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How to hire (great) software engineers

Devskiller

If you landed on this blog post, chances are you have questions as to how to hire a software engineer. Emotional intelligence. Although this might seem as another buzzword, emotional intelligence gains more importance in every organization day by day. Traditionally, there are two ways to screen technical skills.

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18 Great Questions to Ask in a Peer Interview

Hundred5

Let’s dive in and see what questions interviewers can ask to really get to know the candidate and level up the hiring process. TL;DR — Key takeaways Peer interviews are a screening tool that helps candidates and their future peers establish whether they’ll work well together (before making a job offer.)

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The Most Popular Interview Questions to Reveal Key Soft Skills

Linkedin Talent Blog

Over 60% of hiring managers agree that screening for soft skills is tough. In fact, figuring out if the candidate has the qualities you are looking for is often the most difficult part of the interview process. That’s where behavioral interview questions can help. How did you react? What did you learn?

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How to Use Personality Tests for Hiring (The Right Way) 

Hundred5

Because personality tests draw inconclusive results and are easy to fake, it’s best to use them in combination with soft skills assessments , technical skills assessments, cognitive ability tests , and behavioral interviewing. Often, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

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10 Sales Interview Questions + Evaluation Tips to Hire Sales Stars

The Hire Talent

From displaying certain technical skills to acing behavioral interviews, your candidates need to shine bright on all aspects. However, a sales interview is probably the best context for hiring managers to understand whether they selected and screened the best candidates. Finding sales superstars is not an easy feat.

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15 Project Manager Interview Questions to Hire Talented Candidates

The Hire Talent

Of course, experienced recruiters will always use a mix of traditional queries and behavioral interview questions to get a better idea of who the person in front of them is. When you design manager interview questions, you should focus on: technical knowledge/experience, personality, and soft skills.

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12 Interview Questions to Ask Every Sales Candidate

Linkedin Talent Blog

Of course, soft skills are notoriously difficult to screen for…and they’re also central to the act of selling. A great salesperson is emotionally intelligent, quick on their feet, and eager to improve. That’s why many turn to behavioral interview questions (those “Tell me about a time when…” type of questions).