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Looking for an ace accountant? Ask these questions during the interview.

Wondering how to hire a top-performing accountant? Start with questions that get right at the behaviors and competencies the role requires.

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Looking for a Customer Success Representative? Start with these interview questions.

Let’s say your behavioral target indicates this person should be calm, understanding, personable – but also capable of troubleshooting complex situations. Here are five questions you might ask to hone in on the target candidate:

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Looking for a Customer Success Manager? Try these interview questions.

To nail your CSM hire, you’ll need to look beyond just skills and resume. You want to focus on ideal workplace behaviors, and you’ll need to ask the right questions to ensure the person you choose will exhibit those behaviors.

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Looking for a star BDR? Use these interview questions. 

You can often teach people skills; you’ll have less luck changing someone’s behavioral makeup. As you seek out that beast of a BDR, you’ll need to ask the right questions to find the right person.

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Looking for a sales manager? Here’s what to ask in the interview process.

Behavioral data can help you identify the right fit for a role. And when you know what behaviors lead to success in a role, you can ask the right questions – and hire with confidence.

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How to hire a finance manager

Learn how to hire a finance manager based on common behavioral traits for the role, and find the ideal finance manager for your organization.

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How to hire an accounts receivable specialist

Learn how to hire the perfect accounts receivable specialist with example job descriptions and interview questions.

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Onboarding meeting questions to welcome new team members

Starting a new job is tough, and it’s up to you as a manager to make your new team members feel welcome. The most effective way to get started is with an onboarding meeting. Learn about the benefits of an onboarding meeting.

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How team leadership skills enable performance—and retention

Leadership at all levels is a core tenet of talent optimization. As you navigate a wild labor market, the leadership skills you seek will evolve, too.

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Candidate selection: Improve hiring with 9 steps

Looking to fill an open position? Follow these nine steps, and improve your candidate selection process to find the perfect employee.

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How to improve your soft skills

Employers consider soft skills one of a candidate’s most valuable assets. Learn what they are and how to improve them, using four easy steps.

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How to create the ideal candidate profile

Not finding the kind of candidates you’re looking for? You might need a candidate profile to boost your hiring. A candidate profile is a description of the skills, personality traits, and qualifications required for an open job position. Candidate profiles also include the tasks, objectives, and desired outcomes associated with the job. Here’s what we’ll…

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Cognitive function testing: What is it?

It’s important that cognitive function tests be used responsibly, regardless of the context, and in conjunction with other tools. Like a writing exercise, or a general aptitude test, these can provide additional data points that help with hiring decisions, or in ensuring job fit. But cognitive function testing should never be the sole factor in a selection process.

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Understanding your Predictive Index score

A lot goes into the PI Behavioral and Cognitive Assessments. Learn what makes for a “good” set of Predictive Index scores.

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Hire Salespeople That Are Ready to Sell

Hiring good people is tricky. Hiring good salespeople is even trickier. That’s because sales professionals spend the day being interviewed by prospects and customers. Sales reps are professionally trained interviewers. They know what to say and how to say it to capture your attention.  After interviewing over 3,000 sales professionals for a variety of roles,…

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