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Build Job Targets with confidence
Job targets enable confidence in job fit – the sense of feeling productive and satisfied in your work because your day-to-day tasks energize you.
Rating Interview Responses using the STAR method
Behavioral interviewing assumes that past performance is an indicator of future performance. We ask people about their previous experiences in order to see if we can align their responses with our expectations of the job and situations we know they’ll encounter. Using the STAR method to gain more insight into these areas, you’ll identify a…
What is onboarding and why is it important?
When an organization hires a new employee, it’s rare that the employee immediately starts working. Instead, the employee needs to learn some basics first, like what their role is and how it helps the broader organization. The process of teaching an employee these basics is called onboarding. Onboarding is often defined as the first week…
Behavioral interview questions guide
This guide provides questions, based on Factors and Factor Combinations, that you can use to dig deeper into how a candidate reacts in different situations to understand if they would be a good fit for the job. Remember, you can also generate an interview guide in the software, which helps interviewers by suggesting questions automatically generated…
Cognitive Assessment scoring
The PI Cognitive Assessment measures general cognitive ability and the ability to adapt, grasp, and handle complexity. It does not measure IQ or acquired knowledge, but indicates how fast an individual can be expected to acquire new knowledge. The score is referenced against the general population norm, the average of which is 250. The norm for any…
Understanding and accounting for unconscious bias
The first step to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce is to remove unconscious bias: the inherent or learned stereotypes about people that form without realizing it. Leaving these biases unchecked can sabotage the recruiting and interviewing process in your organization. A company might create a plan for improving diversity and inclusion, but if it…
Building your cultural interview
What kind of culture do you have? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. Many companies don’t have a defined culture. The Predictive Index’s Design module can help you determine your culture through what we call “Team Types.” Team Types are essentially the ‘average’ of every team member’s behavioral preferences. You can explore them in the…