TurboHire Recruitment Report

The Present of Hiring Guide to Virtual Candidate Assessment

The Present of Hiring Table of Content Introduction Types of Virtual Candidate Assessment • Technical skills test • Cognitive ability test • Situational judgment test • Communication skills test • Job simulation test • Personality assessment How to screen candidates using TurboHire? How to send assessment and view assessment results of candidates with TurboHire? TurboHire’s Candidate Assessment Solutions TurboHire’s industry survey on the growth of virtual candidate assessment in 2022 What do Industry Leaders have to say about the growth of virtual candidate assessment? Acknowledgment Global Recruitment Industry Report 01

The Present of Hiring Introduction Candidate Assessment is the step in the hiring process where the recruiter has to decide whether the candidate is the right fit for the job or not. It takes place in various forms like technical (coding) assessments, behavioral assessments, qualitative assessments, etc. It is one of the most crucial steps in recruitment. The growth of virtual candidate assessment has led to the development of various digital assessment tools in 2022. These have made way for recruiters to assess candidates better and compare them on the basis of real-time data. 10 reasons why using Candidate Assessment tools have become necessary 1. Confirmation of information provided in resumes 2. Avoid hiring bias 3. Improve the quality of hire metric 4. Understand talent strengths and gaps 5. Hire long-term employees 6. Assess culture-fit of candidates 7. Reduce the risk of bad hires 8. Indirect impact on employee retention 9. Comparative analysis among candidates 10. Indicate future job performance Global Recruitment Industry Report 02

The Present of Hiring 8 facts to justify the rise in the use of Candidate Assessment tools 82% of companies are using some form of skill assessment tools. 85% of employers have caught candidates lying in their resumes. 74% of recruiters have reported bad hires as a result of no assessments. 76% of employees are rated as ‘highly engaged’ who went through assessments. 41% of employers test candidates for basic literacy and numeracy skills. 92% of candidates faced a group exercise as a part of their assessment in mass hiring. 70% of employers use Job Skill Testing as a pre-hiring assessment. 46% of employers use personality or psychological assessments before hiring. Global Recruitment Industry Report 03

The Present of Hiring Types of Virtual Candidate Assessment #1 Technical Skill Test: Assessment of analytical skills, IQ, problem-solving ability, arithmetic skills, logical reasoning, data interpretation, and quantitative reasoning. #2 Cognitive Ability Test: Assessment of attention to detail, problem-solving skills, critical thinking abilities, and spatial reasoning skills to determine the candidate’s cognitive potential. #3 Situational Judgement Test: Assessment of critical reasoning and decision-making abilities of candidates to learn how they would react to a potential work situation or dilemma. #4 Communication Skills Test: Assessment of speaking ability, public speaking skills, writing, and reading skills to determine if the candidate can communicate his/her thoughts and opinions. #5 Job Simulation Test: Recreates a realistic job scenario focusing on the candidate’s role to judge the candidate’s suitability for the position. #6 Personality Assessment: Assess the candidate’s personality and behavioral skills to determine if the candidate is culturally competent for the position and the company. Global Recruitment Industry Report 03

The Present of Hiring Save time upto 75% Reduce costs by 65% How to screen candidates using TurboHire? Candidate Screening in TurboHire uses intelligent tools and functionalities to make the screening process as efficient as possible. Some of these tools include: Candidate Calibration Score: Assigns a score to each candidate based on the job requirements and the candidate’s qualifications. Candidate Ranking: Ranks candidates based on their calibration scores so that you find the best candidates on top. Inquiry Forms: Data collection forms to send out to candidates to gather information about their salary requirements, notice period, joining date, etc. Candidate Assessment: Assess multiple candidates at once using TurboHire’s pre-integrated assessment providers and compare candidates based on their results. Advanced Filtering: Filter candidates using Boolean Search methods or determine your customized skills, education qualifications, work experience requirements. TurboHire’s candidate screening process can help you to save up to 75% of your hiring time Know more and reduce 65% of your hiring costs. Global Recruitment Industry Report 04

The Present of Hiring How to send assessment and view assessment results of candidates with TurboHire? Sending assessments to candidates in TurboHire can be done in 6 simple steps: Step 1: Open the Jobs Section in the Workspace. Step 2: Select the job for which the assessment is meant. Clicking on it will take you to the Kanban Board. Step 3: To send it to one candidate, click on the mail icon on the smart card and select Assessments from the panel that appears. To send to bulk candidates, select the candidates and click on the Email button from the bulk menu and select Assessments from the panel. Step 4: Choose your relevant assessment provider and select the type of assessment you require. Step 5: Fill the email with the subject line, body, and other information. Step 6: Click on Send. Global Recruitment Industry Report 05

The Present of Hiring Viewing assessment results in TurboHire can be done in only 3 simple steps: Step 1: Click on Assessment from the Evaluation tab. Step 2: Click on the assessment you require the results for. Step 3: Click on View from the candidate row to check the results. Global Recruitment Industry Report 05

TurboHire’s Candidate Assessment Solutions Mercer Mettl 300+ 25 Skills • Assessed over 300+ skills Million+ • Assessed over 25+ industries • 25 million+ assessments annually 80+ • 80+ countries reached Countries 25+ Industries “Mercer | Mettl's proctoring feature was brilliant and a particular facet that stood out was the platform's flexibility with respect to specific niche skill sets.” Mahesh Calavai, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, TVS Motor Group 1 Mil+ 2 Mil+ 150+ 3500+ • 1 million+ candidates • 2 million+ assessments • 150+ corporates • 3500+ colleges “My ANATOMY is very - cooperative throughout the process of hiring. I appreciate the team's commitment, support, and their excellent \"client first\" mentality!” Shipra Pandit, Head HR, Juspay Global Recruitment Industry Report 06

