{"id":70914,"date":"2023-02-16T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/?p=70914"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:29","slug":"is-your-assessment-technology-costing-you-talent-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/is-your-assessment-technology-costing-you-talent-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your assessment technology costing you talent? (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amid staffing challenges, companies need a solid strategy in place for talent recruitment. This doesn&#8217;t just mean attracting talent to apply. Once you have that applicant pool, you need screening and selection procedures in place to ensure you&#8217;re bringing the right people into the organisation. Screening involves filtering out candidates who aren&#8217;t the right fit, and selection involves identifying the best fit for your organisation and the position.<br><br>How can you make those determinations? This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/4-tips-for-effective-use-of-technology-in-hiring\/\">assessment technology<\/a> comes in. Nine in 10 organisations use some sort of assessment to help inform hiring decisions. <sup>1<\/sup> But is your assessment technology actually helping you identify and hire the best fits, or is it holding you back?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the wrong assessment software can hurt your recruitment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some common issues plague assessment solutions and hurt their effectiveness, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Failing to effectively measure what success looks like for the role or for your organisation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giving the wrong brand impression through a dated look and feel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making the process unclear or cumbersome to navigate, causing applicants to drop off before completion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lacking predictive results, which often occurs when assessments are developed in-house or by an unqualified vendor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These problems can all contribute to an assessment solution that is ultimately less effective at engaging and identifying top candidates. To avoid these problems, you need a solution that offers a great user experience and is truly predictive in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The importance of a positive candidate experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates should have a positive experience taking your assessment, finding the software intuitive to use (regardless of the type of device they&#8217;re using to access it) and remaining engaged throughout. From the applicant&#8217;s perspective, the process as a whole and the questions they answer should feel relevant to the job they&#8217;re interested in.<br><br>A good way to measure your candidate experience is to see what percentage of those who begin the assessment process finish it. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/how-can-you-recruit-quickly-but-effectively\/\">online recruitment process must be swift and effective<\/a>. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), many organisations, unfortunately, experience high candidate dropout rates during their application processes, with pre-hire assessments contributing to the problem. <sup>2<\/sup> At Talogy, we found that, typically, <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/how-do-candidates-really-feel-about-completing-employee-assessments-2\/\">greater than 90 percent<\/a> of those who start our assessments finish the test. In fact, in many cases, the few who do not finish technically began the process but didn&#8217;t even begin answering questions, suggesting that it was not the assessment itself that caused them to drop off.<br><br>Why is a <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-candidate-experience-2\/\">positive candidate experience<\/a> so important? Remember that talent recruitment isn&#8217;t just about picking the right employees but about them picking you as an employer. You should think of your assessment as an important early step in building the foundation for a strong employee-employer relationship. <strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1064992\/assessments-used-organizations-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1064992\/assessments-used-organizations-worldwide\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/talent-acquisition\/pages\/predictive-assessments-insight-candidates-potential.aspx\" target=\"blank\">https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/talent-acquisition\/pages\/predictive-assessments-insight-candidates-potential.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"828\" src=\"http:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cta-advice-guide-cover-improving-hiring-efficiency-and-candidate-experience.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5419 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cta-advice-guide-cover-improving-hiring-efficiency-and-candidate-experience.jpg 640w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cta-advice-guide-cover-improving-hiring-efficiency-and-candidate-experience-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve hiring efficiency, effectiveness, and the candidate experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A practical advice guide for 2022 and beyond<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding good talent is a struggle. The intense, worldwide competition for the right talent calls for organisations to design better, frictionless hiring processes. Download our advice guide to understand how to build a better hiring process in 2022. You will discover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to really treat hiring as a two-way street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What the new expectations are for talent acquisition and hiring managers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to maximise process and efficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has shown that 83% of applicants say that a negative hiring experience harms their image of the organisation. With the current candidate market conditions, organisations cannot afford to have a less-than-optimal hiring process. Our advice guide shows you some of the key considerations for improving efficiency, effectiveness, and the candidate experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/info.talogy.com\/en-gb\/improve-hire-efficiency-and-candidate-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid staffing challenges, companies need a solid strategy in place for talent recruitment. This doesn&#8217;t just mean attracting talent to apply. Once you have that applicant pool, you need screening and selection procedures in place to ensure you&#8217;re bringing the right people into the organisation. 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