Alexander Cole is Director of Business Development and Co-Founder at TalentGrade.com. This company is changing the way online recruiting and talent selection is currently being done by allowing candidates to compete for the job they want and hiring managers to find the best person to fit the position.. TalentGrade's innovative platform helps. highlight the individuals talents and skills by using video introductions, interview questions, audio segments, and job or industry specific work samples. Customized challenges are created for companies to use as an evaluation tool to filter through applicants and hone on certain strengths or weaknesses.. Alexander thinks that this will help increase performance and retention in the job market because the position is being more accurately filled with a candidate that is better suited based off his or her skills, strengths, and fit. Paper resumés are becoming a thing of the past, the majority of companies today hire through social profiles, job boards, and applicant tracking systems and these don't reflect the true potential of a candidate, unless they actually make it to the interview stage.
