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Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important When Hiring Top Talent

Social Talent

People with a high IQ would be deemed intelligent is someone’s IQ the main component when looking at someone’s intelligence – especially in recruitment. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is equally as important in recruitment. You will hire the opposite of that! And why not? Recruit Like A Boss!

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4 Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ)—and Become a Better Recruiter

Linkedin Talent Blog

Emotional intelligence (EQ) —the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others—is predicted to be one of the most in-demand workplace skills by 2020. But, it’s not just something to look for in a new hire. A higher EQ can also lead to more success as a recruiter.

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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.

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The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2020

Linkedin Talent Blog

Last year, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and analytical reasoning led LinkedIn’s global list of the most in-demand hard skills. They’re all on the list again this year, but a skill we weren’t even looking at a year ago — blockchain — tops the list of most in-demand hard skills for 2020. But slipping in at No.

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Emotional Intelligence Is Essential for Diverse Workforces

Recruiting Daily Advisor

This is where emotional intelligence (EI) comes in; a company’s culture is a manifestation of its employees’ attitudes, behaviors, and interactions, and EI is what allows all of these elements to come together in a healthy and productive way. Cherie Curtis is the CEO of Revelian.

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The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Linkedin Talent Blog

Class of 2020 particularly hard. The Class of 2020 Looks for Work (The Wall Street Journal). How to Hire for Emotional Intelligence — A Practical Guide in the Age of COVID-19 (Fast Company). The pandemic has hit the U.S. Here are the must-read articles for this week: 1.

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How AI Will (and Won’t) Change the Way You Work, According to an Expert

Linkedin Talent Blog

Prediction #1: AI will never replace humans, because it’s incapable of emotional intelligence. But tasks that require emotional intelligence (EQ) are a whole different story. Emotional intelligence is extremely important in everyday life,” says Rand. It’s also how you solve paradoxes.