You may see the words psychology and hiring and wonder what the heck does it mean. Well, you don’t have to be a psychologist to use these practices to hire the best and the brightest. Here are some clever tricks to use that are based in psychology practices.
Hiring Bias and Impressing Potential Hires
Hiring bias is something that happens to the best recruiters. It’s often unconscious, and it keeps recruiters and hiring staff from seeing past the person at the interview. Not only does hiring bias hurt your chances of hires, you also must impress them with your company. These are two issues that are crucial.
Impressing Your Potential Hires
Making a good impression of your company creates more interest from those at an interview. Here are a few ways to ensure this happens.
Use Structured Interviews
By having structure in your interviews, with predetermined questions, you get rid of some of the bias mentioned. This works because the structure is always the same. So a certain potential hire doesn’t get a different interview from another.
While this may seem counteractive for allowing freedom to conduct the interview in a more personalized way, you can still do that. Simply frame the interview by using what is called positive recruitment psychology. This allows the potential hires to express their strengths, values, and what they can bring to your company.
Ensure Job Security
Job security is crucial to those looking for a new job. Not only does it provide them financial help, it also becomes a part of what they do and who they are. If an interviewee doesn’t feel that the job is secure, they may not present their best to a recruiter. Make sure your job description covers the basics like benefits, salary, terms of contract, and the work environment.
Employee Recognition
And speaking of benefits, one that is important is employee recognition. People want to feel needed and recognized. You want to make sure they realize that working for your company provides an environment that nurtures their career and recognizes their efforts. In fact,
According to a study released in 2020 by Great Place to Work, 37 percent of the respondents said that workplace recognition is their greatest motivation in the workplace.
So, let the potential hires know that your company goes all out to recognize those who do exceptional work.
Psychology Tests
There are tests you can use that incorporate psychology into them. You’re probably already aware of some of them. These range from personality and skills tests to intelligent aptitude tests. These may give you quite a bit of insight into a potential new hire’s ethics, personality, and how well they can perform the job.
Using Psychology and Hiring
These are just a few tips that can make a huge difference in finding employees for your team. Even if you just use one or two of the tips, it makes a world of difference.
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