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Webinar series: Your future

In this webinar series, we discuss your future. Our expert panel share career tips and advice focused on you, your skills and your next role. From clarifying your goals and defining your brand through to interview preparation and selection, there is something for everyone. Read more about each of our webinars, including our inspiring panellists and Robert Half hosts below. 

How to demonstrate you have a high AQ

For businesses, the past year has been all about adapting and moving quickly. So it is not surprising that adaptability and agility are high on employers’ lists when it comes to employees. Your AQ, short for Adaptability Quotient, is becoming increasingly important. But what is it, and how can you, as an applicant, prove you have a high AQ?

From IQ to EQ to AQ: What makes AQ so important

Today's labor market is characterized by change in many areas. Recruiters therefore attach more and more importance to the adaptability of employees. This has been shown by a Belgian survey conducted by Robert Half. IQ still comes first, but AQ or adaptability is definitely on the rise and scores even higher than emotional intelligence or EQ. But why has it become so important?