Is this normal for a director level position? A one-way video interview is disrespectful, impersonal, and honestly a bit humiliating. Not to mention, it feels like a deliberate way to assess or judge candidates based on superficial or discriminatory factors, rather than on their skills and qualifications… I sent the recruiter an email withdrawing my application.

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The role is going to be applied to by hundreds of people. They’re going to use the transcript to have AI review and narrow down to 5 candidates and do interviews from there. This is the new approach. No offense, but marketing manager and director roles get tons of terrible applicants. They use this type of interview to weed out the idiots

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Nonetheless, I’ve seen this behind the scenes. These roles are getting hundreds of applications a day. Even if the recruiters and HR people were reviewing every resume and cover letter in good faith it’s overwhelming to them. The added layer of video interview recording filters out people who won’t make the effort. I get it, I think it’s stupid too. I would hate that type of interview process but it’s a growing trend to use the video approach with AI to prioritize and evaluate applicants

It’s becoming more common, and I agree with you, more problematic. My trouble with it is it assumes an interview is a one way street. It’s not.

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It shouldn’t be a video interview. It should be a psychological or ways of working screening. google does this to start the process (not video) and it’s effective.

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Personally, I would play along. You can’t win if you don’t play.

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Indeed, today’s reality is that at some point in your career you may run into this process/interviewing tool again, so this was a chance to get some experience with it.

Feel like it makes sense if the position is going to be presenting a lot like on a webinar, helps gauge how you’ll do in front of a camera being recorded. I guess you can likely get the same vibe from an interview, maybe they feel it’s more “presentationy” this way

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I think it's becoming more normal but that doesn't mean it's good or right. A one-way video interview can feel really impersonal, especially for a director-level role. It’s frustrating when the process doesn't reflect your skills or experience. Kudos to you for standing up for what feels right, I've done a few of these before and they're always super demoralizing

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