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 the changes as quick as possible, and this takes a...
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For every IT recruiter and software development manager, it is essential to keep up with the salaries paid in the market. It allows putting the income expectations of candidates for programmer positions in perspective, budgeting the cost of hiring or for a project, and being willing to make a suitable offer. The following is a brief analysis of the salaries paid in various countries of...
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Evaluating IT profiles, specifically, developers have always implied a complex process. Technical interviews are useful, but they tend to favor those candidates who know how to sell themselves best. Although knowing how to sell yourself is important, it is not one of the most important factors in a developer's job. Theoretical written tests help but can be biased according to how much the candidate has...
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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 among HR professionals, as it has been used by many...
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A recruiter is a person who selects personnel for a specific vacancy such as a salesperson, clerk, operator, among others. An IT recruiter is a selector that chooses Information Technology personnel for vacancies that demand technical characteristics, such as developers, graphic designers, QA, among others. While an IT Recruiter is a personnel selector, this person must possess particular characteristics. The vast majority of IT recruiters...
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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 make a selection based on the selection made (through algorithms)...
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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, we will develop the description of the 16 traits measured...
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Currently, the Human Resources area is not exempt from technological innovations, so it is necessary to keep in mind the tools that cannot be missing in a Human Resources area to implement the latest in recruitment and selection techniques. Today, we receive CVs online, we administer tests through platforms, we accept job applications, we establish social networks exclusively for work, we are interviewed by a...
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The new year brings new trends in recruitment and selection for 2019. Jobs change, and so do the ways of recruiting; not being aware of them implies not being able to take advantage of 100% of the tools we have at our disposal, and it may even happen that we are left out of the market. Today, selecting candidates is focused on talents, on those...
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A structured interview is a standardized way of interviewing job candidates based on the specific needs for the job they are applying for. Candidates are asked the same questions in the same order, and the interviewer ranks them using the same scale. Structured interview questions are pre-formulated by employers, who use them to obtain specific information and data from each candidate using the same question...
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