We did correspond via email, but yes that’s right—we didn’t have a video call with any candidates until the work trial.
I think there’s a case to have had a call before then, as suggested by one of the candidates that gave us feedback:
One helpful suggestion they offered us was running a Q&A session with each candidate just before the work trial. This could have been an opportunity to more casually meet with them, and discuss any concerns they might have about the work trial.
The reason it’s non-obvious to me whether that would have been worthwhile is that it would have lengthened the process (in our case, due to the timing of leave commitments, the delay would have been considerable).
We did correspond via email, but yes that’s right—we didn’t have a video call with any candidates until the work trial.
I think there’s a case to have had a call before then, as suggested by one of the candidates that gave us feedback:
The reason it’s non-obvious to me whether that would have been worthwhile is that it would have lengthened the process (in our case, due to the timing of leave commitments, the delay would have been considerable).