We've been thrilled with how candidates have embraced the new virtual backgrounds feature in on demand interviews. Candidates can blur their backgrounds or use a solid color virtual backdrop. That means they can complete their interviews from many more places than before, and they can be confident that they won't be judged on their setting.
Sometimes, though, hiring teams need to take more control over when to make the virtual background option available for their candidates. We've heard you, and we've just released a new company default setting for this with an optional requisition-level override. As always, our **Support team** can help you choose the right settings for your organization.
Here's what you need to know to try it on your own:
  • First, you can opt to enable virtual backgrounds across all requisitions in your company.
  • Second, you can control whether the company-wide rule can be overridden in specific requisitions
To take advantage of this feature you'll need access to your company's System Default Settings. You can reach it via the Settings menu.
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Look for thes section headings:
  • Candidates can use virtual backgrounds in video responses
  • Allow option to choose virtual backgrounds in video responses at individual requisition level
To turn off the virtual backgrounds option for all interviews company-wide
, make sure the "Candidates can use virtual backgrounds in on demand interviews" is
not
selected.
To give recruiters permission to override this default setting in individual requisitions
,
select
the box labeled "Check the box to allow requisitions to change this setting." When this box is selected and you configure a requisition, you'll see the option to turn the virtual background option on or off.
Note that these settings apply to all on demand interviews in a company, or all on demand interviews for a single requisition. Every candidate in a single requisition will have the same option as every other candidate in that requisition.