UK BAQ Brochure

1. BUSINESS
ATTITUDE
QUESTIONNAIRE
(BAQ):
Understanding Candidate
Personalities

2. 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 BAQ
The 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:

3. 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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