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Why Emotional Intelligence is Key to Finding Star Employees

Hireserve

In a competitive landscape, the success of an organisation hinges not only on the technical skills and qualifications of its employees but also on their ability to navigate relationships, communicate effectively, and manage both their own emotions and those of other people. This is where emotional intelligence (EI) comes into play.

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Benefits and Types of Psychometric Tests in Recruitment

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Purpose of Psychometric Testing In the context of recruitment, psychometric testing is designed to measure a candidate’s aptitude for the job they’re interviewing for. Psychometric testing is useful during the screening phase to ensure that only qualified candidates move on to the interview round.

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Recruiters or AI, Who Will Win The Battle for Talent?

Contract Recruiter

Recruiters would sift through piles of resumes, conduct face-to-face interviews, and use their gut feelings to decide who the best candidates were. Another exciting application of AI in recruitment is AI interviews. Emotional Intelligence: Human recruiters can interpret subtle cues that an AI might miss.

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19 Practical Interview Questions For Hiring | ClearCompany

ClearCompany Recruiting

This post about practical interview questions was originally published in April 2016. A resume outlines who your candidates are, but job interviews are your chance to fill in the details. Interviews are the time to dig deeper into a candidate's qualifications, skills, and personality to see if they’re the best person for the role.

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

The Hire Talent

Emotional Intelligence. While it is difficult to properly convey empathy and manage other peoples’ emotions in online communications, it is not impossible. Luckily, psychology and human resources have plenty of instruments to assess emotional intelligence objectively, just as they do with cognitive intelligence.

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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. Psychometric testing is often used as a preliminary screening tool to assess which candidates are most suitable to make it through to the interview stage. How is phone screening performed?

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

Vervoe

It’s no longer enough to review a CV or run a candidate through a phone interview to determine their suitability; it’s about validating their skills beyond a piece of paper to hire confidently. In comparison, those with a poor company culture had a turnover rate of more than 3x that (48%). But, what exactly does this mean?