Resumes have been used to evaluate job applicants for so long that it might be tough to imagine a hiring process without them. Do they really tell the whole story of a person, though? A single piece of paper cannot sufficiently describe someone’s experience, personality, and potential. While resumes can still help you quickly find candidates with the right technical skills, they shouldn’t be the sole focus of your search.
Relying on resumes and gut feelings from interviews can result in bad hiring decisions and costly employee turnover. Luckily, Sprockets’ AI-powered solution can reveal the ideal applicants without either one! Our software uses the mental makeup of your best employees to evaluate potential hires and predict applicant success with pinpoint precision.
Resumes: Important Tools or Flawed Resources?
They Are Time Consuming
Anyone who has written a resume is familiar with the headaches involved in finding the right layout, creating several drafts to perfect the language, and constantly updating it with new information. (Resume writing services are popular for a reason!) However, is it worth all the time and effort people put into them?
Recent research shows that employers only look at resumes for six to seven seconds, on average. And, even though that sounds brief, the time can really add up for the employer, as well, when they have a whole stack of resumes to read. Instead, they could be focusing on important daily operations.
So, where do we go from here? One popular option is to use LinkedIn for “resumes.” In fact, 87% of recruiters find LinkedIn most effective when looking for potential hires. These profiles contain a lot of key information about candidates, they’re easily skimmable, and employers can filter potential hires based on certain keywords, like workplace skills or job titles.
They Might Have False Information
An estimated 40% of job applicants have lied on their resumes — a concerning statistic for employers. You don’t want to hire someone who is unable to fulfill a certain role and then find out after you’ve gone through the entire onboarding process. Aside from intentional lies, many resumes also simply contain outdated information. It’s tedious for people to consistently update their resumes, so some choose not to change details or just forget. Essentially, you can’t trust everything you see on someone’s resume. Plus, they don’t reveal vital details about a person’s personality or potential.
They Add Potential Bias
It’s also difficult to avoid first impression bias when reviewing someone’s resume. Humans are, of course, flawed and have implicit biases in one way or another. Unfortunately, that means many resumes are ignored or thrown away simply because of the name at the top. One study even showed that minority applicants who changed certain details of their resumes to make them seem more “white” received more interviews. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Eliminate the Need for Resumes With Sprockets!
Avoid all the potential problems that resumes pose in the hiring process by using Sprockets’ AI-powered solution. Our software doesn’t require resumes or interviews to identify the best hires and boost retention by an average of 43%. It uses the mental makeup of your current top-performing employees to automatically evaluate incoming applicants, revealing who will succeed and stay long-term. Plus, the seamless integrations with popular tools like McHire and TalentReef make it a breeze to add to your current process.
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