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VidCruiter vs Microsoft Teams

Upgrade from video conferencing to an end-to-end video interviewing solution.

VidCruiter and Microsoft Teams both offer video conferencing to make remote hiring and interviewing more accessible. While Microsoft Teams might meet the rest of your company’s communication needs, VidCruiter is purpose-built for hiring. Optimize your recruiting process with this convenient solution that is highly customizable to fit any hiring workflow and reflect your brand’s personality.

Stop making applicants and interviewers download an app or log in — VidCruiter’s platform of solutions makes the hiring process more streamlined for everyone involved.

Hiring is a very specific task that demands a lot of functionality. Let’s compare VidCruiter and Microsoft Teams, highlighting what features and strengths these platforms offer businesses looking for video interviewing solutions.

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Recruiters and talent acquisition teams choose VidCruiter for hiring.

Read our reviews to find out why

“The VidCuiter Team (both sales and onboarding) took the time to listen to our unique needs and built a solution that worked for us. Never did we feel rushed or forced to fit within a pre-set mold. They stuck with us through many changes, ensuring we got the solution right for our team.”

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MICHAEL R.

Special Projects

Small Business

“VidCruiter is a great platform that allows candidates to interview via a live interview or a pre-recorded interview in their own time. This gives so many of our candidates the flexibility to choose what works best for them and creates a great candidate experience! The platform is easy to use, and I worked with an awesome integrations team that went above and beyond to make this happen!”

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DIANA T.

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Enterprise

“VidCruiter is helping me to manage candidates accurately and has advanced features for new job postings that are much easier than with my previous software. There are many built-in cross-platform-posting options that help get my job listings to the right places to collect candidates I actually desire to hire.”

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RICHARD L.

Mid-Market

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SMART REASONS TO SWITCH

No More Apps

Join interviews without downloading, logging in, or updating anything.

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View Everything In The Platform

Once candidates are in the platform, they don’t have to go anywhere else. Standardized questions are embedded within the online interview.

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24/7 Support & Service

Premium service comes standard with VidCruiter. We offer 24/7 tech support via chat, phone, and email.

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Create a Branded Interview Experience

Add landing page videos or write a message to welcome applicants to their video interview.

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Works with Your ATS

Integrate VidCruiter with your ATS to ensure all your interview data is stored in your system of record.

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Take Calls From Your Phone

65% of candidates join video calls from mobile devices, making a mobile-first experience crucial. VidCruiter gives candidates the flexibility to join interviews from their phones.

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Embrace Workflow Automation

Schedule reminder actions and notifications and move candidates forward based on rater actions.

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Achieve Interview Compliance

VidCruiter’s digital interview compliance system creates accountability and makes it easy for raters to follow organizational policies and protocols, giving candidates a consistent structured interview experience.

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Visibility Into Every Video Interview

VidCruiter’s reporting engine allows you to set goals and track progress around conducting interviews, evaluating candidates, making decisions, and following best practices.

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SETUP & SERVICE
Onboarding & Training

Personalized, Interactive Training

(Including Live 1-On-1 Sessions)

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Your Own Dedicated Client Success Manager

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Customized Success Plan

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Custom Training for Different User Types

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In-Depth Training for Super Users

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Unlimited Follow-up Training

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Recorded Training Sessions

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Customer Service

24/7 Support for All Interview Participants

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Average Support Turnaround Time of 1 Minute

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Telephone Support

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Email Support

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Built-in Chat Support

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Customer Service Available in Multiple Languages

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Proven Recruiting-Specific ROI Statistics Available

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Setup & Quality Assurance

Recruitment Experience and Knowledge

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Initial Job Position and Template Setup by Our Team for You

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Data Entry of Digitized Interview Guides by Our Team

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Test Applicants to Perfect Your Recruitment Process

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Live Position Testing

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Tech Checks to Verify Hardware and Connection Compatibility

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LIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWING FEATURES

Built-in Digital Structured Interview Questions (Scientifically-Proven to Minimize Hiring Bias): Use Your Own Questions or Pre-Determined Templates

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Real-Time Auto-Scoring of Ratings Captures Each Managers’ Score Independently

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Auto-Move Best Candidates to Top of Shortlist Based on Managers’ Scores

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Unlimited Users

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Unlimited Concurrent Interviews

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Show Privacy Policy Agreement Before Joining Interview

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Play Custom Video for Interviewees Before Joining Interview

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List of Invited Participants (Including their Status)

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View a Candidate’s Profile (Information from Earlier Steps in the Recruitment Process)

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Panel Interviews

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Group Applicant Interviews

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Group Applicant Evaluations and Tests

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Grouped Video Assessments

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File Sharing During Interviews

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Digitally Document Notes During Interview

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Interview Notes (With Permission-Based Review Restrictions)

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Option to Record Interviews for Unlimited Playback

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Timestamps for More Efficient Playback

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Re-Usable Interview Templates

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Electronic Signature Capture Through Adobe Sign Plugin

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Interview Timer

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Screen Sharing

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Login & Logout Notifications

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Ability to Mute Interview Participants

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Host Controls

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Ability to Revoke Participants’ Access to the Interview

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Tagging

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Choose Your Preferred Language: Platform is Entirely Bilingual/Multilingual

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Visibility & Invisibility Settings

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Anonymous Interviewers / Observers

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User Invitation from Interview

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Public Chat (Amongst All Interview Participants)

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Private Chat (Only Amongst Interviewers)

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Branded Interview Room (Custom Header and Background)

