With the release of Campus Pro, OneWire's new on-campus recruiting solution, we've talked a lot about how schools and firms can manage their entire on-campus recruiting process from one application. But Campus Pro also allows firms to recruit students at schools where they usually do not participate in the on-campus recruiting program. Instead, firms can participate remotely in the recruiting season by reviewing students' profiles and moving the interview process away from campuses to their offices.

Today, we are seeing a decrease in the number of firms and schools participating in on-campus recruiting seasons. The time and resources may no longer be there, or the necessary travel may just be impractical.

That is why many firms are turning to alternate methods of interviewing - and schools are embracing these methods.

Non-Campus Recruiting

Schools Pay for Video, Road Trips so Recruiters Can See Students

When Elatia Abate, global director of recruitment and strategy for Anheuser-Busch InBev, began scouting M.B.A. hires from the class of 2009 in earnest, she visited a handful of schools the beer maker considered to have the brightest graduates. But the schools that didn't make Ms. Abate's list for campus visits were still vying for her attention. If Ms. Abate couldn't come on campus, the schools' career counselors said, would she interview students via video?

Although Ms. Abate prefers in-person preliminary recruiting, complete with beer tasting, she does grant video interviews for out-of-the-way students with the right background. "If you have a compelling story, we'll take a look," she says...Keep reading.