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How to Screen for Retention in a Recession

Glassdoor for Employers

Here's what to look for on a candidate's application - and what to listen for in a screening interview: Source: Did the applicant apply through Glassdoor? A 2019 Glassdoor Economic Research study shows that hires that use Glassdoor have higher retention rates. Mission: Does the candidate's passion align with company mission?

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Best Ways To Assess a Product Manager’s Skills When Hiring

Vervoe

Professionals in this role combine technical skills with emotional intelligence; analytical skills with strong communication; and the ability to manage stakeholders with product-specific hard skills. Before you assess product management skills, you need a list of the capabilities that would make someone successful in this role.

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How To Avoid One Of The Biggest Recruiting Mistakes

ConveyIQ

Experience is a great asset to have in an employee, but a new study from Florida State University found that it doesn’t guarantee success. According to the study, researchers found no correlation between an employee’s prior experience and their performance at a new company, yet a review of job ads showed that 82% prioritize experience.

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Why Traditional Recruitment Processes No Longer Cut It – And How Job Simulations Can Help

Vervoe

They’re unnecessarily time-consuming : On average, it takes organizations 42 days to recruit, interview, screen, and hire a new employee. Resume screening What is resume screening? How is resume screening performed? Two different methods are used to screen resumes: manual and automated screening.

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Psychometric Testing vs Job Simulations

Vervoe

While psychometric testing companies do their best to convince recruiters that cognitive assessments are a must, are job simulations the modern alternative? A growing number of studies would suggest that the answer is no. In fact, this debunked assessment is still commonly used during the hiring process.

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6 Reasons Why Job Simulations Are the Best Way To Identify Top Talent

Vervoe

A job simulator test assesses candidates on their ability to perform realistic tasks and duties common to the role they’re applying for. Simply put, job simulations take applicants through a realistic day in the life of the position to assess how their hard and soft skills align with the job’s requirements. . So, what’s the issue?

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

The Hire Talent

In this framework, we have to know the most important sales associate skills, how we assess them, and what decisions we make regarding pre-employment tests. For this reason, when we assess and recruit candidates for such roles, we need to identify and assess both technical and soft employability skills.