Pearson Partners With Talview, Adds A New Feature Toversant - Proctoring

The latest feature helps you reach out to remote talent, without having to worry on authentication. Reducing changes of candidate impersonation and fraud.

Bangalore: Pearson Talentlens, a global leader in talent assessment withover 85 years of industry experience has partnered with Talview, a leading provider of onlineautomated proctoring solutions to launch the latest version of the Versant test - Versant VideoProctoring. It will enable recruiters to conduct seamless assessmentsof candidates in remoteareas eliminating candiate impersonation or fraud.

India has been at the forefront of the technology revolution and this a testament to that a large MNC (Pearson) has partneredwith a start up (Talview) providing cutting edge technology.

Versant English Test, one of world’sleading automated assessments to measure spoken communication skills. The product is used by over half of theFortune 500companies globally, a testimony to the quality of the product allowingcompanies from across industries in choosing right candidates. Versant tests are highly reliableand are specifically designed to analyze the speech of non-native speakers of English, usingpatented speech processing technology.

Versant helps organizations:

• Optimize interview bandwidth
• Create benchmark communication skills
• Allow for large-scale recruitment drives.

The focus all organizations have been on getting the right employee in an efficientmanner. Given the situation, it calls for a product to address the manpower needs of employersfrom big MNCs to SMEs to hire right talent in order to successfully carry out business operations.

Versant Video Proctoring helps organizations simplify the recruitment process with its state of the art features like:

• Real-Time Recording: Real-time image, audio and video capturing of user’s action
• Face Detection: Notification on candidate absence during proctored session
• Analytics: In-depth analytics on user behavior and user action
• Mobile: Proctor video on mobile. App available on iOS and Android
• Browser Policing: Browser navigation check, disable copy-paste option
• Storage: Store and view recorded streams up-to six months

Why use Versant Proctoring
• Eliminates impersonationand authentication issues
• Access to a larger talent pool especially in tier 2 & 3 cities
• Better candidate experience
• Faster turnaround time

Philip Kurian, Country Head & Director, Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessmentsaid, “ At Pearson TalentLens, we constantly engage in upgrading our productsto answer the need of the hour. We have always been in the forefront of assessments and continue to explore newer horizons to meet ever-changing industry demands. We found an able partner in the form of Talview, who shared a similar vision and our collaboration, has resulted in Versant Proctoring.

Commenting on the partnership Sanjoe Tom Jose, CEO - Talview, said, "We’re excited to partner with Pearson as we combine our capabilities to increase the reach, security, and scalability of Pearson online assessments. The partnership is proof of the market acceptance of Talview's patent-pending Advanced Automated Proctoring capability." He added, "Pearson, a leader in the assessment space, has been in the forefront of adopting emerging technologies and we are proud to be associated with them."