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The Dos and Don’ts of Reference Checks: Essential Guidelines for Recruiters

Hireserve

Hiring the right candidate is crucial for the success of any organisation, and the reference check process plays a pivotal role in making informed hiring decisions. However, conducting effective reference checks requires a delicate balance of professionalism, respect, and thoroughness.

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Reference Checks: Sample Questions and Best Practices

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

If there is one thing candidates and hiring managers can agree on, it’s that reference checks can be a pain. Always do your reference checks to catch red flags before making a bad hire and assess fit before making an offer. We’ll also give you sample reference check questions for your next interview round.

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A Deeper Dive Into Talent Assessment Tool - Predictive Index

Proactive Talent

A few years ago, I wrote a blog about some of my favorite hiring assessments out on the market. One of the assessments I wrote about was the Predictive Index. And it turns out the Predictive Index isn’t a hiring assessment. Yes, the Behavioral Assessment they offer does in fact help companies make better hiring decisions.

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OutMatch Combines Assessments, Video, References Into Single ‘Stack’

Recruiting Daily

OutMatch launched the Hiring Experience Stack, a “seamless orchestration” of capabilities in assessments, video interviews and reference checking that it says will deliver a more humanized, candidate-driven hiring experience. CEO Greg Moran said the stack allows candidates to “drive their own selection process.”

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Soft Skills, Hard Benefits: Assessing the Key Predictors of Successful Hires

Collecting references from former managers and colleagues to collect critical success predictors. Download our eBook and discover how employee soft skills can translate into hard benefits for your company: 6 primary soft skills that will influence a candidate’s future success. What you might be missing and how the process should work.

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Why the best hospitals use automated reference checks

iCIMS

Simply put, iCIMS SkillSurvey automates the process of getting feedback from references. A study showed that hospitals using iCIMS SkillSurvey have higher HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) star ratings than other hospitals, specifically in areas that measure patient satisfaction.

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Best Pre-Employment Assessments: Optimizing Your Hiring Process for 2024

Hacker Earth

This is where pre-employment assessments come into play. Pre-employment assessments are standardized tests and evaluations administered to candidates before they are hired. By exploring and evaluating the best pre-employment assessment tools and tests available, you can: Improve the accuracy and efficiency of your hiring process.

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The Road Map to Improving the "Quality of Hire" in Your Organization

Speaker: Matt Craven, Talent Acquisition Project Manager, Schneider Electric

Is using assessment tools enough? Are references enough? How does an organization minimize their risk? What steps do they take to improve the “quality of hire”? Most importantly, how do you measure change in quality of hire? Is interviewing enough?

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Building AI to Unlearn Bias in Recruiting

Research shows that the hiring process is biased and unfair. While we have made progress to solve this, it’s potentially at risk due to advancements in AI technology. This eBook covers these issues & shows you how AI can ensure workplace diversity.