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Most vacancies arise because of bad employee attrition. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 95% of hiring is filling existing positions. This makes reducing attrition a key objective in any recruitment plan. Just as it’s important to hire the best possible talent into an organisation, it’s crucial to pay attention to which employees leave […]
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Test validity and test reliability are measures that ensure pre-employment tests are both fair and accurate. These measures are especially important in the field of candidate testing where the results have a direct impact on someone’s ability to secure a new job. These terms are unhelpfully vague so this post aims to give you a […]
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Unfortunately hiring discrimination is on the rise. A recent study on employee charge trends found that 12% of U.S. businesses have had an employment charge filed against them. In this article, we’ll discuss 6 tips to reduce hiring discrimination, explain why it’s important and why fairer hiring leads to increased employee diversity. What is hiring […]
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Culture fit is somewhat of an HR buzzword right now, with hundreds and thousands of articles being written about it’s importance each year. This is not one of them.
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Updated: 17.04.2024 Picture this. You’ve got a rising number of vacancies that need filling. You know how to reach the right candidates, but you’ve spent all your recruitment budget. You can’t advertise, you can’t use agencies, you can’t hire more recruiters or buy the time or recruitment automation technology you desperately need. Any of this […]
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Candidate tests are a great solution for companies looking to improve hiring outcomes, such as new hire performance, time to hire, and retention and your choice of assessment – it’s features and pricing structure – will shape your hiring process for years to come. It will ultimately influence hiring decisions and can, positively or negatively, […]
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If you’ve decided you’d like to use candidate assessments to reduce employee turnover and improve how you hire, the next question is, what type of assessment do you need? Hopefully, our guide to pre-employment assessments gave you the full lowdown on how to choose the right assessment provider, but the first decision you’ll need to […]
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Understanding and articulating the benefits of testing candidates to key stakeholders is the first step on the road to improving your hiring process. These benefits will need to written down, turned into actionable metrics and then measured in order to demonstrate the ROI of any new candidate testing tools purchased. According to Gartner, recruiters spend […]
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The psychometric test industry is valued at around $1.25 billion, and is growing at nearly 15% year on year. 80% of Fortune 500 companies and 75% of the FTSE 100 use psychometric tests as part of their recruitment and development processes. So what exactly are psychometric tests?
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