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

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One staffing company, Office Team , found reference checks were the most common way companies gauged job applicants’ emotional intelligence, beating out interview questions and personality tests. Have candidates take personality assessments. Personality assessments can also offer insight into a candidate’s EQ levels.

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Staffing News of the Day, February 13, 2013

Staffing Talk

Staffing 360 creates credit facility through Sterling National Bank [Market Watch]. Don’t do personality assessments of your workforce [Cynical Girl]. Staffing suppliers’ biggest pet peeves [Staffing Industry Analysts]. New data says Obamacare is helping slow the growth of healthcare costs [Forbes].

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The Biggest Staffing Talk Losers of 2013

Staffing Talk

As we prepare to close out 2013, we thought we would comb through the Staffing Talk archives to highlight some of the staffing lowlights of the year. ” The candidate who walked in to a staffing company, completed an interview, and then asked his interviewer on a date to McDonald’s.

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#Employee Feedback Is The Killer App #HR

TalentHQ

A national food service company implemented a pulse feedback system and discovered that the drive-thru service window was causing operational glitches in staffing. These simple questions, asked regularly, help companies and managers gain immediate feedback and see trends.

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