Of all the things that have changed over this last year, you can add to the list: interview questions. In the past, recruiters asked candidates about their skills, work ethic, and ability to get along with others at the office. But now that so many roles have switched to 100% remote, you need to revise your interview questions too. Even as vaccines roll out and...
Soft Skills Articles
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- Topics:
- Work Flexibility,
- Soft Skills,
- Interview Questions
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In the Global Talent Trends 2020 report, released in January of last year, we predicted that empathy would reshape the way employers hired and retained talent in the new decade. Mere weeks later, that prediction came to fruition in ways no one could have anticipated as a global health crisis redefined the way work and hiring happen. Candidates were not only...
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- Talent Leadership,
- Community Voices,
- Soft Skills
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At Recruiting Toolbox, we do a lot of work to help companies improve who they hire and how they hire. And the how part sometimes involves some pretty basic – but critical – changes. Today, almost all companies have a big focus on improving diversity. But we’ve noticed some processes that are still outdated (very 2005) that can lead hiring teams to make unfair...
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- Recruiting Strategy,
- Soft Skills
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Curiosity. It doesn’t show up on nearly enough core competency lists, and it’s tough to measure. Yet curiosity is accountable for much...
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- Soft Skills
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Recruiters have a front-row seat to the ever-changing mix of skills most prized by the business world. Understanding what those skills...
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- Trends & Research,
- Soft Skills
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Brian Lowery isn’t a fan of the term “soft skills.” “I feel like it has the connotation of not being important stuff,” Brian says. A...
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- Soft Skills