In the eyes of many in talent acquisition, there seems to be a perception that talent assessment presents the following obstacles: Candidate experience — Ensuring your hiring process provides a positive and meaningful experience for applicants. Fear that assessments will limit…
Screening & Assessment
Eyes Are the Window to Your Character
I’m a big fan of all kind of new forms of assessments. I see the value in not selecting based on a resume. A resume just tells me what you’ve done, for who, and how long … not how well…
3 Questions to Evaluate a Candidate’s Emotional Intelligence
When looking to fill an open position, a lot of factors go into the screening process for the perfect candidate. You want someone who has relevant experience; an acceptable number of years in the field; a solid work history; and,…
The Truth About Game-based Talent Assessments
Games are fun, assessments are not. This is all you need to know to understand the strong interest in injecting games into the hiring process. But are game-based assessments really all they are cracked up to be? Should you be…
How to Tell if a Job Candidate’s Ability Matches Their Resume
It’s always exciting when you receive a resume from a job candidate who seems like a great fit. It’s even more exciting when the candidate nails the interview. And there’s nothing quite like the relief and satisfaction you feel when…
HireVue, Indeed Unveil Pre-Hire Assessment Solutions Born Out of Acquisitions
One did it with a new acquisition. MindX, a game-based assessments company based in London, has been acquired by HireVue, best known as one of the oldest video interviewing solutions. The announcement was made last week. “The MindX game-based assessments are…
Candidate Experience vs. Candidate Quality? Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
When it comes to hiring in 2018, candidate experience is driving the bus. Failure to provide a good candidate experience can spell disaster for your hiring process and your brand. If you want proof, check out this cool little widget…
Whiteboard Tests Can Improve Your Hiring Results in Many Jobs
Improve Candidate Assessment by Adding Problem-Focused Whiteboard Tests Let’s look at the data. The current state of hiring and candidate assessment is problematic because research shows that 46 percent of new hires fail in their first 18 months on the…
When Hiring for Attitude — Catch ‘Attitude Fraud’ Because Candidates Fake It
“Attitude fraud” — when candidates with an undesirable attitude purposely deceive and act as if they have a great one to get hired. Even though it is a major problem, few in recruiting make any attempt to detect or avoid…
Need More Strategic Thinkers? Here’s How to Hire Them
What firm doesn’t need to be strategic? In fact, what could contribute more to the success of an organization in today’s fast-changing world of business than having a large cadre of strategic thinkers? As a result, CEOs would love to…
Are We Ready for Self-driving Talent Assessments?
Technology is radically changing the status quo in industries across the globe. In some cases, exciting new technologies are a no brainer, driving rapid adoption (think smartphones). In other cases opinions remain divided due to either technological limitations or general…
Want Success With Pre-Hire Assessments? Keep it Simple
If you want a quick scorecard on your existing pre-hire assessment, or one you are considering, your first move should be to put yourself in your candidates’ shoes and take the assessment yourself. When you are finished with this exercise,…
We’re Going to Study How Assessment Can Help Shape the Future Workforce
One great thing about being part of a community is the opportunity to build long-lasting relationships with others who share common interests. One of my fellow ERE community members recently helped me get involved in a really cool study that…
The Top 5 Dumb Things That Hiring Managers Do That Hurt Their Recruiting Results
The talent management practice with the highest business impact, by far, is recruiting. But, a significant part of that impact will be reduced if your hiring managers do dumb things. Yes, hiring managers are the No. 1 contributing factor to…
What to Do When Two Candidates Are Tied in a Dead Heat
Sometimes, choosing the right candidate for a job is a clear-cut decision — experience, skillset, and cultural fit will align in such a way that turning them down would be downright foolish. But more often, the decision’s not so easy….
Our ‘Get Home’ Recruitment Game
We talked about how 2016 needed to be a big year for SAP’s employment brand. The key for us was, as a b2b, standing out from the crowd. We revealed how our weekly cartoon series, “Life at SAP” Illustrated, has done…
There’s Something Missing in Some of the Recruiting/HR Assessments and Technology
Each year I attend the HR Technology Conference, I brace myself for abundant change that resides on the exhibit floor. I am constantly amazed at how each trend is represented by so many vendors’ interpretation of how to “do it right.” …
We’re Exploring Whether Technology Can Provide a Better Candidate Experience
We revealed how we launched our new EVP in 2016. The message: Bring Everything You Are. Become Everything You Want. To help us know “everything you are” and ensure you “become everything you want,” we needed a supporting vehicle. One…
Need Innovators? Recruit Those Who See the Glass as Half Empty … and Leaking
Corporate employees can be classified into two categories. The majority of employees must be classified as “the glass is half full” people, who when they look at an existing process or product, they assume that everything is fine. However, a…
4 Steps to Start Recognizing Someone’s Emotional Intelligence
Ever wonder why the smartest person on your team is not necessarily the best team player? Have you been trying to put your finger on what makes your manager such a good leader? The answers could be related to your…