Evaluating job candidates

Learn how to identify skilled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Evaluate resumes, assess interview performance and find the right hire.

Tech talent recruitment strategies in the new age of skills-based hiring Our Senior Business Manager for Technology, Pete Elward, explains why skills-based hiring can be beneficial when recruiting tech roles, how to implement it successfully, and how tech talent can stand out in a skills-based market. ROBERT HALF 2025-12-03T10:11:00.000Z Management tips

15 examples of informal interview questions to bring out the best in candidates Our recruitment experts reveal everything there is to know about hosting an informal interview, plus 15 informal interview questions you can ask. ROBERT HALF 2024-10-02T09:42:00.000+01:00 Management tips

Cultural theorist explores CV discrimination in hiring Cultural theorist Kayne Kawasaki reveals the true extent of CV discrimination driven by unconscious biases like the cross-race effect and how to remedy it. ROBERT HALF 2024-08-28T15:46:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

15 examples of strong competency-based questions and answers Test your candidates with 15 competency-based questions and answers. Our experts reveal how to formulate questions and assess the responses. ROBERT HALF 2024-08-05T00:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

The top 10 interview questions you should be asking Robert half have compiled the top 10 questions to ask an interviewee to make sure you pick the right person for the job. Read more here. ROBERT HALF 2022-09-27T08:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

Conducting a reference check: the dos and don'ts A reference check can be time-consuming, but it is a vital part of the hiring process. Here we propose, and answer, all of your reference check questions. ROBERT HALF 2022-08-15T07:00:00.000Z Hiring tips

The best interview questions to ask You don’t have long to assess a candidate in an interview. To ensure you hire the best person, here is an extensive list of interview questions to ask in a job interview. ROBERT HALF 2017-11-02T07:00:00.000Z Hiring tips