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A SCENARIO:
Life has been pretty tough lately at the company. Good employees have been really hard to find, after all, the media is touting a 'National Skills Shortage.' Your phone rings and Harry, your sales manager excitedly tells you about this great employee he hired today.
"Let me tell you about this great guy I hired! He is a little older, but he passed the interview with flying colors and best yet . . .he loves to work with people. He is fascinating and has great 'soft skills,' just what we need around here. I have a gut feeling he is going to be the best sales person we've ever hired."
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Finding and placing the right person for the right job is critical to business success. Because of the skills shortage we are facing, many businesses feel like they need to lower their standards and hire the first living body that walks through the door - a bad strategy.
Job interviewing alone is unreliable in today's market. Many people with hiring responsibilities are not aware how one bad choice can damage or in this case "kill" healthy organisations. Shortsighted decisions often lead to disastrous results.
One reason interviewing by itself is unreliable is because most of today's job seekers are proficient at interviewing - they already know what to say. Even the best interview doesn't give an accurate clue on a candidates reliability and how they interact with their co-workers. Furthermore, job resumes can be exaggerated and unreliable.
A better approach is needed. Many organisations are turning to behaviour assessments and personality trait testing for both hourly workers and managers. Back in the late '90s, only 5 percent of Fortune 500 companies used some type of assessment. Today, that figure is well over 65 percent.
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As your local progressive recruitment agency, Recruit Solutions is continually seeking to implement best practices to assist in the selection of talented staff. We now offer a broad range of psychometric and skills based assessments, ensuring that you WON'T MAKE ANY COSTLY MISTAKES WHEN RECRUITING YOUR TEAM! Use our assessments to:
Hiring Decisions are Critical Decisions
Experts estimate the cost of a bad hiring or promotion decision ranges from 20% to 200% of a year's salary, depending on the position. Considering that an employee who stays only a few years can cost in excess of $500,000, hiring decisions are among the most important decisions an organisation makes.
We are proud to offer the most innovative, easy-to-use online testing and assessment solutions in Australia. Our assessment suite includes personality, knowledge, skills, abilities, and past work behavior, which give an all-encompassing 'whole person' assessment.
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Case Study Summary 1
A major telecommunications provider, about to introduce a brand new technology to its customers, needed to hire 100 customer service representatives to support the new product. By using just 5 of the 400+ Recruit Solutions assessments, they were able to prescreen candidates and increase the interview success rate from 30% to over 80%. This resulted in significant savings of time and money for recruiting staff.
Case Study Summary 2
To meet its growing business commitments, a large local engineering consulting firm needed to find highly qualified business and technology professionals for their new location in Western Australia. A standard process was defined in which every applicant was required to complete one or more Recruit Solutions online assessments specified for each job. The assessments were flexible enough that candidates were able to perform them in their own homes. As a result, dozens of successful new hires were completed on time, supporting the company's business objectives.
Case Study Summary 3
When the local government needed to hire IT professionals who could hit the ground running to satisfy deadlines on several critical initiatives, they held an online 'Assessment Centre' in which every applicant was required to take two different Recruit Solutions assessments. Over 80 candidates were successfully screened in less than a day, the most qualified candidates received extra attention, and the targeted hires were completed in record time!
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