• 500+ skills assessed 500+ 1700+ 85% • 1700+ companies engaged Skills Companies Faster • 75+ countries • 85% reduction in screening time 75+ Countries “The hiring managers are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.\" Human Resources Manager, Singapore Government 1.9 Mil+ 2.3 L 13000+ 4500+ • More than 1.9 million games played • More than 2.3 lakhs learners & job seekers • 13,000+ topics covered • 4500+ college connects “EduThrill is one of the best platforms to get the online test conducted for our cam- pus/fresher program. The team is highly skilled and always eager to help its clients.“ Jitander Vashisht, Global HR Head, DCube. Global Recruitment Industry Report 07

The Present of Hiring TurboHire’s industry survey on the growth of virtual candidate assessment in 2022 Should candidates be assessed based on their soft skills for a tech-based role? Yes No 41% 59% What carries more weightage when evaluating a candidate while hiring? 64% 36% Personal Interview Skill Assessment Global Recruitment Industry Report 08

The Present of Hiring When does candidate assessment make more sense to recruiters? 31% During the interview 69% While screening Which assessment is more useful while evaluating a techie? 64% 36% Cognitive ability Coding What is the best benefit of Psychometric Assessments? 14% Increase in quality of hire 86% Decrease in time to hire Psychometric Tests reduce turnover rate? True 71% False 29% Global Recruitment Industry Report 09

The Present of Hiring Why should you include critical thinking tests in hiring? 64% 36% Improved Employee Performance Save time while screening What kind of assessment adds more value? 67% 33% Game-based Video Does digital candidate assessment improve candidate experience? 21% Yes 79% No How to invest in people to cope with digital transformation? 58% Assess better and hire 42% candidates with strong skills Internal hiring / promotion Global Recruitment Industry Report 10

The Present of Hiring What is a more preferred form of behavioral assessment? 58% Situational Judgment Test 42% Case-lets sets Should behavioral interviews be a part of the regular interview process? 82% Yes 14% No Which of these behavioral traits are considered more important according to you? 58% 42% Communication Goal Setting and Planning As a candidate what kind of assessment would you prefer? 14% Traditional Tests: 86% Conversational Assessment Global Recruitment Industry Report 11

The Present of Hiring During a Conversational Assessment, who would you rather talk to? 25% Chatbot 75% Real person Conversational Assessments have a higher completion rate (86%), why? 67% 33% Humane Candidate Experience Better Employer Brand Global Recruitment Industry Report 12

What do Industry Leaders have to say about the growth of virtual candidate assessment? “Assessment tools that measure Online talent assessments help parameters like behavioral, businesses understand cognitive, domain-specific, candidates’ abilities, behaviors, and competencies. Virtual interpersonal and communication assessment centers can use skills are gaining a lot of traction. case studies and role-plays, as Industry experts are hinting at the well as behavioral and capability assessments. slow death of resumes as recruiters seek skill-based Charlotte Schaller, Managing Director, assessment to select the right fit Aon’s Assessment Solutions for an organization.” “As external hiring slows for many organizations, and business priorities Sujatha Kumaraswamy, CEO at MeritTrac change, leaders must evaluate different Services, a UNext company. methods of recruiting and hiring. While most organizations are currently “Virtual assessments are mapped conducting interviews remotely due to to behavioral competencies just the covid-19 pandemic, virtual as traditional assessment interviewing may become the new centers. We believe that such standard for recruiting leaders and virtual assessment does more candidates long after social distancing guidelines are lifted” than help the company select the right candidates.” Lauren Smith, Vice President in the Gartner HR practice Sophie Summers, HR Manager, RapidAPI Global Recruitment Industry Report 13

The Present of Hiring Acknowledgement Recruitment begins when there is a need for hire and ends when the hire is on board. Understanding what kind of recruitment process your team would need can be beneficial. With this knowledge, you can attract deserving candidates to your organization by capitalizing on opportunities to improve each step of the recruitment process. Editor: Dhrishni Marketing Manager Research and Documentation: Pansy Thakuria Content Marketing Associate Design: Anant Mishra, Marketing & Communications Designer Global Recruitment Industry Report 14

The Present of Hiring About TurboHire TurboHire is an end-to-end Recruitment Automation platform that is easy-to-use and provides configurable solutions enabling recruiters to streamline their hiring process. Based on user input, we have been able to improve the quality of hire of our customers by 5x. Powered by Augmented Intelligence, TurboHire empowers its users with 50+ features such as Resume Parsing, Candidate Ranking, Chatbot Assessments, Finding Similar Candi- dates, Automated Job Recommendations, and so on httpSst:/a/rbtitF.lyo/r3FHrRe7efUT Global Recruitment Industry Report 15

10 reasons why using Candidate Assessment tools have become necessary 1. Confirmation of information provided in resumes 2. Avoid hiring bias 3. Improve the quality of hire metric 4. Understand talent strengths and gaps 5. Hire long-term employees 6. Assess culture-fit of candidates 7. Reduce the risk of bad hires 8. Indirect impact on employee retention 9. Comparative analysis among candidates 10. Indicate future job performance

10 reasons why using Candidate Assessment tools have become necessary 1. Confirmation of information provided in resumes 2. Avoid hiring bias 3. Improve the quality of hire metric 4. Understand talent strengths and gaps 5. Hire long-term employees 6. Assess culture-fit of candidates 7. Reduce the risk of bad hires 8. Indirect impact on employee retention 9. Comparative analysis among candidates 10. Indicate future job performance