HireArtReviews 72

I echo the comments of others that the video portion of this process seems to eliminate older applicants. I work for a high tech recruiting company and wanted to see how HireArt might be different. Not at all impressed with their clunky user interface. When you're asked to answer questions you can't see them once you start filling in the application. I also went back to check the status of my app and saw the job was closed. I asked for feedback but no one ever got back to me. Not a great way to treat people.

I have to agree with other reviewers - on this most recent round of jobs I applied to, my heart sank to see that they were almost all through HireArt. There's alot of speculation that HireArt uses the video segment to discriminate against qualified applicants. I can't prove or disprove this, but I know I've had zero success with them despite filling out many applications. This is irrefutable: because they require you to have a smartphone or webcam, their process discriminates against people who do not have a smartphone or webcam, which is an additional piece of technology separating the jobless from the hired. Every additional expense separates poor people from available jobs. As I don't have a phone, I had to borrow a phone to make my video two years ago. Now I have to re-borrow a phone to continue with the process, or give up since it yielded no results last time. It gives the recruiter a chance to choose you based on your outward appearance instead of your qualifications and competence, which is in poor taste. I complained about this to them in 2015 when I first applied, but only received arguments back in regards to my complaint.

I applied to HireArt through a job board. I sent my resume through their job board and received an email back and proceeded to the next steps. The next step was to answer a few questions and posing a few videos. These steps took about 3-5 hours to complete.

A few weeks later, I received an email from a member from the Hireart team claiming that I was a good fit. He needed some info from me to send to the hiring manager. I sent the info and was sent an automatic rejection email an hour later. I was never given an explanation but I am suspecting that this has to deal with discrimination based on the videos I've posted.

Terrible experience overall. I would not recommend this service to anyone.

In the age where your resumes and cover letters are lost down a black whole, HireArt is a refreshing change. I really enjoyed answering the situational questions rather than writing a cover letter. It allowed me to actually showcase my skills and prove myself, rather than BS a couple paragraphs. It also got me to really think about what sort of jobs I would enjoy doing. I agree that there should be more feedback than there currently is- especially since you do spend a lot of time thinking about and writing the answers to the proposed questions. I also felt I was qualified for jobs I did not hear from. But in the end, HireArt is the reason that I worked and am working at my first two jobs out of college, and they have both been very successful! Thank you for everything, HireArt.

So I've created my short video answer without myself in the frame. I sat in my backyard(some visually pleasing aesthetics) and narrated.
Before that, I visited here and read a lot of poor reviews mention the videos prove the company discriminates, is biased or whatever excuse.
Who knows, maybe if I get a negative response I'll be compelled to change this to 1 star?

I think this is a unique approach. It challenges some critical thinking. It's also free so show some consideration. Good luck!

As other applicant mentioned, this company REQUIRES the applicants to upload a video (not even a photo but a video!) of themselves as a pre-screening purposes. Is this company a model agency? No. I contacted the hiring manager and the response was just rude and unprofessional. He didn't even care to elaborate why they require the video of applicants and just said "Certainly no need to finish this particular application if you are not interested!" Is this how treat their applicants as customers? Just total nonsense.

I had the most amazing experience looking for jobs here. I filled out a couple applications (videos took awhile, but it was worth it I think), and it took a few days to receive a note back saying that I had been rejected for one, but then presented to the employer for another. I heard from several members of their team after that and ended up successfully applying for a couple other jobs and I ended up landing 3 interviews. These guys are so nice and its such a great service. I highly recommend.

Why should you have to try out for a job via long essay questions and uploading video answers before they even meet you and see if they like you? Such a waste of the candidates time.

I'm sure this is great for the companies and recruiters because it makes it easy for them to quicky reject duds, but it's really arduous to waste hours of your day answering fake questions before your resume even gets to the hiring person.

Total scam.

I do find the process and video interview extremely tedious but what concerns me the most is whether the process, perhaps unintentionally, makes it easy for employers to discriminate due to age. I always seem to get through phone interviews with ease but run into problems once they meet me and see I am 57. The two times I applied for positions with HireArt, I felt I thoroughly answered the questions and presented myself professionally throughout the video, and due to my background, felt, at least, I would get through the initial screening. No sooner did I submit the initial interview info. And video to HireArt, I was sent a rejection email. (Probably 20-25 minutes after I submitted the information.) It seems very strange to be rejected so quickly when your background and skill set seem to be very closely parallel to the position's qualifications.
Considering the preparation and time to apply for a HireArt position and the ease in which the video can/could be used discriminate against you, I would not bother using this employment agency if you are over 50.

I signed up for HireArt in 2014 at the suggestion of a friend. I was a little weary about submitting the videos (a lot of room for self-critiquing but also a way to show another side if your writing style differs from your presentation style), so I filled in the more traditional stuff first and did the videos another day (after some prep and a few takes). I completed applications for 2 different jobs and was told that I was a top applicant for both and that my application was pushed through to the employers. While neither of the employers contacted me, I appreciated that I was seen as a qualified candidate (by someone at least), which made me much less disheartened by my whole job search process. In the meantime, I had found a so-so job outside of HireArt. When I began my search again I went back to HireArt, since it was super easy to submit applications after the initial application process. At most I had to answer one additional question; at the least I just clicked submit. This time it was a success! I applied for the awesome position Im in now, and it took a little less than two weeks for HireArt to review my application. Though I did initially get an email that said I wouldnt be considered, I received another, 15min later, which said Im a top candidate. Despite that odd hiccup, it was a great experience. The day after I got the emails, the company contacted me for a phone interview, and the rest is history!

I was not a developer and didnt have a lot of experience other than a few internships and retail sales jobs, but I really wanted to work at a tech startup and had a degree from a great school. Yes, the process is a little more time consuming than your average job app, but if youre REALLY serious about finding a great job, its definitely worth it. Not to mention that you can use your same application to apply to multiple jobs on their site, so it cuts out a ton of time and extra work. Plus, every application that gets sent in to them gets reviewed by an actual human, not just a computer scanning for keywords. You will have a much better chance of being seen by the employer by going through their system. I spent months using various job boards trying to apply for jobs and never heard back from anyone until I started using HireArt. I landed two different job interviews at great companies in New York and ultimately got hired and am loving where I ended up! I highly recommend using them.

In the darkest days of my job hunting spell, HireArt was a dependable source of encouragement. Their recruiters were kind, friendly, and genuinely interested in helping me achieve success. HireArt's business concept takes out all the dreaded and agony out of applying by replacing cover letters with video interviews. I took about 20 minutes to prep for the first video question, then straight to recording. Knowing I could record and rerecord as many times as I needed, I didn't feel nervous in the slightest. The whole process-- prep, recording, and uploading--took maybe 45 minutes.

I applied to several jobs on HireArt. This was facilitated by the fact that HireArt allowed me to reuse recorded interviews for new roles. Occasionally, I'd get overenthusiastic about one-click applying that I wouldn't think about how well my existing application materials jibed with the role. Thankfully, the HireArt staff intervened and contacted me whenever something looked awry in my video, often recommending that I record another video to highlight a separate, otherwise unexplored aspect of my resume.

Although I ended up accepting a job outside of the HireArt network, I would recommend the service to anyone looking for a job, especially if they are looking for a non-technical startup job.