Why Youâre Failing at Recruiting Really Good Candidates
How many times has a recruiter uttered the words, âIâm looking for a really good candidate for this position?â Itâs an interesting phrase for several reasons. First, no recruiter would ever say, âIâm looking for a mediocre candidate for this position.â Second, if every recruiter is looking for really good candidates, itâs safe to assume that actually finding them must be very difficult, simply given the competition. And third, really good candidates are very likely [...]
Find Top Qualified Candidates with Job Simulations
Finding the most qualified candidate for a job is seldom easy. Even when you think youâve found the perfect candidates, they sometimes donât succeed as you thought they would. Through pre-employment job simulations, recruiters can find out whether the seemingly perfect candidate will actually do well on the job. Job simulation tests present real-life work scenarios that assess how well a candidate would perform if on the job. Simulations engage candidates in environments that recreate [...]
Testing for Hard and Soft Skills
When youâre looking for candidates to fill a position, itâs easy to see their technical skillsâitâs all over their resumes in the projects theyâve worked on, their qualifications and experience. Few people write words like âintegrityâ and âprioritizingâ on their resumes and even if they do, those words tend to be taken as filler words that donât mean anything. But they do mean a lot. In fact, these soft skills are crucial when it comes [...]
Web-Based Assessments and Recruitment: How Web Technology Can Lead to HR Success
The recruiting game is constantly changing, and knowing how to best use new and emerging technologies is the key these days to winning the game. Web and mobile technologies are great resources that can transform the recruiting process, especially when it comes to pre-employment assessments and interview screening. Replacing outdated assessment methods with web-based technologies can help you take your recruiting game to the next level. Here are a few examples of how recruiters can [...]