Neurodiversity or ND refers to variation in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions in a non-pathological sense. It was coined in 1998 by sociologist Judy Singer, who helped popularise the concept along with journalist Harvey Blume…
12 Aug 2019
Employee personality testing plays a vital role in modern recruitment and talent development. By measuring key behavioural traits, these assessments help organisations understand how individuals think, work, and interact with others. Personality insights support better hiring decisions, stronger team fit, and more effective management strategies. As workplaces evolve, personality testing...
08 May 2019
Pre-employment testing is an important part of growing and stabilising a business. While it may add another step to the recruitment process, it helps ensure you get the right person for the job. That's why leading companies adopt the "steady to hire, fast to fire" approach. They realise the proper testing will give them better retention and reduce cost related to readying a candidate ...
04 May 2019
While everyone claims to have some knowledge of Excel on their resume, you'll find a completely different situation when it comes to day to day work. All of a sudden, you'll have just a few experts scattered throughout your departments with far fewer people knowing it than you thought. If you consider adding Excel skills tests to your hiring process, you will be able to identify those ca...
12 Jan 2019
From the time it was released during the 80's MS Excel has become one of the most widely used business tools. Critical business decisions are often based on Excel analyses. For this reason, it's one of the most important skills to confirm, prior to hiring. It is also one of the most embellished skills on resumes. Consider the common scenario where a candidate has been hired and has em...
08 Jan 2019
WHERE AND HOW TO USE CANDIDATE TESTING
Short listing candidates involves using focused keywords to identify applicants who closely match the job requirements quickly. By screening resumes and applications with specific terms related to skills, ex...
06 Dec 2018
Video interviews allow employers to assess candidates remotely, offering a fast, flexible, and efficient way to evaluate communication and suitability. As of 2017, there were 4.8 candidates for each entry-level job available. Statistics are a bit more in favour of the candidate for jobs that are above entry-level. Either way, when you advertise a job opportunity, you'll no doubt...
06 Dec 2018
"How many cars travel across a bridge each day?" This isn't a trick question. It's an actual interview question Google asked a candidate in September of 2014. And it isn't just Google asking their potential employees interesting screening questions. More and more businesses are using screening questions and skills tests to augment their hiring processes. According to a global surve...
30 Oct 2018
"After Web browsers Word is the most-used app on the planet; it's still the platinum standard in word processing. Nothing else even comes close" (PCMag, March 2013). Microsoft Word is a word processing program developed by Microsoft." It's been in existence since 1983, and since that time has undergone 14 revisions, the most recent being Word 2013. It is the most widely used word pro...
16 Jul 2018
From the time it was released during the 80's MS Excel has become one of the most widely used business tools. Critical business decisions are often based on Excel analyses. For this reason, it's one of the most important skills to confirm, prior to hiring. It is also one of the most embellished skills on resumes. Consider the common scenario where a candidate has been hired and has em...
