Soft skills vs hard skills
According to a recent LinkedIn survey, 92% of hiring managers believe that soft skills are as important or more important than hard skills in recruiting, with 89% of respondents saying that unsuccessful hires were generally about the lack of the right soft skills. In today’s fast-paced job market, it’s not enough to just have technical […]
8 strategies to reduce high staff turnover now
Before we talk about tackling high staff turnover, we must identify what it is, what causes it in the first place, and how to keep employees happy. While many people will leave your organisation for personal reasons that are beyond your control, a significant amount of people move on to new pastures to escape issues […]
January work tips
So weâre about to hit 2023 (I know, I know, how did that happen???) and many will be thinking about having a well deserved festive break. For some people, however, it can be difficult to bring your holiday brain back to working life and handle the transition between holiday and work. For most, this is […]
Recruitment Trends 2023
In order to keep up with todayâs rapidly changing job market, recruiters will need to stay abreast of the latest recruitment and technological trends. As technology continues to make our world smaller, organisations will find the workforce becoming increasingly global, changing the way we find, select and hire the best talent. From the growing focus […]
8 soft skills that will get you hired in 2023
For many years now the recruitment and staffing industry has long been driven by CVs, often necessitating strict criteria and tough requirements for education, background and “hard” skills. At Clevry, we believe there are many benefits to recruiting based on soft skills (check out our What are Soft Skills? article to gain a deeper understanding […]
Types of ability test
Ability tests are used to measure a candidates cognitive ability. The results from ability tests show recruiters how a candidate has performed in comparison to a diverse group of other candidates. This allows organisations to more easily gauge and assess the traits that correlate with success in a specific role, make better recruitment decisions and […]
Situational judgement tests for recruitment & selection
 Our business psychologists have been developing situational judgement tests for over 30 years.  All of our behavioural assessments (which include Situational Judgement Tests and Message Me assessments) can be fully customised to reflect your organisational culture and the requirements necessary to succeed in the role on offer. We offer a number of off-the-shelf […]
Are psychometrics subject to machine bias?
Artificial Intelligence, or A.I. (or machine learning as it should actually be called in the vast majority of cases) often goes under the radar to influence small aspects of our lives; providing us with recommended shows to watch next on Netflix, suggesting what to buy on Amazon or ever more predictive Google searches. While these […]
Why your company has failed to produce any leaders
Investment in leadership development continues to grow at a rapid rate, and yet many organisations (and potential business leaders) fall short of achieving the outcomes they set out too, but why? 1) Not having clear enough visibility of leadership strengths and weaknesses If you’re an employee who’Âs considering moving into a leadership position in the […]
How to improve your communication skills
In the world of work communication is often touted as being one of the most highly sought after soft skills. The ability to easily grasp and then disseminate information to others in a way that is easy for them to understand is a skill that has far reaching benefits, even outside of a work environment. […]
