The increasing use of online hiring tools allows employers to screen a large pool of candidates in a fraction of the time it would take to sort through piles of resumes and interview mismatched candidates. But the ease of process employers gain using digital hiring...
Personality tests seem ever-present in culture. As fun diversions in magazines and social media, as behavior predictors for marketers, and as indicators of which traits a candidate is likely to display at work, personality tests are often viewed as both entertaining...
We have discussed many aspects of the applicability of personality assessments for the workplace, with most topics related to finding employees who are the right fit for the job. A little less than a year ago, we looked at how personality testing could be used to form...
Evidence suggests that satisfied employees are productive employees. Happy workers bring increased profits, higher productivity, and lower turnover to their jobs. Who is responsible for creating satisfied employees? What factors are under employers’ purview? Do...
In a job market where candidates can exhaustively research how to best present themselves and script the answers to often-asked questions, it pays for employers to push jobseekers to think on their feet. The payoff can be immediate as the average cost of hiring a...
Job interviews are an opportunity for employers to go beyond the resume and get a solid idea about the candidates they have previously met only on paper. These in-person experiences also allow candidates to form an impression of the company they might join. Often,...
Interviewing job candidates is a tough task that can be compared to navigating an imaginary minefield. Understandably, interviewers often ask themselves questions like: What types of interview questions will get honest replies? Which are best to avoid because they...
Sourcing candidates who are well-suited to jobs that require repetitive and mundane tasks —such as those often associated with data entry or technical writing positions — is often a unique challenge for hiring managers. While there are likely to be applicants who...
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