Recruiting · Production

Strategic High-Volume Recruiting Success: 5 Case Studies Using HireVue

The problem

High-volume hiring teams continuously lose top talent to competitors and lose candidates as customers when processes lack proper technology; manual, traditional efforts prevent teams from reaching top talent at scale.

First attempt

Phone screen interviews were time-consuming and could not accurately assess technical knowledge; Black Angus had no way to communicate with frontline workers during the pandemic when email was unavailable.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Candidate engages via mobile/web
Trigger
Potential candidates are captured and engaged across mobile and web channels.
▾ source quote
“capturing and engaging potential candidates across mobile and web”
2
Conversational AI screens applications
Ai action
HireVue's conversational AI streamlines the process by capturing, screening, and scheduling interviews.
▾ source quote
“HireVue's conversational AI was chosen for its ease of implementation and affordability, helping NSA manage staffing levels effectively. The solution has streamlined the process by capturing, screening, and scheduling interviews, allowing recruiters to focus on hiring top candidates”
3
Chatbot qualifies and routes candidates
Routing
All applicants first talk with the chatbot and, if qualified, are directly scheduled with the restaurant.
▾ source quote
“All our applicants first talk with [the bot], and if qualified, are directly scheduled with the restaurant”
4
Virtual Job Tryout assessment
Ai action
A Virtual Job Tryout gives candidates a detailed glimpse into the role so they can decide if it is the right fit.
▾ source quote
“This custom Retail Associate Virtual Job Tryout® gives potential employees a detailed glimpse into what a day in the life of a Walmart Retail Associate looks like—giving candidates a clear idea of what they can expect and allowing them to …”
5
Technical qualification via video
Validation
Technical questions in video interviews enable rapid qualification of candidate experience before live interviews.
▾ source quote
“We use HireVue to ask really technical questions which allow us to very quickly qualify that experience. It cuts out our talent team having 30-minute phone interviews in which they couldn't accurately assess technical knowledge”
Reported outcome

Across five companies, HireVue delivered significant reductions in time-to-hire and cost: NSA achieved 5x faster time-to-interview and 4x faster time-to-hire, Walmart completed 400,000 new hires in 4 months, Maggiano's engaged 21,000+ candidates, and NSA saw 50% decreased cost per interview.

Reported metrics
Walmart new hires in 4 months400,000
Walmart candidate recommendation rate100%
Walmart assessment completion rate95%
Walmart ROImulti-million dollar return on investment
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Walmart new hires in 4 months400,000
Walmart candidate recommendation rate100%
Walmart assessment completion rate95%
Walmart ROImulti-million dollar return on investment
Nestlé candidate experience satisfaction92%
Nestlé software ease of use98%
NSA time-to-interview improvement5x faster
NSA time-to-hire improvement4x faster
NSA cost per interview reduction50%
NSA retention increase10%
NSA cost per hire reduction20%
Maggiano's candidates engaged21,000+
Maggiano's interviews scheduled17,000+
Maggiano's applicants hired5,100+
Maggiano's open requisitions closed in 2 weeks66%
Black Angus response rate within 1 hour74%
Black Angus response rate within 24 hours96%
Reported stack
HireVueConversational AIVirtual Job TryoutHireVue OnDemand InterviewingHireVue Direct Messaging
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Source
https://www.hirevue.com/blog/hiring/high-volume-recruiting-success-case-studies
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Across five companies, HireVue delivered significant reductions in time-to-hire and cost: NSA achieved 5x faster time-to-interview and 4x faster time-to-hire, Walmart completed 400,000 new hires in 4 months, Maggiano'…

What tools did this team use?

HireVue, Conversational AI, Virtual Job Tryout, HireVue OnDemand Interviewing, HireVue Direct Messaging.

What results were reported?

Walmart new hires in 4 months: 400,000; Walmart candidate recommendation rate: 100%; Walmart assessment completion rate: 95%; Walmart ROI: multi-million dollar return on investment (source-reported, not independently verified).

What failed first in this deployment?

Phone screen interviews were time-consuming and could not accurately assess technical knowledge; Black Angus had no way to communicate with frontline workers during the pandemic when email was unavailable.

How is this recruiting AI workflow structured?

Candidate engages via mobile/web → Conversational AI screens applications → Chatbot qualifies and routes candidates → Virtual Job Tryout assessment → Technical qualification via video.

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