Poor Interview Etiquette
This week, the team at Accent decided to reach out to some of the hiring managers on our professional contacts list in order to ask them a simple question:
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The great recession is officially over, and while reports of economic recovery are generally great news for business owners, there
Video Interviews are On the Rise
In an earlier era, most candidate selection formats involved a two-to-three round interview process. During the first round, candidates with appealing resumes or strong referrals would be subjected to an initial screening, usually by phone. This screening stage has traditionally been pragmatic, direct and short, lasting about ten minutes and involving closed-ended questions like:
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Cultural fit is beginning to exceed technical skill as a priority for most hiring managers, and as this shift takes place, managers and HR pros are adopting new assessment methods that can help them get more out of the interview process. For example, behavior-focused
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Most employees treat their jobs the way renters treat their apartments. They move in with great excitement on the first day, but in a little while, they start thinking of the apartment as a place to live
Sample Talent Assessment Test Questions
While most standard staffing strategies involve resume reviews followed by straightforward interviews, a growing number of companies are looking for ways to mitigate hiring risk by adding a few more layers to an otherwise simple approach. Until the process becomes too long and/or too expensive to continue adding value, each data point collected on each potential candidate can help managers make a smarter staffing decision. With that in mind, HR departments are often adding simple aptitude and behavioral tests to [...]