Third-party video interview services playing a greater role in recruiting Chinese students to US institutions
The number of Chinese students studying in the US has increased by nearly 400% over the past decade. There are now more than 300,000 Chinese students enrolled in the US, representing 31.2% of America’s international enrollments. The challenge of processing large volumes of admissions files from China has spurred the creation of new third-party verification services based in China and/or the US. These companies, including InitialView, Vericant, and CollegeNet, conduct video interviews with prospective students which can be viewed by admissions staff in the US. The interviews allow admissions staff to compare prospective students’ application documents with their presentation and language skills. ICEF Monitor
KIM’S NOTE Having reviewed the functionality of these services (specifically InitialView) we were impressed by how much insight you can get not only in ACTUAL functional language ability, but into the student’s character as well. Institutions should keep their eyes open for new ventures on the horizon that will further tighten the integrity of the recruitment process.
