What types of questions are asked on a SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ survey? How many questions are included in a SkillSurvey? Who creates the content in SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™? Can I create customized SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ content for my company? Can I customize the emails that go to candidates and their references? Can I brand SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ with my company logo for use with our candidates? Can I integrate SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ with my Applicant Tracking or HRIS software? What does the overall average SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ scoring model look like for all candidates? What is the business case for using SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™?
Q: What types of questions are asked on a SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ survey? A: SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ is competency-based. Because the competencies required to succeed in one job are different from those required to succeed in another, there are different versions of SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ for different jobs. When beginning SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ for a new candidate, the SkillSurvey user simply selects the appropriate SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ from the available library, depending on the job being filled. back to top
Q: How many questions are included in a SkillSurvey? A: The number of questions varies per job category. Some hourly, unskilled jobs may have only 12 questions, while professional jobs will typically include 20 to 25 questions in each SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ survey. back to top
Q: Who creates the content in SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™? Can I create customized SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ content for my company? A: The SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ library contains approximately 2000 specific competencies researched and developed by SkillSurvey's staff of competency experts, who have forty years of combined experience in competency identification and modeling for employee selection, development and training. Some customers choose to customize SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360 content for their exclusive use. These customized surveys might include corporate-wide competencies or very job-specific competencies that the corporate customer values highly, and therefore, wants to include in their own, exclusive SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ library. SkillSurvey offers professional services to help companies create or select competencies for use in customized SkillSurvey applications. back to top
Q: Can I customize the emails that go to applicants and their references? A: Yes. Much of the text in the emails can be customized. back to top
Q: Can I brand SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ with my company logo for use with our candidates? A: Yes. SkillSurvey provides the ability to brand SkillSurvey products with corporate logos or other branding elements. Please contact sales@skillsurvey.com for details. back to top
Q: Can I integrate SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ with my Applicant Tracking or HRIS software? A: Yes. SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ can be integrated with a number of Applicant Tracking, Talent Management, and HRIS software applications. Additional integration can be done for new customers. back to top
Q: What does the overall average SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ scoring model look like for all candidates? A: The graph below shows the overall scoring model resulting from all information provided by references for all candidates for all customers. These results are significantly more diverse than the information provided via phone referencing. * Phone reference scores as described by commercial providers of phone-based reference checking services. back to top
Q: What is the business case for using SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™? A: SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ helps client companies improve their Quality of Hire (QOH), increase HR and hiring manager productivity and reduce the expense associated with bad hiring decisions. If SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™ helps a customer avoid two bad hires out of 100, the return on investment is typically greater than 20 to 1. Please see the SkillSurvey White Paper for detailed information on this topic. back to top
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