We are excited to announce that Cangrade is now officially a Workday Emerging Partner, which means that our AI-based assessments can be easily deployed within the Workday Recruiting platform. What does it mean for you? Integrating Cangrade into your Workday solution puts the power of AI-assisted assessments in the hands of your recruiters. AI-powered success models are the most accurate […]
If you’re a talent acquisition professional, you know finding candidates isn’t the tough part. What’s the tough part? Finding the right candidate. Job descriptions usually come with a laundry list of skills-related qualifications attached. Why is this an issue? Well, it’s recruiters and HR managers then that face the so-called “purple squirrel” problem. The term “purple squirrel” is a recruiting […]
Why aren’t more women in the boardrooms of major corporations? Why don’t more African-Americans work in the burgeoning tech industries? When asked, companies often claim a lack of qualified candidates. However, many of these companies might consider the lesson that orchestras across the nation learned in decades past. Prior to the 1970s, 95% of orchestra members were white men. Orchestras […]
There are many aspects of human behavior that puzzle psychologists. One such aspect is how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) remains so widely used in hiring and employment contexts, when decades of psychological research have shown that it is a poorly designed instrument that shows no particular ability to identify the right candidate for any job. The Backstory The (MBTI) […]
Employees list time off as second only to health care as a desirable employment benefit. The research on the benefits of time off couldn’t be clearer. Vacation time is associated with better mood, higher life satisfaction and better health. It has been estimated that workplace-related stress is responsible for $190 billion dollars in health care spending, and contributes to 120,000 […]