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Behavioral Interviewing: The Achilles Heel of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Glassdoor for Employers

We've all been on the other side of the table when a hiring manager or recruiter asked us a behavioral interview question. Behavioral interviewing has been the gold standard in hiring and recruiting for decades. Traditional behavioral interview questions draw from the very specific context of the working world.

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11 Must-Ask Behavioral Interview Questions

Glassdoor for Employers

Behavioral interviewing uses strategically-composed questions to share how a candidate’s past performance might support a hiring company’s future needs. Focusing in on both hard and soft skills, the questions drill down into several layers of a job seeker’s value proposition, unearthing interview gold. What was going on?

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How to Craft Behavioral Interview Questions [and Get Revealing Answers]

SmartRecruiters

One of the toughest things about interviewing is making the most of your limited time with a candidate—especially if you’re assessing skills that you have little or no experience with yourself. In fact, behavioral interview questions are 55% predictive of future on-the-job behavior (while traditional questions are only 10% predictive).

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Company Culture: Hiring and Onboarding During a Pandemic

NPA Worldwide

Some of this reduction in activity allows recruiters and employers the time needed to hire, onboard, and showcase company culture in a completely new way. The challenge has shifted from scheduling face-to-face interviews, to how can one get a good sense of an applicant over video? Don’t give up on group interviews.

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The Best Behavioral Interview Questions to Ask Candidates

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Read on to learn more about the type of questions that will shed light on a candidate’s thought process and behavior patterns: behavioral interview questions. We’ll share the best behavioral interview questions to ask candidates to assess a potential new hire’s problem-solving skills, leadership capabilities, and more.

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Build Your Bottom Line: Accountable Culture in 6 Steps

ExactHire Recruiting

Top-performing companies understand just how critical the workplace culture is to their success, so they’re intentional and systematic about how they create, drive, and describe their cultures. They know that culture is the “enabler”—or the “hobbler”—for new strategic plans and directions. Here are six steps. For example, ask.

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4 Ways to Assess Soft Skills in an Interview

JazzHR

That’s why once candidates make it to the interview stage, you need to be able to assess the personal qualities they possess to see if they’ll actually gel with your organization and be an effective contributor to your team. Let’s look at four great approaches you can take: Asking behavioral questions. Be observant.