👉 This resource is for hiring managers whose organizations are using Spark Hire Meet assessments in the hiring process.

What is Spark Hire Meet?

Spark Hire Meet is an assessment solution used by thousands of organizations to speed up their candidate screening, gain more insight on candidates, and make more confident hiring decisions.

The solution consists of several core assessments. Your organization may be using one, some, or all types of assessments.

📹 One-Way Video Interviews: Candidates record video responses to your interview questions on their own time, from any device.

• Gives insight on how a candidate thinks, communicates, and responds to structured, real-world questions; on their own time.
• A one-way video interview is used early in the screening process as an alternative to the phone screen.

🧪 Predictive Talent Assessment: Candidates answer a standardized set of multiple choice questions in 15-20 minutes and the assessment scores them against a set of behavioral competencies you select.

• Measures a candidate’s behavioral capacity for success in a specific role based on the competencies necessary for the role.
• A Predictive Talent Assessment is used early in the screening process as an alternative and complementary to a phone screen. It may also be used late in the hiring process as a way to compare finalists for a position.

🤝 Automated Reference Checks: Candidates input references’ contact information and Spark Hire automatically reaches out to the references asking them to complete a survey you customize.

• Trusted third-party feedback from people who know how the candidate actually worked.
• Automated Reference Checks are used later in the hiring process around the time of a final, face to face interview.

What to Expect

Why it matters for you

Candidates have never looked more alike on paper.

The rise of AI tools has made it easy for candidates to mass apply for positions and optimize their resume for the job description.

So, how do you really cut through the noise, highlight what matters, and identify the best fit?

This is where Spark Hire Meet comes in.

The solution allows your team to invite candidates to complete a variety of assessments on their own time which makes it convenient for you to review and collaborate with HR about their results.

The assessments provide the entire team with additional context and data points to make better decisions.

As a hiring manager, this not only saves you time in the hiring process, but more importantly, helps you hire the best person for your team.

What’s needed from you

Your level of involvement with Spark Hire Meet will certainly be a collaboration between you and the relevant team members at your organization.

Some managers initially respond thinking that this is “more work”, but the reality is that efforts placed upfront in the hiring process pay off in multiples downstream.

And, at the end of the day, the most important thing is hiring the best person for the role - that’s what your organization is aiming to do by using Spark Hire Meet.

How do candidates respond to this?

Millions of candidates have completed assessments on Spark Hire Meet and they’ve rated their experience 4.7 out of 5.0 stars (with 4 being “Good” and 5 being “Excellent”).

Assessments as part of the hiring process is nothing new to job seekers. According to SHRM, 54% of organizations use pre-employment assessments to gauge applicants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities during the hiring process. 

Doing asynchronous assessments helps you measure certain intangibles like the candidate’s actual interest in the role along with their ability to follow instructions, meet a deadline, and perform autonomously.

▶️ Want to hear from candidates who have taken Spark Hire Meet assessments? View a playlist here

Final Note

Hiring the right people is critical to your team’s success.

Each day that you don’t have the right person in the right seat is a day of lost productivity towards what you’re trying to accomplish.

Your organization has made an investment to improve the hiring process - consider this an investment in the success of your team.

The organizations that have the most success with Spark Hire Meet are the ones who have total alignment and accountability with the HR/talent acquisition team and their hiring managers.

Be a part of that success by committing to truly partnering with your HR/talent acquisition team.

👋 Oh, and we (the Spark Hire team) are here to help along the way!