Detailing automated essay evaluation and scoring systems
Essay evaluation and scoring depends on various features such as word choice, grammatical accuracy, sentence structure and clarity of writing. The dilemma with a manual essay screening process lies in the subjectivity of evaluations. It is difficult to understand the methodology behind essay scoring – do recruiters use different metrics when evaluating candidates? What aspect […]
How AI-powered virtual assistants streamline multi-level candidate screening
Candidate screening enables recruiters to review, evaluate, and shortlist the best candidates available from the pool to build and maintain a suitable and sustainable workforce. Screening candidates for their skills, experience, education, and other parameters at preliminary hiring stages ensure that hiring managers do not have to sit through interviews with unqualified candidates, minimizing the […]
What is adverse impact, and what can be done to prevent it?
The most successful companies today realize that diversity and inclusion in hiring are critical to achieving cultural, productivity, performance, and even financial outcomes. In fact, recent McKinsey research found that “companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.” […]
Automated job matching and recommendation: The path to efficient, fast, and cost-effective candidate sourcing
Modern recruiters face a monumental challenge – finding and hiring top talent in a competitive labour market. 63% of companies interviewed by HR.com in 2021 stated that their top barrier to talent acquisition success was the inability to find talent that matches their job requirements. In traditional recruitment processes, recruiters source candidates each time a […]
Automated candidate reference checks – The key to achieving accurate hiring
Reference checks are a means for recruiters to better understand a candidate through their peers’ perspectives. Recruiters can learn about their candidates’ strengths, weaknesses, conduct, and previous responsibilities. Speaking with references allows recruiters to verify claims candidates make in their resumes. This is critical as survey findings from Checkster, a reference checking company, show that […]
Why diversity, inclusion and equity matter in the workplace
“A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.” — Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Alphabet Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are critical, from staff productivity and engagement to profitability. In fact, McKinsey’s most recent Diversity Matters report highlights that companies in the top quartile of ethnic diversity outperformed […]
Why you need a data-driven recruitment process in a candidate-short market?
In today’s recruitment landscape, recruiters and HR professionals are challenged with finding top talent in a candidate-short market. Recruitment difficulties are on the rise across almost all global markets, and savvy recruiters are turning to data to respond to the challenge. What can your existing data do for you? Your data is a veritable minefield. […]
Challenges faced by TA teams in meeting the market need for CX
The last decade has witnessed many profound changes in the HR world. Technology has been the driving force behind this transformation. The global pandemic has truly revolutionized where and how work is done. This also brings long new challenges for talent acquisition teams. Let’s take a look at some of the common challenges that TA […]
Talent acquisition marketplace trends
Through the day-to-day work supporting clients and candidates, we see how employers and HR personnel are adapting and evolving their recruitment approach to suit the current candidate-driven market. Here are some of the emerging trends and recruitment actions becoming a top priority as employers look to compete and stand out. 1. Agile Recruitment Processes in […]
Exploring end-to-end candidate experience
Candidate Experience (CX) is best described as “every point of contact a candidate has or makes with a company during the recruitment process.” It can be thought of in terms of seven components – Job Search, Job Application, Communication, Feedback, Interview, Onboarding, & Analysis. All these aspects collectively define and determine CX which ultimately determines […]