DAVID Dewey is looking to change the future of recruitment after developing his own software to host video interviewing.

The 29-year-old is vying for the Technology Business of the Year award and the Young Entrepreneur of the Year after highlighting the successes of his business Shortlister.com.

Mr Dewey began developing the video interviewing concept in 2011, after several unsatisfactory experiences as a candidate himself.

He aimed not only to improve the candidate experience but also help businesses slash their time and costs per hire.

The software he developed allows employers to set up bulk video interviews, conducted by a virtual interviewer with the interviewee's footage sent back to the employer to review at their convenience.

In the early stages of the business Mr Dewey worked with the founder of clothing chain Republic, Tim Whitworth, who saw the potential in Shortlister.com and invested a substantial amount in the company to aid the technology in coming to market.

Mr Dewey, who now runs the business from the Phoenix Centre at York St John University, said: "The commercial application of Shortlister.com’s video interviewing platform is enormous.

"In the UK there are 1.2 million employers currently advertising 628,000 vacancies with each vacancy regularly attracting in excess of 70 applicants.

"As UK employers strive to reduce their recruitment spend Shortlister.com is well positioned to exploit this emerging market.

"It has been just three months since our commercial launch in February of this year and our client list already boasts Britain’s Top Employer, a Virgin Fast Track 100 company and a host of specialist recruitment agencies."

The product was tested with a national water supplier and a leading chain of luxury hotels, and following its launch now counts a globally

recognised fast food chain and a national mobile phone retailer among its clients.

Last year Mr Dewey took on three students from the university on as interns and now employs all three of the students as interns in his marketing, client retention and client acquisition departments.

Mr Dewey is now in talks with local universities, including York St John, to introduce his video interview platform to the applications process

for universities.

Mr Dewey believes that in doing so university admissions departments can guarantee a better application experience for applicants and decrease workload in an area where there is often many times the number of applications than course places available.