Abstract
Recently, many organizations have adopted 0:1 video-recorded interviews, particularly in job recruitment. In this format, candidates enter a virtual meeting room without a live interviewer, are presented with questions (typically in written form on the screen), and must respond verbally while being video-recorded. Increasingly, these asynchronous 0:1 interviews are replacing traditional 1:1 live interviews, especially in the initial stages of the hiring process.
A common concern is that individuals may feel uncomfortable with this format, as it lacks a real interviewer with whom they can make eye contact, build rapport, interpret nonverbal cues etc.—factors that can affect interview performance.
Thus, we conduct a randomized field experiment testing whether educating interviewees about the fairness and equity advantages of 0:1 video-recorded interviews influences their performance. During the interview, the control group is shown only the basic format description, whereas the treatment group is shown the basic format description and also informed about the format’s fairness and equity benefits. Furthermore, we explore heterogeneity in interview performance based on individuals’ personality traits and their anxiety related conditions.