Best practice: Inviting candidates to your interview
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Tips for creating your own template
When you invite candidates to interview it's a good idea to give them some context either over the phone beforehand or in the email. This will improve the chance of them completing a video for you.
Try to explain the main benefits to them of completing a Willo interview:
- Time saved (on average it takes candidates 20 minutes to complete an interview)
- They can complete it anywhere (Flexible around their schedule)
- The ability to be seen and heard by the employer.
- Assessed on the same questions as every other candidate (Level the playing field)
Customising your templates
You can customize the email and SMS sent to candidates from Willo in the libraries section of Willo. Learn more about custom templates.
Email template for in-house recruiters and hiring managers:
Hi <candidate name>,
Completing this recorded video interview will allow us to get to know you better and faster than a phone or video call, and you can complete it anywhere, any time.
We suggest you use the latest version of Google Chrome browser.
Thanks,
<your name>
Email template for agency recruiters:
Hi <candidate name>,
Thanks for your time earlier today. It was great to understand a little more about you and why you'd be great for our client's role.
As I mentioned on the phone, we're working with a video software tool that really helps our candidates get invited to interviews. In fact, we've found that you are 30% more likely to get an interview when your CV is submitted alongside a video.
So, please follow the link below to answer the questions that we've developed in partnership with our client. There are <X> questions to answer in your own time. Once we've received your videos, we'll be sharing them with the client to support your application, so please ensure that you make time to record your answers as soon as possible.
Click or copy and paste the invite link to get started: https://app.willotalent.com/invite/XXXXX/
The questions you'll be asked are:
<Question 1>
<Question 2>
<Question 3>
We suggest you use the latest version of Google Chrome browser.
Thanks,
<your name>
Linkedin template:
Hi <candidate name>,
Completing this recorded video interview will allow us to get to know you better and faster than a phone or video call, and you can complete it anywhere, any time.
Thanks,
<your name>
Did you know? A candidate successfully completes a Willo interview somewhere in the world every 3 seconds. And 9.5/10 candidates would recommend the interview process to a friend.