Detailing the winning factors in achieving a positive candidate conversion rate
Despite the sheer number of candidates vying for job openings, recruiters struggle to convert quality candidates into employees. This shows a prevailing candidate conversion problem in their recruitment funnel. This blog discusses how recruiters can address the candidate conversion problem effectively. Seamless Candidate Engagement Keeping candidates engaged throughout the recruitment process is directly proportional to […]
Different assessment methods to adopt while looking for the perfect hire for your company
Hiring a new employee is one of the most important decisions any company can make. While it might be tempting to rely on gut instinct, it’s much more beneficial to have an objective system that consistently produces excellent hires. In this blog post, we’ll discuss four different assessment methods you can use to ensure your […]
Key technologies and legal considerations when using AI in recruitment
The use of automated decision-making software has grown exponentially in the last decade due to its significant accuracy and efficiency benefits. However, as the practice has expanded, an unprecedented collection of legal issues has arisen along with it, making compliance on behalf of industry practitioners ever more nuanced. With disaggregated global regulation around AI technology, […]
Top graduate hiring trends emerging in the post-pandemic world
In this post-pandemic era, employers across industries and business sectors are looking toward new graduates to meet increasing labour demand in a tight candidate market. As a result, many organizations are expanding their graduate hiring programs in 2022. Our team at impress.ai conducted a trend analysis to understand what is driving the graduate hiring programme […]
Automated essay rating – the key to faster and more accurate candidate evaluation
Essay-based questions in job interviews are an essential tool that recruiters use to understand the personality and credibility of candidates. Open-ended, essay-based questions enable recruiters to look beyond a candidate’s resume and perceive their character. Furthermore, good writers are often good communicators, a crucial soft skill that can benefit organizations both internally and externally. Essay-based […]
Detailing automated essay evaluation and scoring systems
Essay evaluation and scoring depends on various features such as word choice, grammatical accuracy, sentence structure and clarity of writing. The dilemma with a manual essay screening process lies in the subjectivity of evaluations. It is difficult to understand the methodology behind essay scoring – do recruiters use different metrics when evaluating candidates? What aspect […]
How AI-powered virtual assistants streamline multi-level candidate screening
Candidate screening enables recruiters to review, evaluate, and shortlist the best candidates available from the pool to build and maintain a suitable and sustainable workforce. Screening candidates for their skills, experience, education, and other parameters at preliminary hiring stages ensure that hiring managers do not have to sit through interviews with unqualified candidates, minimizing the […]
What is adverse impact, and what can be done to prevent it?
The most successful companies today realize that diversity and inclusion in hiring are critical to achieving cultural, productivity, performance, and even financial outcomes. In fact, recent McKinsey research found that “companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.” […]
Automated job matching and recommendation: The path to efficient, fast, and cost-effective candidate sourcing
Modern recruiters face a monumental challenge – finding and hiring top talent in a competitive labour market. 63% of companies interviewed by HR.com in 2021 stated that their top barrier to talent acquisition success was the inability to find talent that matches their job requirements. In traditional recruitment processes, recruiters source candidates each time a […]
Automated candidate reference checks – The key to achieving accurate hiring
Reference checks are a means for recruiters to better understand a candidate through their peers’ perspectives. Recruiters can learn about their candidates’ strengths, weaknesses, conduct, and previous responsibilities. Speaking with references allows recruiters to verify claims candidates make in their resumes. This is critical as survey findings from Checkster, a reference checking company, show that […]