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SMES OFTEN HAVE FEWER HANDS ON DECK TO MANAGE RECRUITMENT, AND A TOOL LIKE TESTGORILLA PROVIDES A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF STREAMLINING WHEN YOU USE IT AT THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL. understand this stuff – about 30 % of those are under 250 FTE [ full time equivalent ]. In 2023, 51 % told us they struggled to determine whether an applicant’ s resume is accurate, and with the rise of AI-generated resumes, that’ s certainly even harder now. We’ re asking lots of questions about that for our annual report, which we’ ll launch in the summer, so stay tuned for that,

We also looked into common challenges when hiring with skills-based hiring specifically. Last year, the most commonly cited challenge was difficulty evaluating assessments from a large number of candidates( 41 %), which signals a need for auto-scoring and benchmarking tools that streamline this process. These are things TestGorilla offers, and we’ re improving these tools all the time. Twenty-six pecernt cited a lack of budget for new recruitment tools, which feels important for SMEs since they often have tight budgets. Also, 29 % cited being unsure about which tests or assessments to use – which shows there’ s more education to be done on how to choose job-relevant tests( we’ re working on it!).

What best practices are involved when hiring staff?

The big thing we always come back to is this: measure for multiple job-relevant skills before you screen resumes. We’ ve built our product around this philosophy – you can assess as many candidates as you like with TestGorilla at no extra cost, because we believe it’ s so important to do it first. All a good resume really tells you is how good someone is at writing a resume, or maybe you see a company name you recognise and that introduces bias right away. Let people show you what they can do. The ones with the top skills might surprise you! Let the data guide your first screening decisions and take it from there.

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