Behavioural Sciences

Forget CVs, here's how to use behavioural science to hire the best people

People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. U.S. job openings rose to their highest level in more than 13 years in August even as hiring fell, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

Why firms should apply behavioral science to their recruitment practices. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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