“Focus on priorities…”
“Don’t get too bogged down on things (when things go downhill)”
“Be upfront, honest and well prepared (when you’re selling your product)”
– Tom Jose, Founder and CMO of TalView (a company that is expediting hiring via video interviews!)
In this week’s episode, we talk to Mr. Tom Jose, one of the founders and CMO of TalView. This is a company that is helping other companies save time and money by screening candidates. This is done through hiring via video interviews. Tom talks about how their initial business idea was targeted towards students and professors and how a pivot resulted in the current business
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Tom goes into how he manages family time and professional life given that he travels more than 50% of his time. He gives tips and tricks for people taking these video interviews in order to make the best impression. Tom also gives a key tip to let your customers recommend you to grow your business
Resources that Tom mentions on the show
- www.talview.com — Screening people and hiring via video interviews
- TalView blog — Great resource for both hiring managers and candidates
- Bonus Tip — This question is not part of the interview, but Tom has lot of recommendations in terms of books – The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank, Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore and The Hard Thing about Hard things by Ben Horowitz
- Steve Blank’s blog where you can get a lot of startup resources
- Connect to Tom via LinkedIn or via Twitter @ptomjose
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Have you personally used TalView? Did it help you either as a candidate or hiring manager? Do you think the future is hiring via video interviews? Tom and us would love to know, drop us an email at ram AT foundersgyan.com or use the comments box below!
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