Holiday Hiring Frenzy Needs Answered with VoiceScreener

harQuen (pronounced "har * ken") unveiled the beta version of VoiceScreener on November 23 of this year.

VoiceScreener lets its account holders set up a web-based dashboard to develop and distribute custom-recorded phone interviews so business owners, hiring managers or recruiters can quickly and efficiently find those perfect candidates. VoiceScreener couldn't come at a better time--especially in this holiday job market.

Employers easily set up a VoiceScreener account and create as many job campaigns as they like online. They then record their greeting, the screening questions and send applicants invites through an automated email. Applicants respond to the invitation online enter their phone number and wallah -- the VoiceScreener magic online assistant calls them to conduct the interviews and the employer can easily screen the results at their convenience.

Of course VoiceScreener was not designed to take the place of live interviews, but like many other types of pre-screening tools available online today, it does help you get to the short list quickly and easily.

Opponents of the technology argue it may appear a little impersonal. A cold, automated phone system could drive away potentially good candidates, but that’s just more of a reason to spend a little time adding a dash of corporate culture into the recorded questions.

Alternative uses for the technology include:

• Qualitative Phone Surveys
• Customer Testimonials for use in Audio Podcasts or Customer-Focused Radio Ads
• Market Research

Check out HRmarketer’s blog post, "Pre-recorded phone interviews the easy way with VoiceScreener" for more information and a special HRM blog reader promotion. Don’t forget to subscribe to their blog too. It’s an excellent source of news and information regarding the Human Resource Marketplace.


Interested in something a little less corporate? Check out Comic Wonder, a competitive joke telling site, also from harQuen.