Almost immediately after submitting my application, I received a reply. "I have reviewed your resume and I am impressed." It also included an invitation to complete a video interview. However, this was not an interview with a person. Instead, you go to a website that presents questions to you, one at a time, and you have 2 minutes each to record a video response. There were 11 questions total but 3 were text only, not video. They advise you ahead of time to dress professionally, maintain eye contact with the camera, and present yourself as if in a real interview. About half the questions allowed one re-take (a do-over). The other half were one take only. Comcast says "Our interview process is designed to be a two way street. We provide you an opportunity to learn more about us and career opportunities at Comcast and for us to get to know you better." But I don't buy it. The only advantage I can see for the applicant is you can schedule your own time to complete the interview. But to do it properly I should have spent the entire day on it, rehearsing every question. Comcast though can use this method to screen 10x applicants (probably more). It doesn't cost them anything. So as a candidate you could spend hours on something only to have it swiped away after the first 15 seconds, or never looked at at all. Naturally, I won't be doing this again. No thank you Comcast.

The key is understanding that Round 1 is a getting to know each other and for the hiring manager a quality assurance checkpoint on the job description to make sure it was/is clear to candidates