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Recruit Invests in Video Screening Tool

June 08, 2012

Wowzer, a provider of video screening for job candidates, reported it received a major investment from Recruit, one of the world’s largest staffing firms. Wowzer also rebranded from OVIA, its previous name.

“Video screening will be a key factor in recruitment efforts around the globe,” said Masumi Minegishi, president & representative director, CEO of Recruit Co., Ltd. “By investing in the technology at Wowzer, we have an important hand in contributing to that trend. We look forward to working with the Wowzer team in further innovating the recruitment process.”

Wowzer allows recruiters to invite job candidates to answer interview questions on video. Recruiters can then evaluate the videos. Wowzer is based in Sunnyvale, Calif.