According to recruiters, job interviews are considered an essential part of the selection and hiring process. Employers more often use this period to determine whether the candidate fits the role by assessing how well they articulate their skills and knowledge for the available role. This is because a curriculum vitae does not always tell the whole story.
As a recruiter, you do not want to waste time and money interviewing unqualified candidates. Practical pre-screening exercises to make good hiring decisions should finally be a priority. This helps separate the most appropriate candidates from the rest and saves employers the time-consuming interview process for only the best ones.
Here are 3 tips to ensure you spend time interviewing only competent applicants.
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Phone Interviews
A phone interview is one way of sorting candidates for a role. Doing this helps employers determine if a candidate should be scheduled for a face-to-face interview. Moreover, the phone interview enables employers to ascertain whether candidates have realistic expectations and the required education, knowledge, and experience to do the job.
Applicant Tracking Systems
The applicant tracking system (ATS) automatically filters job applicants. It can score applicants’ CVs and present you with only candidates who include relevant keywords related to the job. It is one of the fastest ways to eliminate unqualified candidates when sourcing for the best talent for a role. Using the ATS can help you track all applicants and categorise them according to your specifications. Recruiters primarily use this process to shortlist candidates for interviews.
Skills Assessments
As an employer, the expectation is that job applicants demonstrate they can do the job. To ensure you objectively compare candidates and make the best hiring decisions, skills assessment tools are the best means to evaluate and select the best fit for the job, based on relevant hard skills (technical skills).
With this information, you can make a final decision on whether to consider the candidate for the job and whether s/he will be an asset to the organisation.
Jobberman currently offers skills assessment tools that allow employers to test for the best. With the Jobberman skills assessment test, every candidate’s test is recorded, and accurate results are provided after each test. The report lets you objectively differentiate among candidates and is free of bias.
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The video below gives an overview of how job applicants take the skills assessment test.
