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Jan 23, 2010

Is It Ethical To Record Your Candidate Interviews?

Co-founder

There are many times when it would be great to have a recording (either audio or video) of an interview with a candidate. You could go back through the interview later to review responses, it could be used afterwards for coaching the candidate, and you could forward recordings of great prospects to the hiring manager/company. We believe there are two major issues to consider when deciding to record:

1) Is it legal to record, and if so under what circumstances?
2) Is it ethical, proper, or “wise” to do so, and under what conditions?

We currently recommend recording tools to our users when asked, but we are considering building it into our video interview service. What is your recommendation?

1 response

  • Jan 26, 2010

    President

    I would talk to an employment attorney first. I teach employment interviewing, and you would be surprised how many people are asking interview questions that are discriminatory without realizing it. I'd get an attorney's advice on whether those recordings can be used against the company if a candidate charges discrimination.