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Assessing Personality Types When Hiring – Astrology or Science?

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The data can favor the latter, with 75% of large companies saying they use personality assessments to screen their applicants. And, if that’s not enough, 2016 research shows a combination of cognitive ability and personality tests predicted role performance with 78% accuracy. Let’s look at each one in turn.

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What is Pre-Employment Skills Testing? Definition & Benefits

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Exploring the most common pre-employment test categories Recruiters use a variety of assessment tests to establish an applicant’s proficiency in all the components of the job spec. 1 – Skills assessment tests Pre-employment skills tests assess the candidate on their ability to perform the job they are applying for.

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How To Build a Recruitment Tech Stack for Your Talent Acquisition Needs?

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For example, if you’re looking for someone to manage a communication channel , a communications assessment will be more applicable than a technical assessment. These include technical, communication, cognitive, or personality assessments, among others. There are various tests you could employ.

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5 Ways to Decrease Turnover

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SEO is a new and valuable tool to use keyword search patterns to your advantage. The Direct Employers blog explains how SEO can not only increase overall traffic to your website, but how you can use keywords to “engage” job seekers more effectively. You need to know the person, their traits, characteristics and tendencies.

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3 Applicant Tracking Systems That Will Help You Hire Generation Z

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Finally, ApplicantPro also offers help with your job posts’ search engine optimization (SEO) to help you use the right keywords to target applicants. The ability to dig into responses allows you to use a personality assessment appropriately as a guiding tool rather than one that decides whether or not a candidate should be disqualified.

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Your Guide to Hiring Million Dollar Talent

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Ultimately it will be your job to effectively assess candidates to determine if they warrant the salary you are paying or that they are demanding. SEO and Your Job Ads. The first step to using SEO in your job ads is to research the keywords candidates are using to find positions. Look up common synonyms as well.

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