BUSINESS ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE (BAQ):UNDERSTANDINg CANDIDATE PERSONAlITIES

Emotional stability

Extraversion

Openness

Altruism

Conscientiousness

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I’M DOWN TO THREE CANDIDATES - HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE IS RIgHT FOR ME?WHAT QUESTIONS CAN I ASK TO UNDERSTAND SOMEONE’S PERSONAlITY?WHAT IF I MAKE THE WRONg DECISION?

Do any of these questions go through your mind when you are about to make an important hiring decision?

Recruiting, for anyone, carries a certain amount of risk. No matter how detailed the screening & selection

process, it is difficult to accurately predict how well someone will settle into your organisation and whether they will deliver to your expectations. Our clients tell us that they’re always looking for new and improved ways to evaluate candidates and make better hiring decisions.

ABOUT THE BAQTHE BAQ SUMMARISES PERSONAlITY USINg THE WIDElY RESEARCHED “BIg FIvE” PERSONAlITY DOMAINS:

To reflect the professional working environment, several extra dimensions relating to professionalism have been added by Hudson.

The BAQ is administered online, takes no more than 30 minutes of the candidate’s time to complete, and is avail-able in more than 25 languages. It has been developed by Hudson according to the most recent scientific methodology for use in a professional environment.

Generate questions/areas for exploration in the formal interview, allowing for a more in-depth experience and a better assessment of a candidate’s competencies

Identify which candidates are most likely to fit and evolve best within the culture of your organisation

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ADDED vAlUE

The BAQ vastly improves the candidate experience and will reflect well on your business as it ensures that the interview is focused and candidates gain a deeper insight into themselves

Offer added value in the service we provide to you, and ultimately guide you in making a better informed decision

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Hudson’s Business Attitudes Questionnaire [BAQ] can help to overcome these challenges. The BAQ assesses 25 different dimensions of personality, which help to predict how a candidate will behave in a professional

workplace. Developed by Hudson Research and De-velopment, and taken by more than 60,000 candidates, this tool is now being offered as part of our standard recruitment process to:

HARvARD BUSINESS SCHOOl RESEARCH SHOWS THAT USINg A PERSONAlITY PROFIlINg TOOl, COUPlED WITH A STRUCTURED INTERvIEW, CAN DOUBlE YOUR CHANCES OF FINDINg SOMEONE WITH THE RIgHT COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO SUCCEED WITHIN YOUR ORgANISATION.

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