Caressa Moy |
October 22, 2018 |
9:00 am
Are You Ready for a Test Drive?
Job Simulations, In-Box Exercises, and Other Predictive Hiring Tools
You wouldn’t buy new wheels without first taking ’em out on the road for a spin, would you? Well, employers are increasingly applying that same concept to their hiring processes – and taking job seekers for a test drive.
Sixty-six percent of American employers have made at least one hiring mistake in the past year, according to a study by employment website CareerBuilder. Another recent survey by online payroll provider SurePayroll found these regrettable hiring decisions often result from inadequate and inaccurate assessments of personality, character, and/or skill set during the candidate evaluation process.
That’s why job simulations, in-box exercises, and the like are taking over interview rooms.
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