How Can I Select The Right Candidate ?
The Ideal Candidate
It’s a real worry for you, isn’t it? You know this has been a problem with recruiting before and this time, you want to get it right.
First, let’s be honest, the ideal candidate that you want is unlikely to be out there. You may be able to buy oven ready chickens, perfectly prepared for the oven but you can’t buy the perfect candidate, however much you’re willing to pay.
The hard skills, experience and education are easy to see on CV and to some extent, easy to check. However, the soft skills are far harder to ascertain. This attributes like honesty, integrity, professionalism, willingness to learn and openness, just name a few, are difficult to drill into.
Have You Got The Right Interview Questions ?
You may have a great set of questions that you think will unearth those qualities, however you know that during the interviews, the candidate will be putting on their best face, telling you what you want to know.
They will know how to answer the common questions that start with ‘tell me when…’ and will have their stock situations and answers already in their head, ready to roll out when you give them the right cue.
You may have a created your own set of hypothetical situations, that you hope will give you an insight into their thoughts and behaviours. However, their answer is likely to be as staged as your question.
What you need is a tool that will give you an insight into how they behaved and reacted to challenges, on a daily basis and in real situations. Finding that out is almost impossible but the next best thing to that is have the world’s leading diagnostic tool to test behaviour, personality to find the talent you’re looking for.
Harrison Assessments and Paradox Technology
Harrison Assessments does exactly that and uses Paradox Technology to provide a new depth in personality and behavioural insights. It measures how employees manage twelve paradoxical pairs of behaviours, each of which are critical to job performance. The reports it produces underpin the interview process so that you can be sure that you can make the most informed decision when hiring the right candidate.
How Can Be Astute Help ?
We have helped many companies, both large and small, find the right candidates for their business, through the use of Harrison Assessments, together with our years of expertise. When we help you with your recruitment process, we’ll use these diagnostics, tailored to your business and position you are looking for, and discuss the findings with you, so you can be sure of making the best choice of candidates available to you.
Why not call us on (44) 1373 837 331 or email us on info@be-astute.co.uk for more reasons why you need Be Astute and Harrison Assessments to help you to select the right candidate.