Video Selection goes down under with @Sonru

Jan. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Sonru, a multi award winning automated video interviewing technology company, today announced it was retaining Maria Maguire as Country Manager, Australia. Maria will play a lead role in accelerating Sonru’s growth in the Australian market.

Maria, a business development executive has spent 7 years at Enterprise Ireland in Australia, where she successfully grew the export figures for her client portfolio from $0.5m in 2007 to $12m resulting in Australia becoming the third largest global export market for Irish companies within the E-Learning, HR & Educational sector. Maria holds a Bachelor of Communications degree from the University of New England.

It is an exciting time to join Sonru, I had been following their success through the Enterprise Ireland radar as they are the quintessential good news story,” said Maria. “I look forward to introducing their innovative recruitment product to the Australian market.”

Luke Falvey, CEO of Sonru Asia Pacific, commenting on the appointment said, “We are excited about Maria’s move to Sonru. Her contribution to the growth in exports to the region is on record and she has been awarded for outstanding delivery to client companies for the last three years.”

Fergal O’Byrne, Group CEO of Sonru, added, “Maria’s extensive experience in the HR sector and her broad range of international expertise means she is well equipped to contribute significantly to Sonru’s ambitious international growth plans.”

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About Sonru
Sonru is a global leader in the field of video interviews and video screening. As recognized leaders in this field they have established the effectiveness and validity of using video in the recruitment process. Companies like Apple, Citi, Volvo, Johnson & Johnson, PaddyPower, BioWare (a Division of EA Games), Allianz Worldwide Care and CERN have innovated in their talent acquisition processes by using Sonru’s video interview solution. Sonru is a fully integratable solution and recently announced a partnership with the global ATS vendor Taleo.

Sonru's automated video interviewing solution works by recruiters posting interview questions online (specifying the time allowed to read and answer each question) and then sending an email invitation to relevant candidates. Using a webcam, candidates answer the questions set, with recruiters then free to review the video responses at their convenience.

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Sonru is a global leader in the field of video interviews and video screening. Clients include Apple, citi, Volvo, Johnson & Johnson, PaddyPower, BioWare (a Division of EA Games), Allianz Worldwide Care and CERN.