4 key hiring habits for recruiters in the digital age
Hiring managers must upgrade their techniques to keep in step with the fast-paced 21st century job market
Cost effectiveness, quality of employees and a candidate’s experience level have always been the key challenges in recruitment. But in the digital age, how should candidate assessments evolve?
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Here’s where the specialists step in. With their understanding of what makes a candidate suitable for a job or company – personality traits, abilities and so on – they can improve how assessments are run.
Here are some key new hiring habits for assessing talent in the digital era:
Go mobile
For the past two years, mobile search queries have surpassed those on desktop computers in 10 key countries. Letting candidates complete assessments on mobile devices at their convenience is a key differentiator for today’s progressive recruiters.
Customised assessments
It is crucial for assessments to be 100 per cent relevant to the job or company for which the candidate is applying. Assessments measuring generic skills or attributes aren’t much help to employers, or the candidates who take them.