Rethinking the Hiring Process: Assessments Are The Solution

The current pool of available talent is larger, and more diverse than ever. This fact alone should tempt managers to rethink their hiring process. The quantity of people and the skills they have to offer can be overwhelming for companies trying to find the best fit for available jobs. The volume and quality of submitted resumes may breed anxiety for those trying to pick the best applicant.

Pre-employment assessments can help to alleviate the stress caused from hundreds of worthy resumes, by revealing an individual's behavioral tendencies, attitude, reliability and propensity for substance abuse and attitudes toward theft. Managers across the board encounter difficult selection and organization decisions. Assessments are a tool that can be used to clarify and solidify placement decisions. They provide the best possible insight for those seeking deeper information about employees. Assessments can be used in the hiring or development process. Companies who were forced to reduce the number of their employees during the economic downturn can utilize these tools to help them discover where their remaining employees will have the likelihood of succeeding.

In this webinar you will learn how pre-employment assessments can identify potential problems, limitations or developmental areas. A candidate may seem like an upstanding individual on paper, but in reality they may struggle with issues that could potentially be harmful to themselves, other employees, and the business. If a person does not have the aptitude necessary for a position, they may fail to remain constantly engaged in their work. This is difficult to discern simply by reading a resume. Pre-employment assessments can measure a person's work ethic. This information can be used by hiring managers to gage a person's worth to the company aside from the skills they may offer. If a person is unwilling to work to get the job done, they will most likely waste their time as well as company time, and in business time is money. Resumes are an important factor in deciding who will fill positions in a company, but they are biased and do not reveal a person's true character. Pre-employment assessments reveal the behaviors and attitudes that correlate with a work environment that a resume cannot show.

Talent Acquisition professionals, Professional sourcers and All HR professionals.

1-How to select the right pre-employment assessment for your organization, 2-How pre-employment assessments will help support your strategic objectives, 3-Common flaws of traditional interviews, 4-Barriers to Hiring Success and 5- Have an understanding of the benefits of adopting an assessment mindset to grow your organization.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2011/09/13/pre-employment-testing-a-helpful-way-for-companies-to-screen-applicants/

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