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Why Non-Verbal Communication Can Lead Us Astray.

In the contemporary world of recruitment and selection, personality questionnaires are increasingly being used as a tool to identify suitable employees. While integrating these questionnaires is crucial for understanding potential employees, candidates who deviate from the predetermined desired profile are often excluded. Someone who does not fully match the desired profile - in terms of skills, experience, or personality - runs the risk of being unfairly excluded, which can lead to missing out on potential high-performing employees.

The use of online assessments is a valuable tool in selection and talent management. It's important to maintain a personal approach when deploying this instrument.

One of the most beautiful functionalities of our online testing system (the Wizard), personally, I find to be the Group Profile. I continue to be amazed by the ability to, with just a few clicks of a button, generate a so-called group profile after all team members have completed their questionnaires. At a glance, you can see where the strengths of a team lie, what connects the team members, and what pitfalls and challenges exist. It's easy to create, yet provides so much information!

2023.The year in which, alongside the theme of 'attracting personnel', the theme of 'retaining personnel' becomes increasingly important. A positive employee experience is a significant factor contributing to lower turnover rates in your organisation.

A mismatch between a candidate, position, and organisation can have significant consequences for an organisation. Insufficient insight into the qualifications of a candidate and rushing to fill a vacancy can result in exorbitant costs, unnecessary time loss, and can negatively impact the atmosphere within the organisation.

The number of job vacancies is historically high, and unemployment hasn't been this low since 2003. 84% of entrepreneurs are short of staff, which affects employee workload. Read psychologist Carlijn Witvliet's blog on why focusing solely on Recruitment & Selection isn't the holy grail and investing in your colleagues matters more...