A growing number of employers are using assessments to get to know job seekers in the pandemic. If you're a nervous test taker, Insider spoke to experts about what to expect from job assessments.

More employers want candidates to prove they can do the job before they get hired, rather than just relying on their resumes, education and credentials. The Society for Human Resources Management ...

The upside to a down market is perhaps the push it gives organizations to make an inventory of their assets – not the least of which is their human capital. To do this they employ a wide range ...

LinkedIn, the social networking service for the working world, is today taking the wraps off its latest effort to provide its users with better tools for presenting their professional selves, and to ...

Job board Indeed also recently rolled out a skills assessment platform for job seekers that allows them to demonstrate their value in the market. These tools have emerged at the same time a shift in ...

Eric Friedman is the Founder and CEO of eSkill, a global leader in skills testing and behavioral assessment solutions for employers. As employers seek ways to hire more effectively, testing for the ...

This post originally appeared on LearnVest. Once upon a time all you needed to land a new job was a typo-free résumé, some interview smarts, and a few good references. But these days more and more ...

Many of us have been asked to complete a personality test at some point in our careers. Employees might encounter such tests in professional development workshops, and job seekers are sometimes asked ...

Dear Sam: Hi Sam, I’ve been fortunate enough to land a few interviews as I explore new opportunities in marketing. I have had more than one hiring manager ask about my personality type using words ...

More companies are relying on the personality test to gauge an applicant's job worthiness. WSJ's Lauren Weber reports. Photo: Tim Hussin for WSJ The Delaware North Cos., a hospitality company whose ...