Saberr: Why recruiters need to hire for soft skills

Companies who don’t assess for cultural fit and soft skills could lose both productivity and staff. 

That is according to Tom Marsden, CEO at people analytics company Saberr. Speaking exclusively to Executive Grapevine, he warns that recruiters need to ensure that they assess candidates soft skills more.

“At the moment, most recruitment processes are too heavily focused on assessing hard skills,” Marsden explains.

“The balance needs to change. It is about 20/80 now. It needs to be 50/50. That will more accurately reflect how successful people will be in their roles.