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Candidate evaluation

Candidate evaluation includes every stage of the hiring process in which you assess and evaluate a job applicant's candidacy for an open role. This may include ratings and forms to be completed by the interviewer or other members of the hiring team, assessments of a candidate's skills through tests and exams, and other steps to help teams make the best possible hiring decision.

From bias-free assessment to standardizing your process – here’s everything you need to know on the intricacies of evaluating the candidates at every step in the pipeline.

chatgpt ideal candidate profile

Data-driven hiring with ChatGPT: Create an ideal candidate profile

Explore how ChatGPT, an AI language model, can be used to create an ideal candidate profile (ICP) to support your hiring process...

How to screen and interview software engineers at speed and scale

According to GoRemotely, the average number of applicants per job is 250. However, for software engineering roles, this number g...

background check for employment

Background checks for employment: What, why, & how

From work history to culture fit, there are a lot of boxes to be checked during the hiring process in order to feel confident th...

ATS benefits

13 ATS benefits and what they mean for your business

Whether you're a small business owner or the hiring manager of a growing company, finding, vetting, and onboarding quality candi...

candidate identity

Verifying candidate identity: 8 real-life strategies that work

Over the past year, many companies – and managers – learned something that some wouldn’t previously have believed. Remote work c...

talent assessment

6 talent assessment methods to use for recruiting in your company

Let’s say you’ve got two good candidates in front of you: both with strong resumes and successful phone screens. They’re both fu...

Screening applicants

Screening applicants: best methods and handy tips

You’ve decided to recruit a new team member. You’ve spent hours discussing with your colleagues what the new hire should bring t...

Hiring a sales team

Hiring a sales team? Avoid these 4 candidates

Do you seem to fall flat day in and day out when you hire sales reps? Hiring a sales team is no easy feat. Your candidates looke...

8 steps of the selection process for hiring employees

8 steps of the selection process for hiring employees

What is the employee selection process? It's the process a hiring team follows with a job candidate to give them all the informa...

How to assess office managers

The following exercises help you assess the skills of Office Manager candidates during your hiring process. Feel free to modify ...

How to assess human resource skills

Use this HR Officer skills assessment template to evaluate Human Resources candidates in interviews. Feel free to modify these e...

How to assess administrative assistants

Administrative assistant skills assessments help you make the right hire for your team. Use these candidate assessments in your ...

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