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How Assessments Create Successful Manufacturing Hires

TalentCulture

A pre-employment test can accurately evaluate aptitude and personality, to assess a candidate’s real potential. The good news is that there are tests to do the heavy lifting. Aptitude: The Key Differentiator. The key is to recruit for aptitude as well as skill. Technical training — 67 percent lacked.

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Get the most out of pre-employment assessment tests

Business Management Daily

Making a bad hire often means repeating the process just a few months later while suffering lost productivity. That’s why many employers are searching beyond the standard resume review and interview and incorporating pre-employment tests in hopes of improving hiring decision-making. What is pre-employment testing?

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Why General Tests Deliver Better Hiring Results Than Specific Skills Tests

Criteria Corp

As a pre-employment testing provider, we offer both general aptitude and personality tests, as well as micro-skills tests such as typing tests and computer skills assessments. For many companies, using general aptitude tests to help inform their selection decisions is, pardon the pun, a no-brainer.

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Organizations Can Use Assessments to Bridge the Skills Gap

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. For example, an organization can “buy” the best talent then “build” their skills. Use Assessments as Part of Your Recruitment Strategy. Enjoy the post!).

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Can Employee Skills Assessments Really Help Avoid a Mis-Hire?

AvilarHR

Can employee skills assessments really help avoid a mis-hire? That means identifying someone who has the skills to do the work, the aptitude to continue to learn and grow, and values that align with your company’s mission and culture. In fact, one Career Builder survey found that 75% of employers have made at least one bad hire.

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30 AI-driven Tools to Optimize Your Talent Acquisition Process

Digital HR Tech

Contents Glancing through the recruiting life cycle and AI use cases AI-driven Tools for Job Posting and Candidate Sourcing AI-driven Tools for Candidate Screening AI-driven Tools for Candidate Assessment AI-driven Tools for the Interview Process AI-driven Tools for the Offer and Onboarding Process Conclusion.

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How Software Companies Use Assessments for Organization-Wide Hiring

Criteria Corp

82% of organizations use some form of pre-employment assessment in the hiring process. Organizations across every industry have used assessments to hire for just about every job, from entry-level to executive. And the software industry is no exception. This can be extremely gratifying from an ROI standpoint.