| | 9 October 2021ReviewWhile traditional hiring methods remain in suspended animation due to the pandemic, it is time to devise newer methods, and leverage scientific methods to hire the ideal candidate.the productivity levels. With cognitive assessments, an organisation can analyse the abilities of many applicants simulta-neously and identify candidates with the ideal cognitive skills. The ease of con-ducting these assessments is phenomenal, with capabilities to be rendered on any mobile device. Behavioural assessmentsAn applicant's aptitude for a job might make him a perfect fit for a job, but that is not all an organ-isation needs. They should also fit the company's culture and succeed on the job. A failure to assess the behavioural traits of a candidate can lead to costly mis-hires, high attrition rates and affect the mo-rale of everybody they work with. Behavioural assessments include a series of scientifically-designed questions and scenarios. Including them in the hiring process will help organisations better understand the temperament of a candidate. These assessments are based on validated and reliable psychomet-ric frameworks such as Holland's career interest, Herzberg's motiva-tional model, the big five person-alities, and Blake Mouton's mana-gerial grid to assist organisations in gaining an unbiased understanding of a candidate's behaviour and so-cial skills. They test an individual's personality, critical thinking, cre-ativity, leadership abilities and be-havioural traits such as openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.The behavioural assessment tests differ for each job role. They form an integral part of the re-cruitment process in determining an applicant's fit for a work cul-ture, team fit and predict their performance. As different roles expect different sets of skills and aptitudes, tests have to be careful-ly selected and adjusted to suit the job requirement. Experienced as-sessment services companies have developed robust frameworks and models in this space that can be completely administered online and remotely. The need of the hour is to rev-olutionise the hiring process using technology. The time and effort of screening candidates can be max-imised with digitalisation of the hiring ecosystem ­ it's adept and economical. The use of scientifi-cally designed assessments ensures that the right candidates are select-ed quickly, thereby curtailing the long-term risks of a wrong hire as well. These guarantee that more objective and data-driven decisions are made that can even help boost employee retention over a longer period of time. With the pandem-ic raging on and work from home becoming the norm, this shift to-wards digital tools for employee hiring and onboarding will lead to more efficient and effective ways of recruitment across industries. A seasoned and successful leader with over 21 years of experience, Sujatha is proficient in incubating and running new businesses and functions across the Education, Assessment, IT Services, BPO and Financial Services Industries. She is experienced in managing global, large-scale teams in New Business Development, Strategy, P&L Management, Business Operations and Transformation, Customer Experience, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. Sujatha Kumaraswamy, VP
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