The document describes VuFirst, a cloud-based video interviewing product that aims to make the candidate screening process more efficient. VuFirst allows hiring managers to send interview questions to candidates and view video responses, helping to identify suitable candidates more quickly. By reducing the number of in-person interviews, VuFirst saves time and costs for both employers and candidates compared to traditional screening methods. The document provides an overview of how VuFirst works, its benefits, pricing, the market opportunity, company milestones, and the founding team.

1. A ThoughtStream product

2. Hiring Manager
Source resumes
from job portals,
consultants and
employee referrals
Hiring Team
Create Role
requirement
Recruitment
Team
Recruitment Process
Screen resumes
to shortlist
Schedule
candidates for
face to face
interviews
Screen the list again and
shortlist candidates to be
called for Face to Face
interviews
Conduct multiple
interviews and
make a selection

3. Challenges
Hiring Team
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Time spent in meeting 8-10
candidates for identifying a
suitable one
High rejection ratio during
face to face due to
communication, personality,
knowledge etc.
HR Team
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In most of the interviews,
the hiring manager realizes
in the first 5 -10 minutes that
the candidate is not suitable
but ends up spending
30-45 min
-
Loss of productivity
-
Half day / full day leave from
work
-
Travel time to the
interviewing company’s
office
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Time spent in scheduling and
coordination between the
Hiring Manager and the
candidate
Candidate
Waiting time
-
Outstation travel
Pressure of meeting
numbers on time
Budget constraints for hiring

4. Hiring Manager
Source resumes
from job portals,
consultants and
employee referrals
Hiring Team
Create Role
requirement
Recruitment
Team
Recruitment Process with VuFirst
Screen resumes
to shortlist
Schedule selected
candidates for face
to face interviews
Screen the list again and
finalizes a shortlist of
candidates to be called for
Face to Face interviews
Conduct multiple
interviews and
make a selection

5. How does it work?
VuFirst is a cloud
based screening
solution that
makes your
search for the
right candidates,
quick and easy.
Corporate Video

6. Benefits
Top reasons to use VuFirst
Time saving for Hiring
Manager in meeting
less candidates
Productivity
improvement
Reduction in
coordination efforts by
the Recruitment team
Improved Pipeline
efficiency
Reduction in hiring
life cycle
Elimination of travel
needed by the
candidate
Overall reduction in cost!

7. Aberdeen Group – Video Interviewing
32% of organizations participating in Aberdeen’s talent acquisition research are investing in
video interviewing, compared to 21% of organizations in 2012.
With a strategic, business-driven approach to video, 81% of organizations were able to achieve
organizational key performance indicators (KPIs). Additionally, organizations were two or three
times more likely to improve recruiting (time to fill, cost per hire, hiring manager satisfaction)
and business metrics (customer retention and customer satisfaction) after implementing video.

8. Pricing
Rs. 100/$3* per candidate video upload
* local taxes extra, * for a 5 min video

9. Market Opportunity
We have a global market:
 Corporates
 Recruitment companies
 Universities – used in admission
processes

10. Milestones
March 2013
Company Started
June 2013
Hired Developers
October 2013
VuFirst launched
November 2013
Android app launched
December 2013
Assessment Test Launched

11. About Us
VuFirst addresses the pain point of effectively shortlisting candidates, resulting in huge
savings on time and dollars spent on the hiring process. It is a cross platform solution that
works across devices, helping hiring managers effectively screen candidates.
VuFirst makes the screening process smart and efficient by enabling hiring managers to send
a link to the candidates to video record an extempore response to interview questions,
which they can view, assess and share with colleagues anytime, anywhere.
Innovation and value to customer are the basic tenets on which ThoughtStream is founded.
ThoughtStream is in the space of bringing innovative cloud based software solutions for
corporates to simplify their business processes. The flagship product is VuFirst, a smart hiring
solution.
For more information and partnership please write to sales@vufirst.com
For technical support please write to support@vufirst.com

12. The Team
Sunil Goel - Founder & Director, is a proven business leader with 20 years of experience
managing various functions across industry leading organizations. Prior to founding
ThoughtStream, Sunil was Head of Operations at Tutorvista Global, a pioneer in online tutoring
and e-tailing of educational products.
Previously, Sunil has worked in leadership positions at organizations like Tesco India, Collabera,
Planetasia & Ramco Systems.
Ravi Ananthakrishnan - Co-Founder & Director, has 21 years of experience in IT. Most recently
he was the Global Practice Delivery Head for Oracle Retail at Wipro Technologies. Before that
he worked at companies such as Tesco India, Ness Technologies and iCelerate.
Prior to that Ravi spent close to a decade working in the silicon valley at various technology
start-ups and product companies such as Informix, OpenVision & AudioBasket Inc.
Chetan Jain - Chief Technology Officer, has over 17 years of experience in Technology, with a
significant background in cross platform application development. He is an open source
evangelist and continues to contribute to various open source projects.
He has authored the book, jQuery Mobile Cookbook by Packt Publishers.
Prior to joining ThoughtStream he worked in the Symbian Devices Unit of Nokia. He has won
various accolades being ranked as the #1 community member and the first 'Mad Scientist" in
the Nokia Qt Developer Forum.