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Blind recruitment is an increasingly popular method for unbiased and fair evaluation. It means that details such as gender, name and other information are being concealed from the employer. Apart from blocking any possible bias in the recruiting process, it also promotes equality and diversity.

Although blind recruitment is a great step in the right direction, part of the bias still remains and there is plenty of room for improvement. The traditional “non-blind” information gathered when recruiting consist of education, experience, competence and knowledge. Most companies also apply psychological testing to understand personality-traits and logical thinking. The challenge is that many of these tests are highly subjective and/or limited when it comes to measuring real-life behavior and performance in dynamic environment. Despite all this information, still 50% of all recruitments are considered less successful. Something seem to be missing.

The good news is that cognitive neuroscience add a missing evidence-based piece to industrial-organizational psychology and to understanding the cognitive talents and abilities! of an individual. If you think about it, cognition is involved in all human activities. Cognition is about the brain’s information processing thoughts, feelings and decision making. And the engine behind behavior. It is with the help of cognitive abilities that we plan and organize our work in the short and long term, take actions, evaluate results, solve problems and make decisions. Without a brain, no cognition and without cognition, no action. Thus, in talent acquisition it is the individual cognitive profiler we want to measure and understand. As precise as possible, for the best possible understanding and basis of decision.

Deep cognitive assessment is now available to the market. The cognitive tests are normalized and standardized in a way that is neutral to gender, age, ethnicity and cultural origin. It can thus be used and to drastically improve both sharpness, the holistic view of a person, the effectiveness and the objectivity in blind recruiting. And add a more nuanced understanding of ability, talent and potential.

Cognition is everything. It is highly individual. It is fully measurable. Contact us for more information!

The Swedish TV show Malou efter Tio invited Cognitive Neuroscientist and psychiatrist Predrag Petrovic to talk about the inner monologue, common for all humans. With the inner monologue, we build and define ourselves. It reflects how the brain processes information, planning decisions and motivating models of behaviors. The brain wants to be in balance. Crises are registered in our brain system – which kicks off problem-solving processes.

The cognitive brain is complex. The solution to understand yourself – is to understand cognition. This is possible, fully measurable, with tools and accessible on the market.

Watch & listen to Predrag: (The clip is in Swedish)

John Axelsson, professor in sleep and expert in Neuroscience has together with a research group at Karolinska Institutet conducted a study measuring impaired cognitive abilities in newly awaken states. The study was done on doctors, a high-risk group of stress and sleep deprivation, working night shifts. Functions measured identify the impact on mathematical ability, word- and working memory etc.

Cognition is the root of all mental processes. Cognitive functions such as impulse control, working memory and problem-solving ability can all be affected by sleep/lack of sleep. These functions can be measured. With tools now available on the market.

Cognitive Neuroscientist and psychiatrist Predrag Petrovic visited the Swedish podcast Psykologisk Forskning discussing his one-of-a-kind study on executive functions in the unexplored research area of football. Executive functions are concepts for mechanisms controlling the way we handle and adjust information affecting our behaviour. We can find out how to use our strengths and compensate for our weaknesses.

The focus is not on the individual’s good or bad qualities, but on the measurable cognitive profile. Understanding cognition is essential for you to contextually consider the impact on sleep, stress, performance/function and wellbeing.

John Axelsson, professor and expert in sleep and Neuroscience had his second appearance on one of Sweden’s most popular podcasts Framgångspodden, to shine light on the engaging topic of sleep, stress and effects on the brain.

“Cognition is everything” and has great effect on basic needs such as sleep. When sleeping, you recharge energy to the brain. Sleep is important to prepare the cognitive brain, rehearse new skills, ensures that daily activities is consolidated and fine-tune information processes for the next day.

The awareness of how sleep affects cognitive functions can help many individuals. And cognition is extensively measurable – with tools now available on the market.

Cognition means the mental processes dealing with information processing, thinking, feeling and decision making. Cognition is everything. It is involved in all human activity. It is highly individual and thanks to Cognitive Neuroscience fully measurable. With tools now available to the market.

Cognition is everything. It is highly individual and fully measurable. Understanding cognition is key in understanding behavior and performance in different contexts. This is also the main challenge in talent acquisition. And exactly what a neuropsychologist do. Measure, interpret and explain cognitive capacity.

Brain function deteriorates and we become more erratic the less we sleep. The brain becomes slower, we make more mistakes and above all the function of the brain varies more.

In addition to this general insight, with cognitive assessment tools, it is possible to measure our individual functional level and how it varies, for example in the case of lack of sleep or under pressure. The result is unique and sharp tools to better understand and guide ourselves to function optimally.

Read about Predrag Petrovic’s exciting research study.