It’s relatively straightforward to identify candidates with the right technical skills and experience but it’s much harder to find out if they have the right personality and mix of soft skills to do the job effectively. Ask anyone who has had a difficult boss or team member
For the remainder of April, we are offering customised candidate reports for just £195 plus vat – that’s a 20% reduction on the normal price. Our reports include: pen portrait competencies profile interview prompts By using psychometrics as part of a recruitment process, much more can be discovered about the job/person fit than by just …
Earlier this week, I was sent some excellent research on the use of psychometrics for recruitment and selection (thanks Yasmin). Aberdeen Research has produced a report which claims: 12% increase in revenue and an 11% increase in profit per full time employee 47% greater improvement in hiring manager satisfaction 15% greater performance in first year …
It’s six months before you know what they are really like, I was told this week. I heard another story about a candidate who interviewed well and seemingly had all of the knowledge, technical skills and experience to do the job. Unfortunately he was completely lacking in people skills and the appointment turned out to …