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Can You Predict Which Candidates Will Be The Most Engaged Employees?

Can You Predict Which Candidates Will Be The Most Engaged Employees?
by David Barrett

Employers can now assess and hire those job candidates who are most likely to be engaged – a vital area for employers trying hard to maintain employee motivation and productivity.

Today’s employers understand that high performance is more easily attained when your employees are engaged. However, up until now, engagement has been something of a lottery. No doubt, in your organisation, some individuals will be highly engaged and others won’t be. But what if you could predict in advance whether or not your job candidates will be fully engaged in their work?

New research by Aon Assessment Solutions reveals that certain people are wired for engagement more than others.

In other words, they’re more likely to feel committed to the company and say good things about it and its leadership. Levels of ‘engageability’ can now be assessed during the selection process.

It’s easy to assume that disengaged employees are turned off by the tasks they’re undertaking, their line manager or by the environment in which they work. However, the truth might actually be that those individuals were never truly open to engagement – and they’d be disengaged wherever they worked.

The implications for selecting staff

Psychometric assessments are typically used to help employers identify whether applicants have the skills and abilities needed to succeed in the role. In enlightened organisations, recruiters will also utilise personality questionnaires and contextualised situational judgement questionnaires – as well as values and motivation tests – to assess whether candidates match the role and whether they’ll fit the values of the organisation. Yet, despite all of this good work, it’s still possible for new recruits to be disengaged.

Read full article on Personnel Today.