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How Employers Actually Verify Excel Skills
How Employers Actually Verify Excel Skills (Beyond Resumes)
Reading Time: 3 minutes TL;DR Smart employers verify Excel skills by defining the level needed for the job, asking smarter ...
5 Clerical Skills All Your Employees Must Have
5 Clerical Skills All Your Employees Must Have
Reading Time: 5 minutes What are Clerical Skills? Clerical skills include a range of abilities that employees need to perform ...
Attention To Detail Test Or Cognitive Aptitude Test
When to Use an Attention to Detail Test vs a Cognitive Aptitude Test
Reading Time: 2 minutes Not all “thinking” tests measure the same thing. It makes sense at first to lump attention ...
skills assessment test
Skills Assessment Test for Pre-Employment: Advantages, Types, Examples
Reading Time: 6 minutes What Is a Skills Assessment Test for Employment? A skills assessment test is a pre-employment evaluation used by ...
The Resume Is Lying To You
The Resume Is Lying to You
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you rely on resumes to predict job performance, you’re making an expensive bet. Not because ...
Mistakes Law Firm Make When They Hire
The $20,000 Mistake Law Firms Risk Making with Every Hire
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every time you hire solely based on a resume and interviews, you’re making a $20,000 gamble. ...
Employtest Wins Two 2026 Capterra Awards
EmployTest Earns Two 2026 Capterra Awards
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hiring software wins awards all the time. Most of them are easy to ignore. But when ...
January Hiring Boom
Why January Is One Of The Best Months For Hiring
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is January one of the best months for hiring? As the confetti settles and the ...
Everything You Should Know About Microsoft Outlook Tests
Everything You Should Know About Microsoft Outlook Tests
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ever experienced this? A new hire starts, who said they’re “great with Microsoft Office,” and then ...