Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from SmartRecruiters in 5 minutes
Inside SmartRecruiters' Hiring Success platform, Conflict Styles surfaces at the team-meet stage to make communication-fit explicit. SmartRecruiters customers use the platform's scorecard-mapping UI to surface the primary + secondary conflict-handling style to panelists before rounds, so interviews can probe communication-style fit explicitly. The five-minute completion makes Conflict Styles acceptable late in the mid-market hiring loop without burning candidate goodwill. SmartRecruiters' programmatic-hiring rules can consume Conflict Styles profiles to inform team-composition matching.
Validity
TKI maps five conflict-handling styles. Predictive validity for team-fit is moderate (ρ ≈ .20).
Send the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) from SmartRecruiters
From SmartRecruiters admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon SmartRecruiters integration
From SmartRecruiters admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a SmartRecruiters scorecard mapped to Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the SmartRecruiters scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Conflict Styles (TKI-derived)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded SmartRecruiters email and completes the 5-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the SmartRecruiters candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving SmartRecruiters.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your SmartRecruiters scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "conflict-styles",
"version": "v1.4",
"candidate_id": "sr_hire_8901",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:29:51Z",
"duration_seconds": 296,
"primary_style": "collaborating",
"secondary_style": "compromising",
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "competing",
"label": "Competing",
"score": 34
},
{
"code": "collaborating",
"label": "Collaborating",
"score": 84,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "compromising",
"label": "Compromising",
"score": 71,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "avoiding",
"label": "Avoiding",
"score": 22
},
{
"code": "accommodating",
"label": "Accommodating",
"score": 58
}
]
}Other assessments for SmartRecruiters hiring
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Frequently asked
When does SmartRecruiters integration go live?+
Phase 1 roadmap target H2 2026.
Is Conflict Styles EEOC-defensible?+
Defensible as team-fit input. The ~.20 validity ceiling is too low for hire-decline decisions.
How does it integrate with Hiring Success?+
Conflict Styles profiles feed SmartRecruiters scorecard logic. Panelists see conflict-handling style before team-meet rounds.
How long does it take?+
Median 5 minutes.
Can Conflict Styles integrate with team-composition rules?+
Yes. SmartRecruiters supports conflict-style-based matching (e.g., pair high-competing with high-collaborating).
Pricing?+
Free sandbox + 5 invitations/mo; Business tier $99/mo flat.
Be first on the SmartRecruiters integration with the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived)
Email partners@jobcannon.io with your SmartRecruiters tenant ID. We'll notify you when the SmartRecruiters adapter ships and beta credentials are available.
Prefer to try the Conflict Styles (TKI-derived) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Conflict Styles).