Case Study: Ashburton District Council achieves more accurate, streamlined candidate screening with Spark Hire Video Interviews

How Ashburton District Council Enables More Screening Accuracy With Spark Hire Video Interviews

Ashburton District Council is a 200‑employee local government organisation in New Zealand serving a fast‑growing community. Faced with inconsistent candidate experiences and a time‑consuming process where recruiters — not hiring managers — handled phone screening, the council needed a simple, district‑wide interview workflow that would let managers screen applicants directly and move qualified candidates to face‑to‑face interviews faster.

They implemented Spark Hire’s video interviewing platform for the first time, attracted by its ease of use, cost‑effectiveness and supportive onboarding. The result was a streamlined hiring process: managers now create and swap question sets, review candidate responses themselves, and reach interview decisions more quickly — earning instant buy‑in and consistently positive feedback across the organisation.

Ashburton District Council

Jim Henderson

People & Capability Advisor