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Employee Experience for Job Seekers: Why It Matters
Employee experience, also known as EX, is a relatively new workplace trend that’s set to transform hiring processes and company cultures. Forbes calls it the “new employer brand” and is expected to become more popular as it makes use of more innovative HR tech tools emerging in the modern workspace.
User Experience Design | The Decision Lab Guide
User experience (UX) design is the practice of creating products that are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with user needs. It focuses on optimizing usability and interaction to reduce friction and enhance engagement. By designing around human behavior, UX improves satisfaction, retention, and overall business success.
Parallel Processing | The Decision Lab Guide
Parallel processing is the idea of breaking down a big task into smaller parts and having multiple computers or processors work on these parts at the same time. This helps solve complex data science problems faster.
The Best Jobs of Tomorrow for ADHD Professionals
Where do you think you’d fit in as a professional, particularly if you have ADHD? The good thing is that the fast-paced world of tech could use the out-of-the-box perspective and tenacity of professionals with ADHD. But how do you find a career that excites you? And how do you write a résumé that frames your unique traits as assets?
Where Recent Grads Can Find Work in 2025
With a toss of a hat, being newly graduated can feel freeing and exciting. The exams, assignments, and endless group projects have come to an end. And after some time to celebrate, you’re thinking about new grad jobs, as well as how to write a resume.
Skills-Based Hiring: Looking Beyond Degrees
Candidates can now learn almost any skill on their own time via e-books, online modules, and virtual lectures. What does this mean for talent acquisition? With reskilling and upskilling giving applicants more ways to prove their know-how and expertise, skills-based hiring is a shift HR teams can welcome with open arms.
Illusory Correlation | HR Tech Glossary
Illusory correlation is a psychological term that refers to the tendency to make an unproven connection between two or more unrelated events, people, behaviors, or variables—simply because they occur at the same time. With illusory correlation, there is no evidence that two variables are connected, but individuals have already drawn a conclusion because of their own preconceived biases.
Job Simulation | HR Tech Glossary
A job simulation is a series of relevant tasks or assignments that candidates perform prior to being hired for a role. These can be technical or customer-oriented in nature and help hiring managers determine if a candidate can do the job in a test environment before being onboarded.
Mobile-Friendly HR Software for a Better Candidate Experience
SMS and text updates have consistently higher open rates than emails, which ensures more candidates see your messages. Watch recruitment key performance indicators (RKPIs) skyrocket. Promoting a job as “mobile-friendly” can boost the number of applicants by as much as 11.6%.
Employee Selection Methods: Examples and Best Practices
Employee selection methods vary based on organizational goals and objectives. From high-volume hiring (as with Google’s famous recruiting process that can take months) to finding the perfect candidate or, in the HR world, the purple squirrel, companies tailor their approach to fit their hiring needs.
Multilingual Recruitment Software for Your Business
VidCruiter’s world-class multilingual language feature addresses the challenge of language barriers when hiring new employees. We support any language you need and organizations can pick as many languages as they want to offer per job posting or video interview.
Peer Interviews: Testing for Role & Culture Fit | HR Tech Glossary
Peer interviews allow members who will be working closely with the candidate to sit on the panel. They may ask the interviewee questions that directly relate to the role’s daily duties. This helps evaluate for person-organization fit and whether the candidate will get along well with their future teammates.
ATS vs. HRIS: Which System Do You Need?
Most medium- and large-sized organizations use an applicant tracking system (ATS), a human resource information system (HRIS), or both for recruitment. What’s the difference between these solutions? And in which situations do you need to use one over the other for the employee lifecycle?
AI in HR: How Automation Will Change How We Hire
By 2030, AI in HR will be more than a trendy saying—it’ll become the new reality, especially for hiring. It’s estimated that employees will be spending 60-70% less time on administrative tasks with generative AI (GenAI). Through techniques such as generative modeling and machine learning, the future of recruitment technology is faster, smarter...
Video Interview Dress Code: What to Wear with Confidence
When preparing for a video interview, choosing the right outfit is key to making a great impression, even if it’s virtual. Your goal is to look polished and confident while ensuring your outfit is appropriate for the role you’re applying for.