Friday, September 21, 2012

Five Questions To Ask About Video Conferencing Interview


Top 5 Benefits of Videoconferencing Instead of face to face Interview

 


One of the top business houses of India recently had arranged Video Conferencing Interview for conducting employee hiring process. They had arranged a hiring program at their Poland wing. The Director of Asia Pacific was interviewing right from his India Offshore Operation through Video Conferencing Software. Two of the 10 candidates got selected on the board and they had given offer letter at the same time as the Director confirmed and signed as soon possible on the soft copy of offer letter by ipen.
So the picture is clear that the whole interview process can be simplified with one click. It is really hard to take up the interviews in different places and accumulate the applicants under a roof. It is important to know that how the technology helps us now.

i. Save Travel, Time & Money: Selecting top candidates from overseas, companies used to arrange campus interviews for fresher candidates and specific location interviews for experienced persons. Representative person has to travel a lot to process the selection purpose. Sometimes for further initiations candidates have to travel from one place to another. This all need long time to take a single decision. To choose the eligible candidate, company has to bear all the expense of the candidates which might be affected on company’s revenue. Video Conferencing is the best Technology which is value for the money. Simultaneously it is cost effective and can save time and the travel exhaustion.

ii. Connect From Anywhere: Instead of travelling for each interview, executive can do same appointment process from the office desk only. The participants of the interview can be located in anywhere of the world but Interviewer can interact with them from his desk. It is easy to choose the right person among all the candidates who resides in different corners of the world. Through Video Conferencing, hiring authorities can attend the same conference from different places at a time to judge the right candidate on the same time.

iii. Document Sharing: At the same time candidate can share his necessary documents with his interviewer to prove his credential over internet. Organizers can share their HR policies and other important documents with candidate and hiring authorities at a time. By which we can shortened the hiring process.

iv. Record The Interview: One of the impressive benefits of video conferencing is conference can be recorded for future use. Suppose, Interviewer take interview of a candidate and record it at the same time. He can show the recording conversations to the directors and Hr managers to judge the person if he is the best suit for their vacancy.

v. Easy to Judge the Right Candidate: Sometimes Interviewer can converse with the false person on telephonic interview as there is no facility of face to face conversation. Video Conference Software can arrange a face to face conference in front of a system screen. By which interviewer can judge the behavioral for the candidates whether it will match with the etiquette. Sometimes face to face conversation provides a personal touch which is very effective especially for the fresher candidates.

Therefore, virtual interview is a new concept in communicating world, where everybody is busy in their own schedule. Benefits of Video Conferencing are it will help to interact and take prompt decision as many people can join in the same conference. They need to purchase license only for each Video Conference Software which is affordable to any kind of small businesses.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Video Conferencing

Every Technology Should Have Its Disadvantages

Video Conferencing is the endpoint solution for all the sectors wherever we plan to use it. It is the technology that is always ready to help us with its different aspects. Scientists had analyzed that people are getting addicted by using so many technologies at a time, which has an adverse effect on our health now a days. Now it is time to think, which is the better form of life - using technologies to reduce physical exhaustion or being exhausted by traveling for business dealings else using a combination of both of them.

Humanists will say it is better to make tangible visit rather than depending on technology. But the fact is, it is very hard to maintain work life balance simultaneously. Responsible persons become tired by repeated visits and delivering demo for their products or services.

One more question can be raised in this context. Why we are running for Video Conferencing Technology while we can connect our clients over phone or internet calling? A virtual presence can give warmth to the business relationships. Most advantageous feature is you can notice the body language at the other end. It becomes easy to take prompt decision if multiple users can be in one single conference. Even deals can be signed through iPen. Recently in India a big deal has been signed over video conferencing. Both of the representatives were there in the conference. They talked, watched demo and decided to sign the deal on board.

One of the Advantages of Video Conferencing is it can be installed in any location if the broadband connection availability is there. Minimum requirements of 256 kbps broadband speed are enough to make a good High Definition conferencing, which is cost effective also.

The main disadvantage of using Video Conference is the user using more and more technologies and is becoming lazy, which is the main reason of depression. Then one can ask. Is the solution provoked us? We can’t deny it. 10 years back, when we were not that much habituated with computer and broadband technology, there was a minimum and maximum working time for every person. In today’s world there is no such timing for the job or using technology. We are using Video Conference in offices to fix the deal with clients. After coming back at home also we are using it to connect with our friends and relatives who are far away from us.

