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Forget Interview Questions: 4 Fresh Tactics to Screen Candidates for Emotional Intelligence

Linkedin Talent Blog

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a hot topic right now. So hot that it caused a lot of controversy on ABC’s The Bachelor, where one contestant told another that she “lacked the emotional intelligence” to be with this season’s bachelor. And, emotional intelligence falls into that category. Are they frustrated?

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Benefits and Types of Psychometric Tests in Recruitment

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Psychometric tests may be given to assess a candidate on the required skills, to gauge their likely behavior in various scenarios, to understand their reasoning, and to analyze their potential for success. Psychometric testing is useful during the screening phase to ensure that only qualified candidates move on to the interview round.

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A Complete Guide to Using Psychometric Tests in Recruitment

Hundred5

We’re not here to sell snake oil but rather introduce the idea of psychometric tests as a method for screening and hiring the best candidates. For example, a recruiter could be performing an interview and unconsciously favor someone who has excellent interviewing skills, but they’re lacking in the hard skills department.

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The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2020

Linkedin Talent Blog

5 is a newcomer, emotional intelligence, a skill important in just about every role. Blockchain, for example, is the most in-demand skill in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Australia. In looking for soft skills, companies are focusing on candidates with emotional intelligence.

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Sales Associate Skills: What They Are and How to Test Them

The Hire Talent

Depending on the job description and the job candidate profile, you can use inventories and test batteries to assess other cognitive skills. However, if you want to screen candidates and make sure future sales associates will become future rock stars at their job, you can assess their computer literacy skills.

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Different Types of Pre-Employment Tests to Boost Remote Hiring

Recruiting Blogs

We thought we’d break down the different common types of pre-employment screening out there so you can decide what best suits your company and the talent you’re assessing. Skills Assessments. Skills assessments are made to test a job candidate's general work abilities, job-related skills and some soft skills.

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The Complete Guide to Skill Testing

Vervoe

Other types of job-readiness evaluations deploy validated psychometric assessments to identify those in-demand soft skills : things like motivation, conscientiousness, resilience, and emotional intelligence. Skill tests should be used to screen candidates in, not out. Skill Test Examples and Templates.