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Every day, companies like yours are being bombarded with applications for every available position – a formula that doesn’t make it any easier to find the right person. In fact, many hiring managers are concerned that they’re missing red flags about candidates, leading them to make a mistake that two-thirds of them fear they’ll come to regret.

When hiring new employees, many managers think they can play the role of a psychologist. They believe they can “read” behind interviewees’ responses and know what they are really saying. Years of research have taught us that we are poor at “reading” people. This leads to the danger of the hiring manager believing he/she can assess the candidate’s personality fit with the role and the organisation, the old “I can pick ‘em when I see ‘em” approach.