Monthly Archives: June 2020

Most Important Thing I’ve Learned

There is a lot of great information I learned in this class. Throughout the weeks I was able to see the breakdown of what it takes to recruit a new employee. The role the recruiter takes and what type of employees they are typically hiring the most. The most interesting topic was the type of test they do in interviews prior to hiring a candidate and the styles of interviews there are. For example, the personality testing was a very interesting concept I learned a lot from. The Big Five model or personality traits were a pretty easy concept for me to remember and make a good understanding from. I learned that this theory is the most dominant test used today. When I took this test for the activity, I was confirmed that I am an extrovert person. I knew what that meant because I often heard it from many previous employers I’ve worked for. They would always compliment that I got along well with others and was easy for me to work as a group. A new term I learned and never heard of before was Neuroticims. These types of people have the tendency to be emotional, insecure and jealous. I didn’t think this trait would be under the Big Five model. Going into the type of styles of interviews being done in organizations was also very interesting to learn. So far in my experience I’ve only had a one to one interview. I’ve heard from other friends that they experienced doing a group interview. From their experience and stated in the lectures it was hard for the applicant to show who they really are. It was hard because they had to make sure that when it got to their turn, they answered the question in a unique response because they wanted to stand out from the rest.  I also learned the importance of having a structure because that will allow you to not miss anything when it comes to interviewing your next employee.