Financial services recruiter Ardent Search & Selection has launched a web-based video service to help in selecting candidates.

The software,  provided by Talent on View, can be used for either face-to-face or remote  video interviewing. Face-to-face involves a video clip of a candidate either answering questions or creating a personal statement.

Remote interviewing enables consultants to send out a link to a potential candidate asking them to cover a number of questions pertinent to the position within their video clip – this is automatically sent back to the consultant to review and then, if suitable, is sent to their clients in a secure and branded way.

Commenting on the new service, David Colgrave, chief executive at Ardent, says: “Good candidates are hard to find, especially in a market where the number of job seekers is increasing.  Having worked to source high calibre candidates we wanted and an effective method of presenting the best candidates in the most time efficient way.”