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Recruiters: Use Cognitive Aptitude Tests to Expand Your Candidate Pipeline

HR Bartender

(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Criteria Corp , a leading provider of pre-employment testing services. In the latest Manpower Group Talent Shortage Survey, more that 40 percent of global employers reported facing talent shortages. Enjoy the article!)

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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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Choosing the Right Career Test to Guide Your Job Search

Professional Alternatives

A career test. In this post, well walk you through the fundamentals of career testing, share some of the top free and paid options available today, and guide you on how to make the most of your results. These tests use psychological and behavioral frameworks to suggest careers that match your unique profile.

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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. At some point, organizations need to realize that they must make an investment in employee training and development to get the talent they’re looking for. Enjoy the post!).

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Employer Strategies for Successfully Hiring Justice Involved Job Candidates

ExactHire

My gut tells me that many employers are open to the idea of hiring individuals from the justice involved community, but have historically avoided the opportunity for a variety of reasons. Today, employers can’t afford NOT to look at every viable employee population. Employer tax incentives. Better job candidate flow.

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Career Pathing: Developing a Big-Picture Strategy

Primalogik

Begin by asking them about their career aims, and then help them refine their options by comparing them with their aptitudes and passions. Earning new credentials , training in a new area, or upgrading an existing skill set are examples of such goals. Encourage them to think outside of the box, helping them brainstorm options.

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Talent Acquisition

AIHR

Talent acquisition responsibilities include developing a strong candidate pipeline, developing employer branding , identifying, assessing, and hiring candidates to fill open positions, future resource planning, and diversifying the labor force. Many employers make the mistake of trying to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.