How the University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic Uses Spark Hire to Improve Hiring Collaboration

A Quick Overview

By using Spark Hire’s video interviewing platform, UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic can screen many applicants each year for their student attorney position in a timely manner.

The Takeaway

• UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic receives about 70-80 applicants each year for 10-15 positions.
• With video interviews, they ask 3-4 questions to their applicants as a screening tool to take the place of time consuming phone interviews.
• Video interviewing helps UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic quickly evaluate and find great talent so they can do what matters most—provide top-notch legal services.

The Basics

The UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic provides high quality legal services to entrepreneurs and startup companies in Wisconsin at no cost. The company has one hiring cycle a year and receives a large number of applicants for their entry level student attorney position.

The Challenge

Each year, the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic receives about 70-80 applicants for their student attorney position. Given the time constants in their schedules, video interviewing allow the professionals at UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic to screen their applicants and eliminate the candidates who are poor fits.

Video To The Rescue

Using Spark Hire’s video interviewing platform, UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic is able to address the challenges of their traditional hiring approach in the following ways:

• Screen More Candidates. By replacing phone interviews with video interviews, the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic is able to screen all of their candidates and only pursue the ones who move on to the next step in the hiring process.
• Save Time. Avoid scheduling conflicts and save time on the first stages of the hiring process by sending out invitations to complete the one-way video interviews.
• Provide A Great Candidate Experience. With video interviews, UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic was able to set the amount of takes their candidates receive. The UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic found that their candidates like the fact they can revise their answers until they get it right, which results in higher quality answers.
• Collaborate With Team Members. As there are 3-6 people involved with their hiring decisions, it is beneficial for the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic to share the video interviews with team members to enhance communication and collaboration on their own time.

The Results

The UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic narrowed down the qualified applicants from 70-80 to the 30-40 they wished to pursue for an in-person interview. With Spark Hire’s video interviewing solutions, they were able to examine which applicants would be a good fit for their company and which ones would not work out.

UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic provides a range of services to entrepreneurs and gives law students hands-on experience in business legal matters. To learn more, check out their website and connect with them on Facebook and Twitter. Go Bucky!