How to Assess Soft Skills in Candidates: 14 Interview Questions and a Scorecard

To assess soft skills in candidates, ask behavior-based interview questions that require them to describe what they actually did in a real situation.
The “Personality Hire” Discourse Isn’t About Personality

The problem is not that companies hire people with personality. The problem is that companies hire on personality as a proxy for performance.
Improve Your Interview Process with Behavioral Assessments
When behavioral data and a well-structured interview work together, the entire hiring process becomes more focused, more consistent, and more defensible.
Behavioral Assessments for Workplace Effectiveness
Behavioral assessments give leaders the insight to make those decisions with confidence.
Behavioral Assessment for Hiring: How It Fits Into the Hiring Process
When you add a behavioral assessment to your hiring process, you get a clearer, more complete picture of each candidate, one that helps you make decisions you can stand behind.
The Interview Is the Least Reliable Part of Your Hiring Process: 4 Ways to Hire With More Confidence
How do you know if a candidate will actually succeed in a role? It’s the question behind every hire.
Does This Candidate Have What It Takes? Why the Answer Has Nothing to Do with Their Resume
The resume tells you what someone has done. It does not tell you how they are wired to work.
The Candidate Experience: From First Click to Offer
The way you treat candidates during the hiring process sends a loud signal about your culture.
AI and Hiring: Opportunities, Limits, and What’s Next
AI is moving fast in talent selection. Faster than many are fully prepared for. What used to be experimental is now operational.
I Hired the Wrong Person. Now What Do I Do?
Believing you’ve hired the wrong person is one of the most uncomfortable realizations a leader can face. It brings frustration, self-doubt, guilt, and often a heavy sense of responsibility.