How to conduce a good remote interview
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces more people (including recruiters) to work remotely, remote job interviews are becoming increasingly common. However, this is something that could intimidate even the most experienced recruiter. It happens because, while the fundamentals of traditional interviewing are still valid for videoconferencing, a remote interview comes with an extra set of challenges […]
Tips for remote recruitment in selection processes
These days, the COVID-19, or coronavirus, has pushed recruiters to reinvent and make more flexible their recruiting style so that they can continue to carry out recruitment processes without risking the health of its applicants. Therefore, many of these companies have begun to implement a remote recruitment method. If your company has just adopted a […]
Recruitment trends 2020
Digging through each resume manually is becoming a thing of the past for large companies. Today, recruiters and other human resource professionals are more skilled than ever in the field of technology, and the workforce is becoming younger and more global. Recruitment methods are continually developing, the ones used today are not the same as […]
Are psychometric tests really effective?
Psychometric testing is a common part of the job interview process in many major companies, and even more companies from different countries are choosing to incorporate this type of testing into their selection processes because of the objectivity they possess. The list of large companies that successfully incorporated psychometric testing into their recruitment and selection […]
Leadership Tests in Recruiting
Leadership is an interesting construct that became very popular in the past 20 years. As the industry grew, questions like “Who is a good leader?” and “How to recognize a person with leadership skills?” became more and more common in the community. Reascherces, from different backgrounds, like psychology, sociology, and political science, tried to explain […]
Honesty and Ethics test for Recruiting
Honesty and Ethics testing, also known as “Integrity testing” started back in the ’80s when companies and managers noticed there is a need for predicting behavioral patterns at work. Integrity tests were first called the paper and pencil honesty tests because they were written as the name suggests, with paper and pen. Paper and pencil […]
Continuous IT Selection Processes as a Technique to Optimize Recruitment
These days, agility is an essential quality for staying competitive. This means being able to react quickly to changes the market imposes (or better yet, anticipate them). To achieve this, all company processes must allow managing changes quickly and efficiently. Many times, when agility is lost, it is necessary to hire a person to face […]
Benefits of using the Disc Test
The DISC test is a tool that provides human resources staff with a report on a candidate’s personality and possible behavior in different situations. During the process, candidates are asked to complete a series of questions that generate a detailed report on their personality and behavior. DISC is perhaps one of the most common tools […]
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are applications that analyze CVs. It is a fundamental IT tool for the Human Resources area since it is more efficient, saving time and money in companies that frequently select personnel. 98% of Fortune 500 companies screen candidate resumes through an applicant tracking system before a recruiter; therefore, the recruiter will […]
Cattell’s 16 Factors
Cattell was the creator of the 16 PF Test. However, among the most significant interventions of the author are the development of an outstanding theory of personality, the creation of new methods for statistical analysis, and the development of the clear and fluid intelligence theory (later produced by his student John Horn). In this text, […]
