Hiring for personality traits – What to look for in candidates? A few years back, a CareerBuilder’s study showcased an optimistic perspective for all those applicants who fear rejection because of their lack of experience in a particular position. In the study,...
Hard vs. Soft skills in recruiting
This blog is the third chapter of our recent series that we in Whaii released and called the "Soft skill handbook" – Personality, Culture, and Skills. Previously, we mentioned that CEOs are rethinking their employees' value, realizing that their company's strength...
Recruiting for culture in 2021 – 5 questions and answers
Before the global outbreak occurred, 2020 predictions and trends in job and hiring showcased the rising importance of the organizational culture. More specifically, different industries' leaders realized their employees' impact and power, which led to a gradual shift...
Hiring for personality – why you should include it when recruiting candidates
Looking into a future new employee's personality is not an add-on requirement that few super brands have the luxury to select on. In fact, companies have recognized the essentiality of an employee's character that they bring to the company's culture. Since 2014, a...
Focus on Hard Skills to the Benefit of Soft Skills
Many influencers and researchers are talking about it, more and more workforce trend reports are pointing at it as THE most important factor in your organization and your teams – emotional intelligence. Soft skills Facing rapid changes and new dynamics within...
Your Corporate Culture Will Define the Future of Your Company
Sometimes a few words light up the meaning. We simply love this one - “Your corporate culture will define the future of your company”. Nothing else to say than PERIOD! The very simple illustration below supports this very well. PERSONALITY, VALUES AND CULTURE We very...
Play Your Talent, Personality, Values and Culture
The Founders & CEO's of PlayYourTalent.com and Whaii.com, Iris Isabella Engelund and Michael Skovsgaard sit down and talk about the how talent, personality, values and culture play a huge role in making sure people thrive in their jobs - and their lives. Read more...
Does a happy joblife really exist? And how to achieve it?
The quick answer to the first question is - furtunately - YES! The second question is of course even more interesting. Let's dive in a bit. Many surveys and research projects have been done through time by experts of organizational psychology as discussions have been...