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Viewing Settings of Video Interviews

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Ability to Re-Activate an Interview After Ending It (Re-Enable Links)

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Ability to Control Which Users Are Able to View Specific Notes

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Ability to Upload Files in the Private & Public Chats

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Ability to Have Resumes Attached In Interview Interface

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Interviews Can Continue After Originally Scheduled Time

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Color-Coded Icons Showing Who Has Joined, Not Yet Joined & Join In-Process

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Ability for Participants to Dial-In to Interview by Phone

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Fail-Proof Backup Call-in System

(Toll Free Number that Records Audio)

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Ability to Change Interview Mode

(On-Screen Video Layout)

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Ability to Invite New Participants (& Set Rating Access) During Interview

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Background Blur

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Hide Inactive Participant

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Show Time Remaining Notifications

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Rate Multiple Candidates In One Session With Group Interviewing

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Automatic Recording

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PRE-INTERVIEW FEATURES
Communication Options

Text (SMS) Interview Invites

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Text (SMS) Interview Reminders

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Personalized SMS Templates

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Email Invites

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Email Reminders at Custom Times

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Personalized Email Templates

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Branded Emails

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White Label Email Domains

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Auto-Generated Links, Times, and Custom Information generated from Variables

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Unique Sign-In Links to Ensure Security

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Choose Your Preferred Language: Platform is Entirely Bilingual/Multilingual

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Configure Pre-Interview Tasks For Interviewers

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Configure Pre-Interview Tasks For Applicants

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Scheduling Options

Bulk Invite Candidates to Scheduler

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Invite Multiple Interview Participants (Up to 8 Simultaneous Participants with Recording and 25 without Recording)

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Google Calendar Integration

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Outlook Calendar Integration

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Office 365 Calendar Integration

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iCloud Calendar Integration

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Set Specific Availability for Conducting Interviews

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Set Custom Availabilities For Different Types of Interviews

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Configure Which Interviewer Availabilities Candidates Can Select

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Set The Minimum Number of Required Interviewers

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Customizable Interview Length

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Set the Amount of Advanced Notice Prior to a Scheduled Interview

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Automated Scheduling

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Auto-Download Interview Times to Outlook, Gmail, and Other Popular Calendars

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Manual Scheduling

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Calendar Invites

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Auto-Detect Timezones (Optional)

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Fixed Timezones (Optional)

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Delay Interview Invites Based on Back-to-Back Interviewers in 1 Room (Join After 60 Minutes)

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Schedule Interviewers to Join at Specific Intervals

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POST-INTERVIEW FEATURES
Post-Interviewing Options

Automated Thank You Emails and Completion Status Updates

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Send Automated Surveys to Interviewees

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Post-Interview Automation Rules

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Post-Recording Rating Feature

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Reporting System (Attendee History)

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Easily Re-watch and Compare Interview Recordings

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Sharing Permissions to Restrict Access to Recorded Interviews

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Send Recorded Video Interviews for Transcription

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Easily Skip Forward on Playback with Timestamped Notes

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Rating Reports

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Update Candidates' Status in an Integrated ATS Within the Video Call Interface

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OTHER FEATURES
Customization

1000s of Features to Level Up the Base System for Your Unique Recruiting Needs (10+ Years of Development)

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Choose Your Preferred Language: Platform is Entirely Bilingual/Multilingual

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Admin Dashboard

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Customizable User Permissions

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Integrations with Other Platforms for More Seamless Automation Options

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Reporting

Custom Reports Specific to Recruiting

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Interview Reports

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Database Search

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Complete Log of Each Interview (Who Joined, When They Joined, Device Used, etc.)

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Custom Excel Data Exports

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User Experience

Join an Interview Using Any Browser or Operating System

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WebRTC Communication System

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No Software Downloads Required for Computers and Newer Phones

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Single Sign-on (SSO) - Log in with a Single ID

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Password using SAML

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Single Sign-on (SSO) - Log in with a Single ID and Password using OpenID Connect

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Accessibility

WCAG 3.0 AA Compliant

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ADA Compliant

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Security

HTTPS and SSL/TLS Secured Communication

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Data Encryption While in Transit and at Rest

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Tier 4 Data Centers

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Shares Your Data with Third Parties

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Secure Delivery and Protection of Customer Data

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Transparent Logs - All Staff Access Logged

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All Data Owned by Client

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Exclusive Use of 256-bit Encryption

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Exclusive Use of TLS 1.2+

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SO2 Type 2

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ISO 27001: (Security techniques - Information security management systems)

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ISO 27017: (Code of practice for information security controls based on ISO/IEC 27002 for cloud services)

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ISO 27018: (Code of practice for protection of personally identifiable information [PII] in public clouds acting as PII processors)

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IP Address Tracking

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Voice and Video Traffic Session Encryption (Regardless of Endpoint or Session Setup)

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Safe to Use Even on Public Hotspots

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Protected B Compliance

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Choosing the right video provider can be challenging, and there’s absolutely a time and place for Microsoft Teams. Its video conferencing features, such as real-time collaboration and screen sharing, are ideal for remote work. When you need to do remote hiring, trust VidCruiter.

VidCruiter's advanced video interviewing features — like SMS reminders and rater compliance tracking — save you time and improve the hiring process.

VidCruiter will handle the integration, support you with custom training and templates, and create a customized success plan for your organization. With a decade of experience in the recruiting industry, VidCruiter has helped companies in every industry and sector by automating manual work and improving candidate experience.

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