How do I compare a candidate to a job profile?

To compare a candidate to a job profile, you can generate the Assessment of Job Fit section of the Word Survey Report or the Job Fit Interview Guide. 

Both reports will state whether overall the candidate came out as a Strong Match, Potential Match, or Does Not Match to the job profile. In addition, the report will state the level of fit for each trait scale individually. However, the Job Fit Interview Guide includes additional features such as an interview checklist, rating scales and notes sections.

The Strengths Analysis within both reports will provide behaviour-based interview questions to probe further to confirm whether the candidate has the desired traits. It will also provide examples of behaviours to listen for in their responses to help you confirm the strength.

The Gap Analysis within both reports will provide behaviour-based interview questions to probe further to either confirm that the gap will be detrimental to the candidate’s success in the role or uncover that the candidate has developed strategies to overcome the gap. It will also provide examples of behavior to listen for in their responses to help you decide which case is accurate.

If the situational graph looks similar to the job profile and is different from the real graph, it is an indication that the adjustments that they are currently making may continue to occur in the role that you are looking to fill. It is recommended to probe further to confirm if that is accurate. If they will continue to occur, it is recommended to consider how that will affect the candidate’s performance. See What does the situational graph mean in the reports?

Generate the Assessment of Job Fit Section of the Word Survey Report:

1. Click Assessments >Browse
   • Note: The Filter By options can be used to find the appropriate assessment
2. Click into the appropriate assessment
3. Click Generate Report
4. Select the Word Survey Report
5. For Report configuration:
   • Select the language from the drop-down menu
   • If you wish to include interview questions in the report, select the Interview Questions Focus from the drop-down menu (you will select management, sales, or general and this selection will define the tone of the questions included)
   • If you would like your report to include a table of contents, check the “Include Table of Contents” button
6. Under Recruiting and Promoting Sections, select the Assessment of Job Fit checkbox 
   • select the appropriate Benchmark, Comparison or Job Survey from the drop-down list
7. Select any other sections you would like to include in your report. There is a brief description next to each section title explaining what content that section includes. 
8. Define your desired Export Options:
   • select the paper size
   • check Print Friendly if you wish to print the report in Black and White
9. Generate your report. You can access your report in 3 ways
   • Click “Download” to download the report
   • Click “Copy Link” to generate a sharable link to the report
   • Email the report by entering the email address you would like to send the report to, clicking enter and then “share”.

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Generate the Job Fit Interview Guide:

1. Click Assessments >Browse
   • Note: The Filter By options can be used to find the appropriate assessment.
2. Click into the appropriate assessment
3. Click Generate Report
4. Select the Job Fit Interview Guide
5. For Report configuration:
   • Select the language from the drop-down menu
   • If you wish to include interview questions in the report, select the Interview Questions Focus from the drop-down menu (you will select management, sales, or general and this selection will define the tone of the questions included)
6. For Report Sections, select the appropriate Benchmark, Comparison or Job Survey from the drop-down list
7. Define your desired Export Option:
   • select the paper size
8. Generate your report. You can access your report in 3 ways
   • Click “Download” to download the report
   • Click “Copy Link” to generate a sharable link to the report
   • Email the report by entering the email address you would like to send the report to, clicking enter and then “share”.