Category: Government / Public sector

According to Statista, state and local governments employ millions of people across the nation, including various administrative personnel. These entities employ over 2 million office and administrative support professionals. While the hiring process of each local or state government will vary, many of these organizations rely on skills tests to evaluate new candidates. These assessments […]

Virtually every employer has encountered significant hiring struggles over the last few years, including city and county governments. While there is no single cause for these hiring woes, skills testing appears to be a viable solution. Cities and counties throughout the nation are using employment assessment tests to hire better staff. Carefully designed assessments are […]

There has been a major push towards hiring individuals based on their measurable skills, not their degrees, in recent years. For instance, a 2020 executive order tasked federal government agencies with altering their screening protocols to place a higher value on skills instead of formal education. Similar trends have swept across state and local governments, […]

According to BLS data, over 21 million people are employed by state, federal, and local governments. While hiring protocols vary from organization to organization, an increasingly large number of government agencies are screening candidates using pre-employment testing. These tools allow federal, state, and local governments to hire better, faster. In addition, assessment tests are being […]

With a rapid shift toward remote work, the way we hire is changing. Fortunately, eSkill’s online pre-employment testing platform helps government entities identify top talent while streamlining and simplifying their remote hiring process. Here is a look at the top hiring skills tests for government jobs. Civil Engineer Skills Test According to a  2020 survey […]

As is true with other organizations, government entities perform best when they are staffed with highly skilled employees. However, the challenge for many public sector organizations is identifying candidates with the skills and aptitude they need. For HR professionals to identify top talent for government roles, they must first implement a screening process that objectively […]

The COVID-19 health crisis has accelerated digital transformation and at least temporarily forced most personnel of state and local governments to pivot to working remotely. With employees no longer working in the office, the need for online hiring solutions has never been greater. As a result, human resources (HR) professionals from the public sector have […]

More than 71% of organizations used employment assessment tests in 2019  to ensure “objectivity and fairness in candidate screening,” according to the Talent Board’s most recent North American Candidate Experience report. This is not surprising since online pre-employment testing enables talent acquisition professionals to quickly and accurately identify top talent. eSkill has the most extensive library […]

Departments of Public Safety across the United States provide essential, and even life-saving services. With lives on the line, it is critical that jurisdictions hire the right men and women to serve. Agencies must strategically implement data-driven processes for screening, shortlisting, and interviewing to secure qualified talent. Changes in hiring processes for any organization are […]

As the coronavirus crisis continues to affect our everyday lives, organizations have no choice but to adapt. Despite the many challenges, however, there are also opportunities to implement positive changes that will last long after the pandemic. The shift to remote hiring processes is one example of a positive transformation in how we recruit talent. […]

Strategic talent sourcing and deployment is front and center of every successful staffing firm’s playbook for success. Top staffing firms systematically gather data and perform analysis activities to make agile business decisions and capitalize on areas of opportunity. Despite 2020 bearing some of the highest unemployment rates since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began […]

Placing qualified job-seekers quickly is the key to success in the staffing industry. A recent survey of hiring managers found that the primary reasons businesses work with staffing firms are the desire to shorten the hiring process (42%) and access to job-seekers with specialized skills (41%). Unfortunately, many staffing firms fall short when it comes […]