What Does A Candidate’s Voice Say About Her Personality?

If you are a child of 70s or 80s, then you must have listened to ‘Binaca Geetmala’ fame Ameen Sayani, one of the first radio presenters of India. Let’s also talk of Amitabh Bachchan, one of the greatest cine superstars of all times. What do these two have in common? Their Voice. Even without seeing them, you can perceive their personality and verbal flair from the tone of their voice. While Ameen Sayani’s voice was soothing and melodious, that of Amitabh Bachchan is deep and influential. If you ask us, Ameen Sayani would have made an excellent customer service manager and Amitabh Bachchan a powerful motivational speaker in the corporate world. ☺

Now, you must be wondering what a radio jockey and an actor have anything to do with the recruiting process. Well, let us tell you how.

A candidate’s physical appearance gives you the first impression of his personality. That is, provided you meet him or her. In most cases, the candidates are called for a face-to-face interview only after screening them during the first phone call. So, as a recruiter, a Candidate’s voice during the phone call is the first and foremost indicator of his or her communication skills and personality.

Do you know that 80% of the rejected Candidates are due to their lack of communication skills? The way a person utters a simple ‘hello’ can reveal a few important traits about his personality. Yes, believe it or not, according to a new study, a listener can make judgments regarding a person’s personality traits, such as trustworthiness, likability, aggressiveness, dominance, etc. on the basis of a short sound snippet!

Usually, a new hire’s personality only comes out after they have been employed for at least 3-6 months.  And, if the new hire turns out to be less than the ‘expected’ personality, it can be a major disappointment to the company. But, knowing whether the Candidate has it in him or her to lead a team or whether he or she is trustworthy enough to take care of your important customer accounts, during the first phone call itself can prove to be time-effective and save a company both money and efforts.

Here’s where Reckrut.com comes into the picture. Reckrut’s complex machine algorithms will not only score a Candidate on his communication skills but will also tell you the personality type of the said Candidate. We use Voice parsing methods to derive Voice Acoustic features and using Big-5 OCEAN traits model to score Personality and Rubric’s model to score on Spoken English & Communications skills.

Firstly, we synthesize Candidates Voice clip to derive multiple acoustic features. Using a scientific model to determine spoken English levels, we score on Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Tonality to determine Communications score.

Secondly, using 16 personality types by Carl Jung, we determine whether the given job role will be the innate preference of the Candidate. This match will provide you a likelihood of a Candidate becoming a long-term asset for the company.

Reckrut’s technology is real and very much doable! Find out more by getting in touch with us at Reckrut.com!