[23rd graduate] Would you like to apply for the “Virtual Interview”?

My name is Kai Fujisawa, and I am in charge of public relations and recruitment, and I love Ranjatai so much that I dream about it.

Beyond has so far tried some unusual recruitment methods, such as `` online game company information sessions '' and `` novel game company information '' we have finally decided to conduct `` virtual interviews '' .

An online interview is conducted using an avatar with your name, school, age, gender, address, and nationality hidden

All you need to enter is your nickname and email address, and after answering two questions on the entry sheet, successful applicants will be invited to a virtual interview.

Why interview with an avatar?

Originally, Beyond did not select candidates based on their academic background, but instead focused on whether the candidate wanted to become an engineer, whether the person would fit in with Beyond's corporate culture, and whether the interviewer felt that the person wanted to work with the person. (Actually, Fujisawa, who is writing this article, is a high school graduate.)

Meanwhile, since 2020, interviews have been moved online due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the selection process was proceeding without meeting face-to-face even once until a job offer was made, but I was wondering if there is a way to take advantage of this situation and conduct interviews that can only be done online. When the PR team was thinking about it, we came up with the idea of ​​hiding all of their names, genders, and schools, and interviewing them using avatars. By the way, the public relations team consists of the representative director, director, and Fujisawa.

You can ask people what they studied at school without mentioning their school name, and by excluding information such as name, gender, and place of residence, you can get to know more about the person inside. I thought about it.

Although it is not possible to read a person's facial expressions by using an avatar, I believe that we can learn about a person's personality depending on what kind of avatar they prepare.

How do I interview?

The online tool will be Zoom.

There are no specified tools when using an avatar. If there is a tool that the interviewee always uses, it is of course best to use it, and even if you have never used it, we will share the installation manual of the tool recommended by Beyond, so you do not have to worry about it. It's useless.

Avatars can be easily used by changing Zoom's camera settings, but if your PC is too heavy to start up your avatar, you can prepare something that hides your face, such as a mask or headgear. In other words, both "virtual" and "disguise" are OK.

You are free to use a voice changer, so please try your favorite voice during the interview.

How is a virtual interview different from a regular screening?

First of all, the questions that interviewers do not (and should not) ask are listed below.

• name
• School name, undergraduate department
• sex
• age
• where you live
• Selection status

In a normal interview, I think the first step is, ``Please introduce yourself,'' but in a virtual interview, you do not introduce yourself. Instead, you will have to break the ice by asking, ``Why did you come equipped with that avatar (or costume) today?'' This is the best part of virtual interviews, and I think you can get a good idea of ​​the person's personality through this part.

In the virtual interview, we ask questions that dig deeper into the student's inner self. I would like to write about the questions I asked in a blog post after I actually conduct the virtual interview.

The selection process will also change. Normally, the process of selection is [first interview → second interview → final interview], but virtual interviews have a completely different flow: [virtual interview → final interview].

*The final interview will be conducted in the usual online call format.

What to look forward to in a virtual interview

After all, it's all about how the students show up.

Of course, this is the first time for Beyond to conduct an interview using an avatar and a voice changer, so I think there is some confusion for both of us.

However, I believe that there are conversations that can only be had through a virtual interview rather than following a template, and above all, I think Beyond's virtual interviews will remain strongly in students' memories.

We hope that it will be a good encounter and we will both enjoy our first experience together.

Please come and have a virtual interview

So, if you are a 23-year-old graduate and want to be an engineer, why not take this opportunity to take a "virtual interview"? Beyond is probably the only company that uses such a special selection method.

I believe that students who are job hunting during the coronavirus pandemic have various concerns, so I wanted to make the interview as enjoyable as possible for such people.

If you think, ``I can't trust a company that conducts interviews like that!'', please join our online company information session You can clearly see the faces of the representative director, engineers, and recruitment staff. We will thoroughly explain the job description and have a thorough question and answer session.

Of course, we will also be conducting regular screening, so please listen to the company information session and then choose between a virtual interview or a regular interview.

• 23 graduates Online company information session/Engineer Q&A
• Virtual interview entry page
• Beyond Co., Ltd. Recruitment site

Media articles

Thankfully, the virtual interview has been featured in various media, so I will also include a link to the article.

[PANORA] Beyond conducts virtual interviews for hiring engineers, with both interviewer and student having conversations using avatars

[SankeiBiz] Use avatars in new graduate interviews. Personal information such as academic background and gender is not necessary. ``Interesting stories are important.''

[Namba Keizai Shimbun] Namba IT company hires new graduates through virtual interviews Interviewers, students, and avatars talk to each other

[ICT Education News] Beyond begins hiring 23-year-old engineers through “virtual interview” with avatars

[GIZMODO] Gender, educational background, age, regardless of gender. Companies are hiring server engineers through virtual interviews

[ABEMA TIMES] “Hiring without being bound by appearance or title” “Hidden face” hiring that focuses on the inner side is becoming a hot topic Interview with the president

This is Fujisawa, in charge of public relations and recruitment.