Therefore, perception matters here. One will take the technology as it is his primary necessity where the critics will find out the thousand flaws for the same. The conclusion is, it is always better to adopt technology for the betterment of your work life balance.


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Top 6 System Requirements You Need To Know For Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing is the latest communication medium for the new generation.  It is been used as online service for business and personal use. Advantages of Video Conferencing are it can cross the barrier of location and work schedule time  with a at home feelings, providing a real meeting experience. Regardless to say, video conferencing is a system we are bound to use for communication purpose.
There are two type of Video Conference. One to One Video Conferencing and Multiparty Video Conferencing. One to one solution is mainly designed for personal usages. To connect with a friend or family it is the best way. It is also widely used to tune with a family gathering and or official functions. Distance does not matter anymore; you can be with your closed one in no time. Multiparty Video Conference is generally used when the locations are many and one wanted to connect with all those locations

    

 Ready to use Video Conferencing Technology with HD quality video and outputs can easily be installed in desired locations.  However, some basic system requirement needs to be followed to get the HD clarity. Check the requirements below to install this easy solution at your preferred location.
1.        Windows latest versions. (Windows XP, Windows 7 onwards.)
2.       Configured Laptop recommended. (Pantium IV onwards.) or you can use LCD/LED display to get the best picture clarity.
3.       For one to one Video conferencing, the basic need is 2 GB RAM in the system. For more than four locations, it needs 4GB RAM.
4.       Internet bandwidth requirement is 512 KBPS up streaming and down streaming.
5.       Preferably HD webcam like HD380, i5 HD webcam to get the high definition video quality.
6.       High quality conference phones or PIP speaker phones.
Sometime it client wants a very fast and sophisticated performance of the operation.  There we need to purchase a license for one IP from the Video Conferencing Service Provider. Now, if one wants to connect with 10 locations at a time, he has to purchase 10 licenses to connect with them simultaneously. Occasionally, we got different requirements like one will purchase 4 licenses for connecting with 10 locations. Is it possible?  The presenter has to drop four concurrent users to connect with other four on the same conferencing.
The best part is Peoplelink providing the solution with everyone’s affordable price. The software will help you to leverage the capabilities of your systems as it enhances system’s configuration also.  To make the world greener, let’s start using Software Video Conferencing to avoid travels and misuses of money.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Benefits of Using Video Conferencing in Schools

Researchers analyzed till April, 2009, 30,000 video conferencing systems were implemented in schools, education institutes, district offices, and departments of education in US. They had been using Video Conferencing Technology to shape up the time management for almost 20 years. The experts, who wanted to teach remotely located students, are using Video Conferencing to connect purposely. HD based Video Conferencing Software was implemented to get every single data point for each single student. The benefits of using Video Conferencing are the solution can enhance the whole learning process in the Virtual classroom. The way of learning is getting wider by implementing Video Conferencing. Sources said that students who are getting xbox, ipads at their home, gradually will lose their interest in coming to school regularly. To make the education more effective and acceptable Video Conferencing was introduced and enormous changes in the whole education system were observed.

Globalize Education: Students from remote areas can be connected with the experts by one click. Students got to know about the different cultures of people as they start interacting with other students through Video Conferencing Software. In this 21st century we are running for globalization i.e to communicate throughout the world. For this reason, it is necessary to build the base globalized. Students who are learning through virtual classes are usually affirmed about their connectivity with the different countries, different regions. It suffices to say one cannot be the ultimatum for a particular subject. Different views, different opinions raise up the debate which is the solutions for the uncertainty.

Customize Curriculum: Only reading and writing is not sufficient for the proper education system. Education providers have been using several trips like visiting Zoo, space centre, science museum for the students. But it is very expensive to arrange trips for several times in a year. Virtual Trip is introduced to cut off the expenditure. Students are enjoying their educational activities by experiencing virtual field trip. Mentors are also appreciating this new teaching method.

Experts are in Virtual Classroom: We all know experts are always busy as they are deeply involved to their project work or researches. It is impossible for them to visit each institutes and deliver speech. Video Conferencing is the online bridge for the students to reach the experts. Those who was absent for the particular seminar they also can check it later by recording the whole conversation. Educator can arrange tests through the conferencing system and check the answers on interactive whiteboard with i-pen. They can correct the student’s answers on whiteboard at the same time.