Skills are slowly turning into rivers. Well, not literally.
What do you think is the best way to reduce the skills gap?
While considering a software developer for hire, what soft skills do you prioritize in addition to job-specific skills?
Soft skills are best defined as the non-technical skills that accentuate the overall interaction, communication, and performance of employees. While hard skills are more function-specific and targeted, soft skills are intangible, subjective, and poorly defined, which makes it very hard to assess them while hiring.
Communication skill assessment is no longer an afterthought!
India will require more than 22 million skilled workers across a variety of sectors in the next few years. The industries that need this labor include logistics, banking and financial services, security, housekeeping, call centers, and healthcare, among others.
According to the Talent Board’s Candidate Experience Research report, 82% of companies are using some form of pre-hire assessment test, and how they use assessments is evolving.
Skills intelligence refers to the practical usage of up-to-date skills inventory, skills taxonomy, and market skills intelligence to make data-driven and intelligent talent decisions.
All organizations, regardless of size and industry, seek the right talent to fuel their growth. But, finding this talent can be a daunting task. From shortlisting profiles to assessing their skills, there's a lot that needs to be done by HR. Thankfully, to simplify the process, different candidate assessment tools are now available.
Finding the ideal candidate to fill a position always has its own challenges. Conventional hiring procedure has fundamental flaws and is no longer efficient.
Screening and testing candidates for technical roles is a challenge. While most applicants project their skills relevant to the job description, recruiters are unsure about their prowess. Whether they are honest or simply exaggerating is a tough nut to crack. However, pre-employment testing software uncovers the truth.
