Tag: Recruitment
Making Today’s Remote Recruitment Choices – A Story Of Cars and Candidates….
Of the multitude of changes that have come about during the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing candidate suitability is probably one of the lesser known….. In pre-pandemic days recruiters and employers could always meet candidates in person in order to validate their suitability. At whatever stage of the recruitment process the meetings took place it was […]
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10 things every hiring manager should focus on during the coronavirus pandemic
Recruitment has probably changed during these unprecedented times in one way or the other but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to keep busy with. Here are the Top 10 things you could be doing during these unprecedented times! 1: Re-write old job descriptions Re-write those old job descriptions your manager Dave wrote all those […]
Personalised working from home report
The times we are living in are – to quote every politician and news anchor on our televisions – unprecedented. One of the biggest changes to the everyday life of the general public is the simple task of staying at home, which, if you too have been self-isolating, isn’t all that simple in practice. There’s […]
Looking for delivery staff? How do you know who to pick?
Here are two candidates – can you spot the difference? No? why not? Because they both look and dress the same yet have different approaches to work One is reliable – the other is less so One is a careful driver – the other rather recklessOne is honest – the other is tells a white lie […]
Data Driven Recruitment Vs. Traditional Recruitment
The differences between data driven recruitment and traditional recruitment are significant. Simply speaking, traditional recruitment involves relying on the data gained from a CV and an interview and using this to make a decision. Therefore, a lot of your information is qualitative and recruiters must rely on their ‘gut’ feelings and intuition to make hiring […]
What are the Benefits of Data Driven Recruitment?
Data driven recruitment is not a new sentiment, in fact, it gained traction back in 2011.[1] However, many companies still do not realise how data driven recruitment can help their company. Shockingly, 28% of recruitment decisions are still made based upon a ‘gut’ feeling. It would come as no surprise then that 74% of hiring […]
Finding the best candidate with verbal reasoning tests
Verbal reasoning is a key skill in any workplace. To find the best candidates, we recommend recruiters use verbal reasoning tests. Verbal reasoning tests are a valuable resource for recruiters looking to assess a candidate’s suitability for a job. Candidates with strong verbal reasoning skills may not necessarily express themselves well on their CVs, the […]
Psychometric tests: What are they?
Psychometric tests can be an invaluable tool during the recruitment process, but many people still don’t know what they are for or how they work. Increasing numbers of recruiters and HR managers are seeing the benefits of psychometric testing, but there are still many more who don’t fully understand what psychometrics are and just how […]
Big 5 Assessments Reseller of the month: Sticky People
We’ve started a new tradition here at Big 5 Assessments of highlighting a “Reseller of the Month.” With so many resellers (we now have over 20 resellers around the globe ), it’s hard to choose just one, but November’s honour goes to (drum roll, please) …Sticky People We first started working with Neil Eastwood founder of Sticky People 4 […]