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Review: HireVue event in June

Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Jun 20

First I want to apologize… I am running a bit behind this week. Normally I would have the podcast from the event up by now. I will earnestly endeavor to do so by end of week.

But enough of my whining… on to the review. Friday of last week we met at the Bohemian to hear Ryan Money from HireVue tell us about his company, and to share his wisdom. While Ryan’s product was definitely intriguing (and we will have all sorts of good stuff about it during the podcast Q&A), I think that all in attendance would agree that Ryan’s demeanor, openness, and willingness to tell us all “..let me tell you how I got this scar,” was what made him especially engaging. In addition to getting to know about his product and company it was as much an entrepreneurial peer to peer session as anything.

In regards to the product, it was good to hear how well it addressed two distinct end of the spectrum: Those hiring lots of cheap local labor, and those hiring specialized, expensive labor that they need to scour the globe for. In the first example, in becomes clear how having video interviews of a large number of people allows a person, or committee to quickly go through them and decide yes or no, without taking their valuable time in the actual interview process. In the second example, it became clear how flying people around, impacting their schedules and lives (not to mention paying for the travel), and then compounding that in a large company where they might have to go to more than one location in order to meet several of the key players can be painful and expensive.

The World is becoming a smaller place. It is clear not only that a product like HireVue is needed, but its reviews make it clear that it is THE frontrunner in the space.

Want to learn more about HireVue? Watch here for the podcast. Want to learn more about exciting companies here in Utah? We’ll see you at the next event in August (we’re skipping July).