What do you think is the best way to reduce the skills gap?
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.
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.
Studies show that about 76% of companies with more than 100 employees rely on recruiting assessment tools for skills and personality tests for hiring. And over the next few years, that figure is expected to climb to 88%.
According to a Gartner survey (Nov–Dec 2022), 86% of CIOs say they face increased competition for qualified candidates, and 73% worry about losing IT talent. Even with many layoffs, the demand for skilled tech workers remains strong. Recruiters and hiring managers now need to find, test, and hire good candidates quickly.
Cyber technology is growing fast and with the emergence of the metaverse it is more complex than ever to hire a job-fit candidate in the telecom sector. With the speed at which technology is changing, businesses need skilled employees – fast. Considering this, iMocha has not only prioritized providing a top-notch assessment platform but also a whole library of skill assessments dedicated to the telecom sector. Here’s a list of the top 6 skills and the tests you can use to hire the perfect candidate, and if they aren’t already available in the extensive iMocha library, our experts can custom create them for you -
