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How to use AI responsibly in Recruitment
For many, AI conjures up images of Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s a good idea in theory but a dystopian nightmare in practice. But despite our apocalyptic fears, AI is strangely marketed as a recruiter’s new best friend. In fact, I can’t help but wonder that if they’d named it Augmented Intelligence instead […]
Candidate Selection Tools: The 8 Best To Use When Recruiting
The digital ecosystem of Talent Technology is complex. Many companies talk a good game, but finding out what they actually do and how they do it takes work. This article cuts through the noise (and empty marketing promises) to provide insight into 8 of the best candidate selection tools used when hiring. Why use candidate […]
Peer interview process: how to create a great one
Peer interview questions remain one of the most valuable ways of getting to know a prospective candidate. In a peer interview, the candidate can ask existing employees questions about the company and job. The hiring manager can then observe whether the applicant will work well with the team and peer group they’re hiring into. This […]
Pre-Employment Test Validity vs Test Reliability
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 […]
Candidate Testing Platform: 10 Questions to Ask Before Buying a New Tool
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, […]
Candidate assessments: Buy them or build them?
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 […]
10 Key Benefits of Testing Candidates When Hiring
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 […]