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Construct validity: How to measure the efficacy of skills tests
Without a reliable recruitment strategy, you risk making costly hiring mistakes. A single bad hire can greatly affect your company’s productivity and increase employee turnover. Skills tests are an excellent way to measure candidates’ skills and traits before hiring them. However, you need to ensure that the tools you use are accurate. Construct validity is one of the measures that can help you evaluate test efficacy. In this article, we examine the construct validity definition, explore constru
From zero to hiring hero: 9 recruitment tips to hire better talent
Many companies have developed new strategies to attract and hire the best candidates. As a result, snatching up great talent is harder than ever. Every rejection and each candidate lost to a competing offer leads to delayed hiring timelines and worse recruitment outcomes that hinder your business’ potential growth. That’s why we discuss how to recruit using talent assessments and explore recruitment tips for hiring managers to help you find the best talent.
What is top down communication? How to get it right in your business
When properly executed, top-down communication helps set clear expectations and accountability, explain objectives, and ensure each employee receives relevant information from leadership. But like any productive conversation, communication in a healthy workplace requires the involvement of all parties – otherwise, it’s just a monologue. Without a chance to meaningfully contribute, employees are likely to feel unvalued and disengage from work. In this article, we explain how to improve top down c
Quiet quitting: How to re-engage your workforce
Given the current labor market shortages, knowing how to stop quiet quitting in your workforce is tough because it’s just that – quiet. You might have the HR management skills to spot a drop in productivity, but that doesn’t mean you can identify which employees are quietly quitting or why they’re doing it. In this article, we discuss what quiet quitting looks like and how to prevent quiet quitting in your workforce.
How to build a healthy and successful sales culture
Nobody wins in a toxic sales culture. Salespeople are stressed and desperate for commission, they’re focused on vanity metrics, and business suffers as a result. Companies with the best sales culture have more evenly matched numbers between teammates because they help each other whenever possible. They’re cooperative, supportive, and driven by values, goals, and strong ethics – not commission alone. This type of culture leads to lasting rewards for the entire company and its sales professionals.
7 types of interview assessments that companies should give candidates
Job interviews should be about identifying the candidates that bring something extra to a role – not making sure they meet basic requirements. Interview assessments give candidates a chance to prove their skills upfront, so you don’t have to worry about screening in the interview. This speeds up shortlisting and enables you to focus on learning more about the candidate's attitude, experience, and ambitions for the role instead of checking their MySQL skills or other aptitudes listed on their res
How to conduct an interview: A step-by-step guide
Surely, conducting an interview is a case of just asking job-seekers the right questions and grading their answers, right? Well… not exactly. Conducting interviews is a golden opportunity to show off your company and culture and prioritize applicants with the skills the role needs. You can’t do that with cookie-cutter questions and resume checks. It’s time to bring skills testing and active listening into the mix. In this guide, we explore how to conduct an interview, what to include in your int
Time to hire: Top tips to calculate and cut it
Think that a longer recruitment process will guarantee amazing hires? Think again. Yes – a thorough hiring process will help you select top talent and avoid making rushed decisions. But thorough doesn’t mean long and drawn out. In fact, long hiring times can lead to missed opportunities, higher costs, and frustrated candidates who’ll move on to more efficient employers. That's why you must monitor your average time to hire and strike the right balance between hiring fast and hiring right. In
Employee burnout: definition, causes, signs, and prevention
The World Health Organization estimates that 12 billion working days are lost annually due to stress, depression, or anxiety. Occupational burnout isn’t an individual employee issue; it’s an occupational syndrome rooted in toxic workplace environments and poor management. Even motivated workers don’t last long in an unsafe environment or in a culture that chronically overworks them. Addressing deeper systemic causes from the top is the only way to solve job burnout and avoid disengagement, abse
Talent planning: Strategies and best practices for success
HR technology trends, like automation, AI, and internal talent marketplaces, are causing a major occupational shift in the workforce. Moving forward, employers must hire based on measured, bias-free skills and competencies – rather than on-paper credentials – to keep up. Focusing on skills helps you find top talent that fits your current and future needs to stay competitive in the long term. But how can you discover and attract the candidates with the skills you need now and in the future? The
Top 10 recruiting trends for the future of hiring
Outdated hiring practices often overlook the full spectrum of candidates’ skills. In addition, traditional recruitment practices are often slow and biased, making it difficult to find the right talent. These problems leave companies with workforces that are less diverse, innovative, and adaptable than they should be. In this article, we explore how to solve these issues with emerging recruiting trends, such as focusing on skills, using technology, and giving candidates what they want. Let’s div
The ultimate guide to succession planning tools
Filling open roles quickly has always been a core responsibility for human resources. But this HR fundamental is easier said than done, especially in cases where: The vacancy is unexpected The person leaving has irreplaceable industry or company knowledge The necessary skills are in short supply in the market If you wait until you receive a resignation or retirement notice, you’ve already lost time. That’s where succession planning tools come in. Succession planning software tools help you