# Video Hiring Platforms The Blonk App Requires Users to Record Short Clips for Interviews By Jordy E | Published 2015-06-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blonk-app References: [zenithtalent](http://www.zenithtalent.com/recruiting-and-staffing-blog/new-tinder-style-apps-for-recruiting-talent) & [blonk.co](http://blonk.co/) The Blonk app allows employers to connect with potential hires on a visual level. On top of linking leaders with new talent, the system also requires each member to record a short, 20-second video responding to Peter Thiel's well-known [interview question](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/behavioral-buddy): "What is the one thing I believe that everybody disagrees with me about?" By providing frank and up front answers, companies receive a window to the true personality of employee prospects. At the same time, Blonk members also get to scan the system for [language and performance skills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/devpilot). As the question posed by Thiel is a tricky one, these [pre-recorded answers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recroo-ai) allow employers to sift through different levels of expertise and select the best takes on this complex topic that often perplexes candidates. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.4/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Video Interviewing:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop new platforms that use video technology to enhance the interviewing process and provide deeper insights into candidates' personalities and skills. - **Personality Assessment:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create innovative tools and algorithms that analyze video responses to evaluate candidates' personalities and match them with the company culture. - **Skill Evaluation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Build software solutions that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess language and performance skills based on video recordings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Human Resources:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop video-based HR platforms that streamline the hiring process and provide valuable insights into candidates' qualifications and potential. - **Recruitment:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create video-powered recruitment platforms that improve candidate selection and streamline the screening process for employers. - **Artificial Intelligence:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Innovate AI-powered video analysis software that can accurately assess candidates' language and performance skills, providing valuable data for hiring decisions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pre-Interview Screening Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hiretoolio.md) - [Interview Coaching Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindinterview.md) - [Interview Prep Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interviewpal.md) - [AI Job Interview Prep](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interviewai.md) - [AI Interview Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crackedhire.md) - [AI Hiring Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vhire.md) - [Video-Enabled Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candid-dating-app.md) - [AI Interview Practice](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parrotprepai.md) - [AI Mock Interviews](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mock-interviews1.md)