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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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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. So during a pandemic, the dinner meetings, lunches with prospective new hires and even the basic face-to-face meeting preceded by a solid handshake are things of the past.

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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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How to Evaluate Soft Skills During Interviews: A Guide for Hiring Managers

Social Talent

This guide provides practical insights on how to evaluate candidates’ soft skills, ensuring they align with your team’s culture, boost team dynamics, and reduce turnover. For example: Communication : “In a project meeting ( Situation ), my task was to explain our technical process to stakeholders ( Task ).

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How to Effectively Vet Job Candidates

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

Use a combination of behavioral interview questions to learn about past experiences, situational questions to understand how a candidate would respond in hypothetical scenarios, and personality questions to understand work preferences and culture fit. Assess for cultural fit Skills can be taught. Culture fit cannot.

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The Importance of Assessing Interpersonal Skills in Recruitment

Hacker Earth

Overemphasis on cultural fit While ensuring cultural alignment is essential, overemphasizing it can sometimes exclude diverse candidates whose interpersonal skills might shine in different team dynamics or work cultures. Behavioral interviews Behavioral interviews focus on past experiences to predict future performance.