| What would you do if
the job candidate refused to respond to your questions at the
interview, to complete your application or submit to a drug
test? We get asked that question a lot. It likely would raise
a flag, wouldn't it?
Sometimes the very simple is
overlooked and the obvious is obscured.
You have a job candidate applying
for a position. Your first request is asking him or her to
participate in your screening and job matching process. He or
she refuses.
If you're looking for an employee
who is curious, questions your authority and rules, and acts
independently, you likely found your ideal employee. No need
to go further - they passed your test.
However, if you are looking for an
employee who will work on a team, accept supervision, and
follow your rules, isn't his or her refusal to complete a
personality assessment a pretty good indication of how they
will react the first time you ask them to do something he or
she doesn't like?
So much job predictive information
can be learned about an individual through
employee assessments, especially with the
introduction of Fifth and Sixth Generation Systems.
But hiring managers often ignore some
very valuable information that candidates
willingly volunteer without any cost.
Recognizing what behaviors and
attitudes you need to look for and then evaluating how
that information will impact your candidate's job performance
are just two of many benefits of incorporating a "whole person
approach" into your selection and succession
process.
To learn more
how and when to use personality tests in your
selection process, register today for CriteriaOne
workshops or contact us for on-site training.
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“Who is that
masked man, Kemo Sabe?”
He looks cool, calm,
and collected. He smiles at good news or bad, at the
incompetent boss, at the impetuous customer, at the bickering
co-worker. No sweaty palms during a tough negotiation, no
furled brow when stressed. He maintains the perfect poker
face. Is he for real or what? Can you trust him?
According to a recent
Wall Street Journal story, relentless ambition, executive
coaching and an MBA just weren’t enough to turn every Type A
personality into a success. Thanks to the wrinkle-removing
wonder drug Botox and a compulsion to get every advantage at
closing mega-deals and winning the big promotion, plastic
surgeons are the new best friend for the over-achieving
junkies.
Body language makes
up nearly 60 percent of communication. In the cut-throat
business world, even the slightest sign that you are stressing
might expose a vulnerability that your prospect or competitor
was looking for. To mask what’s really going inside - the
racing heart, burning stomach, and rising blood pressure,
professionals are now sculpting their faces with Botox to mask
any emotions that might expose their true colors in front of
bosses, managers, and prospects.
So as these seemingly
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any edge they can, you might ask yourself: Is that sincere,
calm smile real or is it Botox?
Don't be fooled by
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CriteriaOne is the blueprint that is helping organizations to acquire
an unfair share of the best talent in the
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Learn when and how to use first through sixth
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