Also wanted to comment that 2 weeks ago I was asked to submit a one-way interview which I was SO pissed off about. I DID submit it, because I really needed a job. I received a request from them for an in-person interview, which I accepted before I received a job offer. I was able to cancel it today, but in doing so gave them the following reasoning:
I'm sorry to cancel at the last minute, but I've just accepted another job offer so I won't be moving forward with your HR [redacted] position.
I might have considered holding off on the other offer until we met, but I want to share why I decided not to do that. I found the one-way interview process very demeaning and dehumanizing. To ask that of someone, I feel, is not thoughtful or caring. But I have been seeking a position for over a year, and at that point a person becomes somewhat desperate and willing to do what it takes, even if it means complying with a request that seems unreasonable. And I know there were options if I couldn't do the one-way interview, but no one wants to be that difficult person in the beginning of an interview process.
Your job description for this HR role mentions a few qualities you are seeking: thoughtful, empathetic, supportive. You also mention as part of DEI that "[Redacted] is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, where all team members feel valued, respected, and included." If this is truly the type of person you want for this role, and the type of organization you strive to be, then I don't think a one-way interview is the way to promote and show that. And I certainly don't see myself as the right fit for this position given that I would not want to ask a job seeker to degrade themselves in this manner.
I might suggest that a 15-minute phone screening with an HR representative might provide you with additional insight into a candidate, that might help you gauge whether they'd be a good fit for the position and if they seem interested. And it reduces the bias that is introduced when you are provided a one-way interview with someone old, fat, young, black, ugly, transgender, skinny, white, etc. or other qualities you can see on camera. Or, you can request people write their responses and return them to you.
Anyway, I wish you the best in your search.
And, I request that you please delete my interview from Workable and any other devices where the interview is stored.
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