A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the recruiting advantages of using Skype to manage your desk. It received a lot of favorable feedback that only reinforced how far video interview technology has advanced. One particular response of note that I received was from Joy Redmond – Marketing Manager of Sonru.com that introduced me to their video interviewing product.
For those of you not familiar with Sonru here is a bit of background information;
Sonru is an award winning video technology company based in the South East of Ireland. The name Sonru stems from the Irish phrase “Bí le sonrú” which means to “stand out” and their flagship product – the automated video interview tool enables interviewees to do just that. Their automated video interview tool has applications within the Recruitment, Education, Training and CRM sectors. Sonru was founded by Ed Hendrick, an Wexford based entrepreneur who spotted an opportunity to save people time and money during the interview process.
I had the opportunity (with assistance of Maiken O’Byrne – International Sales Manager) to see Sonru’s product first hand and I must say walked away quite impressed. Beyond a simple Skype chat, Sonru is a video interviewing tool/filter that provides a number of benefits and time-savings for recruiters and HR professionals.
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