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

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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. In his book Give and Take, psychologist Adam Grant identifies something he calls the “ perspective gap.”

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15 Tips for Improving Emotional Intelligence in the Recruiting Process

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But specifically, the idea that emotional intelligence is an adaptable skill that can improve—or regress—based on an awareness of one’s emotions is fascinating to me. I recently listened to Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry during a few of my lengthy morning commutes.

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15 Tips for Improving Emotional Intelligence in the Recruiting Process

ExactHire Recruiting

But specifically, the idea that emotional intelligence is an adaptable skill that can improve—or regress—based on an awareness of one’s emotions is fascinating to me. I recently listened to Emotional Intelligence 2.0 In this blog, I’ll share fifteen golden nuggets I collected from Emotional Intelligence 2.0

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Psychometric Testing vs Job Simulations

Vervoe

While psychometric testing in recruitment and selection is said to work best when it is combined with resume screening , interviews, and reference checks, the reality is that these insights don’t provide a way to view someone do the job before they get the job. A growing number of studies would suggest that the answer is no.

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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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Should Job Simulations Replace Job Interviews?

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Some recruiters use resume screening tools to narrow their interview list, but this has the potential to overlook skilled candidates without the right backgrounds or degrees. In theory, these screening practices seek to ensure the candidate is the “right fit”, using an applicant’s education or degree as a proxy for talent.

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Questions inclusive leaders ask themselves to uncover their biases

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Addressing bias has the benefit of facilitating personal growth and emotional intelligence, thus enhancing a leader’s credibility and trustworthiness among their teams and stakeholders. During virtual calls, people on the screen are often forgotten while those in the room dominate the discussion. Join us for a special (free!)