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Teachers of the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship took part in the “Online HR Marathon №5”, which was held by the business media holding Ekonomika +. To run the marathon, media bureau specialists brought together market leaders to support Ukrainian business during the crisis and help HR professionals who want to quickly and painlessly adapt the team to the new mode of operation.

Speaking to the audience of the online marathon, Olena Babina,the President of the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship, noted that today it is important for business owners to develop the ability of quick adaptation to crisis realities. Besides, Olena Babina recommended that students took advantage of some features of the crisis in their work.

“In today’s real life, interviews are mostly held in video format.

In order to make the right choice in favor of a candidate an HR professional, CEO or business owner should take advantage of possibility to assess a specialist   through video interview. It can be sent to the client or the manager, and he will be able to watch the video at any time convenient for him, “said Elena Babina, President of IPE.

During the event, recruitment specialists provided the audience with anti-crisis tools and an effective strategy for further development. In her speech to the online audience, Yaroslava Shkurko, a lecturer at the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship,  Candidate of Psychological Science, noted that during the interview with the candidate it is important to pay attention to the peculiarities of psycholinguistics.

«If the candidate uses verbs meaning “completenes” or “perfection”, for example — “fulfill”, “achieve”, then such a candidate is set for the result, not the current process».

At the same time, in order to understand psychological features of the candidate, the lecturer of the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship Mykhailo Ioffe recommended the audience to use the knowledge of kinetics and proxemics.

“If a person does not cover the visceral area – it means that he is as open as possible. If a person uses gestures with open palms, he is telling the truth.

If the candidate strokes the fingers of one hand with the fingers of the other hand, he is in a state of stress and tries to calm himself“, said non-verbal communication specialist Mykhailo Ioffe.

Taking into consideration realities today, it is also worth paying attention to the background chosen by the candidate for the video interview. To understand more about the person at the first meeting, Iryna Khomenko, a lecturer at the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship, recommended that the marathon audience analyze candidate’s appearance. The stylist noted that, for example, the choice of accessories characterizes personality and life priorities of the candidate.

“The psychology of color will help you understand what a person wants to show you. If the candidate has a white collar, it means that he is a person of rules and used to follow established frameworks. At the same time, a large number of accessories tells about versatility of the individual and richness of the inner world, “said Iryna Khomenko, a teacher at IPP.