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Adaptability is a term that encompasses many traits, such as:
- Teamwork
- Emotional Intelligence
- Communication
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Adaptability Skills
Adaptability is a candidate’s ability to be versatile, flexible, and tolerant of uncertainty in the workplace.
Adaptive Soft Skills
In today’s changing and dynamic environments, the need for adaptive workers has become increasingly important.
Adaptability skills assessments help employers identify candidates who can deal well with changing circumstances, are calm under pressure and aren’t afraid of a challenge.
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SCHEDULE DEMOPeople who are adaptable are:
- Good listeners
- Empathetic
- Team Players
- Open-Minded
- Creative Problem-Solvers
HighMatch creates custom job profiles which identify the personality traits, cognitive abilities and the skills required for success in the role and at your company.
Adaptability in the Workplace
Adaptable people boost team morale, keep the peace in stressful situations, and can move projects forward despite obstacles.
While most teams benefit from having a member who is high in adaptability, different jobs require different skill sets.
HighMatch helps organizations determine which skills are critical for success in each job by looking at the characteristics of top performers and finding the commonalities.
People with high levels of adaptability do well in positions that are service-oriented and in fast-paced jobs with changing circumstances.
For example:
- Human Resources
- Call Centers
- Actors
- Flight Attendant
- Social Workers
Employees whose talents fit the job are more productive, happier and stay longer.
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How to Assess Adaptability Skills in an Interview
During the interview, you can gauge a candidate’s adaptability skills by asking them to describe how they handled past situations.
- Ask how they responded when a long-time process was changed. An adaptable person will respond with enthusiasm, they don’t mind taking risks, and enjoy challenges.
- Ask about a time when he or she disagreed with a co-worker. Someone who is adaptable will not say disparaging things about others, and will constructively describe both perspectives.
HighMatch provides interview questions tailored to each candidate. Each guide offers questions based on each person’s personality and skills, making it easy for you to ask thought-provoking questions.
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The HighMatch Adaptability Skills Test
HighMatch directly measures Adaptability, among six other core personality traits, as part of its core personality assessment offered through our Assess solution.
You can even couple this assessment with skill assessments from our massive library of tests.
Our team of workplace psychologists partners with you to develop job profiles that outline what levels of each trait influence success in a given role.
Once a candidate takes the assessment, their results are compared to the hiring profile to produce a job fit score. Job fit scores make it clear if a person is a high, medium or low fit for the job based on the predefined profile.
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