Lots of job candidates look good on paper. Anyone can craft a great-looking online resume. But the real question is: What’s their personality like? Don’t you wish there was a way to know for sure? Well, now there is!
GoGig invented a proprietary algorithm to study the personalities of passive job seekers, so you can get a real feel for their day-to-day style. And it’s not a generic personality outline - the GoGig assessment analyzes candidates’ social profiles and writing samples to create an unbiased personality and emotional intelligence profile. You can see for yourself whether someone would fit into your workplace’s culture and job skill set.
GoGig uses artificial intelligence technology to do a point-by-point analysis of job seekers’ personalities. Through a writing sample, plus information sourced from social media and other channels, GoGig builds a rich profile of each person’s work history, education, emotions, personality, desires, decision-making style, requirements, and real-time reactions.
From the candidate’s point of view, the personality assessment is an intuitive and natural process. They volunteer data by sharing multiple sources of information. Today’s job-seekers are predisposed to sharing: 79% of them are using social media to search for their next job and 90% prefer to work for companies that embrace transparency.
It’s to a candidate’s advantage to be as open as possible, because they want to be as well-matched to their next job as you want your next hire to be a good fit for your organization. A poor fit is bad for both sides.
For the employer, the result of the assessment process is a 60-point breakdown of candidates’ personalities. Data is pictured in an easy-to-read bar chart that shows individual traits. For example, you can quickly see if someone scores a 97 out of 100 for friendliness, but 20 out of 100 for organization. That’s not the ideal candidate for an office manager.
Beyond individual traits, you can also see a snapshot of overarching personality styles. For example, the analysis could reveal insights like:
You’ll also see a communication recommendation that tells you how the person would interact with others and handle feedback. This helps increase the propensity of candidates to actually respond to your outreaches, where you won't get this on platforms like LinkedIn This valuable piece of advice can be a great communication guide if you decide to hire them. The recommendation might say something like:
They may get impatient if you’re moving too slowly. Do your best to avoid changing plans and making promises you can’t keep. Give them some time to talk and they’ll tell you what they’re thinking.
The GoGig analysis also reveals information about the person’s thinking style and sincerity. A graph shows where they fall on a spectrum between emotion-based and analytical thinking, along with a visual ranking of their authenticity level.
During the process of candidate analysis, GoGig’s massive database of thousands of job candidates is compared against the roles you’re seeking to fill. You’ll receive best matches, along with any information you need to further focus in on ideal candidates.
Meanwhile, ideal candidates are searching for you too. Research shows they’re just as interested in your company’s personality as you are in theirs. In fact, 80% of millennials rate “people and culture fit” as the driving force behind their job selection.
When it’s time to narrow things down to a shortlist of the best passive candidates, you can quickly and privately connect with candidates through the GoGig In-App Messaging feature. Start a chat with a candidate and gauge whether you get a good feeling from them. Ask a few questions and see their personality right there in front of you, in real-time discussions.
Ready to see how hiring has changed? Try GoGig for free and see it in action.