Elevating federal pooled hiring with HireVue

The Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Workforce of the Future Playbook provides various approaches for federal hiring teams in their journey to a skills-based organization.

Why should an individual job post serve just one position, when agencies typically are hiring multiple employees for the same role? Additionally, what if a federal agency could team up with another, especially when they’re hiring for similar roles, and share the candidates that they capture in their Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?

According to the Federal News Network, “Pooled hiring takes place when one agency, who’s already hired the candidates it needs off a list of qualified applicants, then shares that list with other agencies looking to onboard candidates for the same position. It can be particularly beneficial, for instance, to agencies who may have fewer HR resources, if they can lean on larger agencies and departments for support.”

Pooled hiring provides the ability to bring as many qualified candidates to apply for multiple positions for similar roles, and having the right hiring technology in place can empower efficient candidate evaluation.

For agencies pursuing pooled hiring endeavors, they can start with a sister agency within the same Cabinet-level Department. In addition, there are also Mission-Critical Occupations (MCOs) that would benefit from being accessible by multiple agencies simultaneously—therefore creating a Talent Marketplace for MCOs.

The idea that a candidate’s skills and competencies are the better predictors of success over educational background constitutes “skill-based hiring.” It’s the idea that measuring and evaluating a person’s skills provides predictions on how they will do on the job. 

And frequently, the runner-up for a role is still incredibly qualified—so if those candidates are available to other agencies looking for similar roles, federal hiring teams can create qualified talent pools and marketplaces. 

Below are 3 ways hiring technology can empower federal hiring teams to make their pooled hiring processes more efficient to hire stronger candidates.

Structuring interviews

HireVue offers video interviewing that streamlines hiring with real-time evaluation tools, interview guides, automated candidate routing, and shareable recordings that make stakeholder input easier. 

Agencies can review candidate interviews at any given time, with self-scoring built-in, so they can focus their initial efforts on the top candidates with the desired skills. Plus, candidates are able to self-schedule their own interviews, with availability synced to the hiring manager’s calendar, offering a more streamlined, flexible process. 

In addition, HireVue offers Builder, a structured interviewing tool that offers job-related competencies, structured interview questions, templates, and evaluation guides for any job role at any level. A structured interview ensures all your candidates are given the same experience. 

By evaluating the skills and competencies for a specific role, hiring teams can lean into the factors that actually predict success—not factors like resume review or who knows who. 

By offering a user-friendly experience and clear guidance throughout the process, HireVue enhances the overall candidate experience, making the federal hiring process more attractive to top talent.

Evaluating skills with data 

At HireVue, the science model for identifying skills is based on data from over 70 million interviews. From that data, HireVue models focus on skills, behaviors, and competencies specific to the job and not on irrelevant information.

As a result, HireVue is able to offer robust analytics and reporting tools that help hiring managers make informed decisions—including insights into candidate performance and potential fit for a role (or sister agency’s role).

Scale agency hiring

HireVue solutions are designed to handle large-scale hiring initiatives—and when the federal government employs nearly 3 million people, scalability is critical. 

Because HireVue creates one seamless hiring ecosystem, integrating with your ATS, it’s easy to scale. It eliminates manual hiring efforts that slow down hiring and allow candidates to complete interviews and hiring teams to review them whenever convenient—so evaluation isn’t based on time of day or time zones.

Ready to learn more about what HireVue can do for your agency? Request a demo.