Hireflix vs. InterviewStream Hire

I think Hireflix is particularly well-suited for companies that have a lot of candidates applying to a position and they want to do screening interviews with dozens of candidates but don't have time to arrange for in-person calls with each candidate. Before Hireflix, I would spend 30min per candidate screening (10min scheduling the interview and 20min on the interview) and now I spend 5min (1min emailing the Hireflix link and 4min watching the interview on 2-3x speed).

I always recommend this product to companies of all sizes who are looking for a reliable way to add virtual interviewing to their assessment strategy. There are 50+ vendors in this space right now but none of them have been around as long as InterviewStream. Their product is especially good for high volume scenarios but we've used it for all levels from executives down to hourly employees. We even used it internally for succession planning interviews and internal mobility

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• Accelerates our hiring processes and increases the number of candidates we can manage. We optimize our time and are more effective to hire in less time.
• It also serves us in employee hiring processes that are difficult to organize a face-to-face or online meetings.
• Above all, we value that it allows us to manage a greater volume of employee hiring processes in an orderly manner .

• Simple interface. It's not a flashy product with claims of artificial intelligence or machine learning, etc. It just gets the job done for a fair price.
• Reliable. While we have had some minor issues from time-to-time with live interviews, the recorded interviews have worked fine in several countries around the world.
• Support. Our customer success person was always available and helpful.

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• Stats for each process could be deeper.

• Reporting could be better. Would love to see more stats around where our users are dropping off, invited vs. completed metrics and ROI numbers as well.
• A better database of technical interview questions.

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Hireflix is super simple and easy-to-use. It's very fast to get started and isn't nearly as complicated as the competition. I think for companies that want a fast, easy solution to screening lots of candidates, you can't beat Hireflix.

We looked at several video interview companies when we made a purchase decision. With the exception of HireVue, they're all about the same. We just went with InterviewStream because they had the most experience in the industry and their pricing was fair. HireVue is a premium product who tries to distance themselves from the video interview space by claiming that they are a collaboration/training tool or an AI assessment tool. They're wayyyy overpriced for what they offer if you just want video interviewing. And their sales process is high pressure and a little bit slimy to be honest. If you need a proven tool that has been around, InterviewStream is good.

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• Has allowed us to continue our operations in an all-remote setting.
• Has reduced the time it has taken us to evaluate projects by more than half.

• We took a 7 step interview process in one of our high volume areas down to 3 steps. This saved 2 weeks in time to hire and increased our conversion rate with top candidates by 20% (presumably because we moved faster).
• We saved $100,000 minimum in travel expenses in the first year. We don't know the exact amount because much of these costs are hidden in the business, but we could track at least $100k in hard costs.
• Negatively, I'd say we lost a little bit of street credibility on sites like glassdoor where people would vent that they didn't like recorded video interviews. Over time that feedback dwindled as this strategy has been adopted by more companies.

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