{"id":70921,"date":"2023-02-16T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/?p=70921"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:37:50","slug":"is-your-assessment-technology-costing-you-talent-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/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\u2019t just mean attracting talent to apply. Once you have that applicant pool, you need screening and selection procedures in place to ensure you\u2019re bringing the right people into the organisation. Screening involves filtering out candidates who aren\u2019t the right fit, and selection involves identifying the best fit for your organisation and the position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you make those determinations? This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the wrong assessment software can hurt your recruitment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\nSome common issues plague assessment solutions and hurt their effectiveness, including:\n<\/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>\n\nThese 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.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The importance of a positive candidate experience<\/h2>\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\u2019re using to access it) and remaining engaged throughout. From the applicant\u2019s perspective, the process as a whole and the questions they answer should feel relevant to the job they\u2019re interested in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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-gb\/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> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Talogy, we found that, typically, <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/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\u2019t even begin answering questions, suggesting that it was not the assessment itself that caused them to drop off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is a <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/blog\/why-is-everyone-talking-about-candidate-experience-2\/\">positive candidate experience<\/a> so important? Remember that talent recruitment isn\u2019t 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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\/predi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/talent-acquisition\/pages\/predictive-assessments-insight-candidates-potential.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/talent-acquisition\/pages\/predictive-assessments-insight-candidates-potential.aspx\" target=\"blank\">tive-assessments-insight-candidates-potential.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><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-5429 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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve hiring efficiency, effectiveness, and the candidate experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A practical advice guide for 2022 and beyond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nFinding good talent is a struggle. The intense, worldwide competition for the right talent calls for organisations to design better, frictionless hiring processes.\n\nDownload our advice guide to understand how to build a better hiring process in 2022. You will discover:\n&nbsp;\n<\/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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid staffing challenges, companies need a solid strategy in place for talent recruitment. This doesn\u2019t just mean attracting talent to apply. Once you have that applicant pool, you need screening and selection procedures in place to ensure you\u2019re bringing the right people into the organisation. 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