as on April 27, 2020).
- It meets our video interviewing software definition: Video interviewing software speeds up and simplifies recruiting by eliminating the need for multiple in-person interviews.
Disclaimer
The content in this piece provides the opinions and points of view expressed by users and does not represent the views of Software Advice.
