Dr. Wendell Williams, Author at Ere Media API

Dr. Wendell Williams

R. Wendell Williams, Ph.D., is Managing Director of ScientificSelection.com. He specializes in helping organizations develop job competencies, measure applicant skills, implement performance management programs, develop performance appraisal systems, make promotion decisions, and develop Web-enabled hiring sites. Contact him at rww@scientificselection.com .

Hiring Secrets from Great Coaches and Other Workplace Myths

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 19, 2014

Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Every so often, someone publishes … Read more

Building a Top 20 Workforce: Past Performance Doesn’t Predict Future Results

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 27, 2013

Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday that some of you have requested. .n … Read more

Like it or Not, You Are Testing Applicants (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 20, 2013

In Part 1, I explained that job skills walk around on two feet; past achievements are less important than the skills used to accomplish them; employers … Read more

When It Comes to Evaluating Candidates, Knowing Beats Guessing

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 18, 2013

Second of two parts If you want to learn whether HR is doing a good job screening candidates for critical job skills, ask the hiring manager. If he/she … Read more

Like it or Not, You Use Tests (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 18, 2013

Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who pass interviews.” … Read more

You May Not Think So, But You Really DO Use Tests When You Hire

Dr. Wendell WilliamsSeptember 17, 2013

First of two parts Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who … Read more

That New Post-College SAT? Just Another Way to Hire by the Numbers

Dr. Wendell WilliamsAugust 29, 2013

As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more

The New College-grad Test Is Better Than GPA, But Proceed With Caution

Dr. Wendell WilliamsAugust 29, 2013

As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more

What Happens When There Are Too Many Applicants, Too Little Time?

Dr. Wendell WilliamsAugust 19, 2013

Some organizations are just lucky. They have a huge, Niagara-like, flow of applicants knocking at their front door. They hire teams of people to scan paper … Read more

Too Many Applicants, Too Little Time?

Dr. Wendell WilliamsAugust 5, 2013

Some organizations are just lucky … they have a huge, Niagara-like, flow of applicants knocking at their front door. They hire teams of people to scan … Read more