Trying Before Buying.

The article discusses the methods by which employers look how candidates will perform on the job. The company Scenetap lets their candidates loose in bars and restaurants to replicate the milieu where they will eventually work. At Aquity Group, prospective salespeople are made to pitch the company t...

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Publicado en:Psychology Today Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 46 - 48
Autor principal: Weinstein, Becca
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sussex Publishers LLC May/Jun2012
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Sumario:The article discusses the methods by which employers look how candidates will perform on the job. The company Scenetap lets their candidates loose in bars and restaurants to replicate the milieu where they will eventually work. At Aquity Group, prospective salespeople are made to pitch the company to gauge the traits that may not show up during a traditional interview. Google has a reputation of asking applicants offbeat questions to get at their reasoning ability.