Simply hire quality employees
Have I hired the right person? This is a common question asked by human resources professionals and managers around the world.
In many companies, human resources managers, career coaches, and recruiters are faced with a large number of job applications each year, many of which don’t even get looked at. Let’s be honest, only the first couple of applications get reviewed and the rest come from references or connections you have. You trust your connections and you will hire those referred to you because this makes your job that much easier.
But still, how do you know you’ve hired the right person? You could literally sit and read all of the applications and resumes sitting on your desk. We don’t doubt your ability to do this day in and day out. However, we know a way that you can zip through applications, and feel more confident in narrowing your choices to the right candidates for an interview.
Talentoday offers innovative and modern cloud solutions to professionals like yourself that allow you to view and interpret the personalities and motivations of each applicant (with their consent, of course).
Talentoday differs from the Myers Briggs in that it allows you to explore precise personality traits and enables you to reach and serve more individuals by satisfying their needs. Between the career coach and the potential employee, there exists a sense of openness, communication and accountability or transparency that is not found within other tests because results can be immediately shared and interpreted. Not only do you benefit from this experience, but your population does too! In other websites where questionnaires are offered, people don’t have direct access to their own results and, in fact, sometimes never even get to see them. Talentoday, on the other hand, offers everyone a personalized, user-centric experience that facilitates potential employees to seek the right position for themselves, which lowers the number of applications you must go through to select the perfect candidate. It’s a “win-win” situation if you ask us…
Talentoday has also broken from traditional pay-pertest models and allows career coaches or career counselors to administer unlimited questionnaires via the Talentoday online platform. Our cloud solution provides the speed, flexibility and security that every human resources manager and recruiter needs. To help you guide every individual in the right direction, our Talentoday Manager gives you access to the fundamental tools and empowers you to be better at what you do.
With Talentoday Manager, more HR Managers and professionals aren’t just reviewing the first couple of applications, but are getting to know each candidate at a more personal level, and are identifying the qualities or talents that naturally fit the role in less time.
We aren’t saying that resumes or CVs are not important! Realistically, however, these can be painted in a distorted way, which is what Talentoday’s unbiased personality and motivations questionnaire avoids. Talentoday adheres to the highest standards of the American Psychological Association (APA) and makes it difficult for applicants to shape an “ideal” profile. As Talentoday does this, we are able to lower the high percentage of unhappy employees in the world. A recent Forbes article stated that, “only 13% of workers feel engaged by their jobs” and that “work is more often a source of frustration than one of fulfillment for nearly 90% of the world’s workers.” At Talentoday, we believe that it’s best to select those who are fitting, motivated, engaged, and fulfilled in their position.
Talentoday’s tools get you access to an accurate representation of each person’s talents and incentives, leading you to select the right person for the position offered.
Be a part of our growing community of professionals in human resources and feel confident with your choices in less time. 88% of users recommend Talentoday to their friends, and our Certified Counselors couldn’t be any happier!
References:
Adams, Susan. Unhappy Employees Outnumber Happy One By Two to One Worldwide. Forbes. 10/10/2013.
Simple as 1, 2, 3–3 Steps to get started in your career search
The moment has come. In just a few months you will graduate and be ready to enter the workforce and be what they call a ‘responsible self-sufficient’ working adult. The future is in your hands. But where to start. You have your degree and for the last few years you have been focused on learning about things that interest you, training to achieve certain skills, meeting deadlines, getting good marks, and preparing yourself for graduation amongst other things.
The world of work can be quite a culture shock. And according to a study done by Talentoday over 59% of students don’t even know what they want to do. Career advisors know that graduating students that clearly understand not only their skills, but their personality and more importantly their motivation for work will be much more apt to find a job. A job that not only is a good fit but leads to better productivity and long term success within the company.
And employers recognize this. Recent research done by Forbes shows that 88% of employers are actually looking for cultural fit over skills and degree when hiring. So prospective employers want to know not only who you are and your general personality type but also what motivates and excites you about working for the company.
Getting started with some simple steps will not only help to steer you in the right direction but it will allow others to help guide you to the right career. So get started by:
1. Know thyself
Know who you are, clearly identify your skills, your personality type and what motivates you. Understand your strengths and weaknesses and the gaps that exist. Learn what types of jobs would be a good match for you based on your skills, personality and motivation. By taking the Talentoday simple online assessment you will be able to have a roadmap for your career search and to share with guidance counselors and advisors. This online career guidance assessment is free, it takes 11 minutes and will identify your assets, strengths and motivations getting you on the right path to a more fulfilling and successful career. Over 72% of students that took the assessment found it informative and useful in their career search.
2. Brand yourself
Build your online digital brand. All prospective employers will Google you before they interview you so make sure you are in control of what comes up. By building a comprehensive LinkedIn profile you will be able to showcase you, your degree, the role you are looking for and all your relevant professional history. And go deep on building your profile — include volunteer work, projects and any and all part time work to showcase who you are and what you have achieved. And not only does this help you find jobs but it helps the jobs find you. Companies are using social media to source and recruit talent like never before.
3. Network, network, network
According to a report from ABC News, 80% of today’s jobs are landed through networking. And in fact through the course of my career — I rarely have hired someone that didn’t come as a referral from someone somewhere. Leverage your family, your friends, your professors, your guidance counselors, and your local associations to learn from them and get introductions to people. Always remember to pay it forward and share in helping others network too.
So get started today — its as easy as 1, 2, 3 — take the Talentoday assessment, set up your LinkedIn profile and schedule your first networking coffee. And let me know how it goes.
Now in the US, Talentoday helping thousands find fulfilling careers
Welcome to the Talentoday blog! If you’re hoping to learn more about yourself to help find your dream job, or if you’re interested in best practices and insights about modern-day careers and career guidance, this is the place for you. Our team of psychologists and HR and career experts around the world will post here regularly, offering news, tips, commentaries and our own data and insights.
Talentoday is modern-day, scientific career guidance at its best. We work to improve millions of lives and redefine the way people, universities and enterprises think about career guidance. We provide a free, online assessment and coaching guide for anyone who wants a better understanding of their skills, assets and motivations, and we offer comprehensive guidance software for career counselors and corporate HR pros.
We’ve just come to the US following a successful launch in Europe, and we’re already teaming up with some of the most respected schools in the country — Columbia University, Upenn, Purdue University North Central and the University of California — Davis, to name a few. In fact, we’ve partnered with more than 80 of the world’s top universities and have helped assess and place more than 21,000 people — all in just over a year.
To kick off our US launch, we’re sharing some of our latest insights about students. Many recent grads struggle with the transition from college to the ‘real world’, and feel overwhelmed with career possibilities. In a recent survey by Talentoday, 59 percent of college students expressed that they don’t know what they want to do once they graduate.
That’s where we come in. Talentoday provides a free, easy way for people to know themselves better and be more confident in the future. To see what gets you going, take the assessment today. And remember, the Talentoday solution can help anyone — whether you’re a college student or an executive well into your career.
Have you already wished of having some kind of career guidance? Share your story in the comments below.
