I often get the feeling recruiters and hiring managers think science takes the “gut” out of hiring decisions. To me, these comments reflect 1) … Read more
The Year of Great Change Is Dawning: Some End-of-the-Year Thoughts
We come close to the end of another year, and a good time for a look at where we have been and where we are going. ERE has been around now for more than … Read more
How Many “Turkeys” Do You Hire? Part 2
In the Part 1 of this article series, I described the high failure rate of most new-hire processes and provided some basic tips on how to improve the … Read more
Job Matching and the Universal Core Trait of Success
Here’s an idea. Let’s ask 25,000 people from all walks of life, in every profession, in every job, in every industry, in every country, what … Read more
Quality: The Bottom Line
Over the past several years, I have written extensively about a wide variety of issues related to online screening and assessment. Most of the material I … Read more
The Other Side of Experience, Part 4: Potential and Teamwork
This a four-part article series for forward-thinking recruiters that explores six candidate attributes that should be considered while interviewing … Read more
How Many “Turkeys” Do You Hire?
No process that involves humans produces perfect results. Even hospitals, with all the quality control systems they implement, still have a measurable … Read more
Boom! How to Handle the 2004 Hiring Explosion
(Note: Recruiters, you might want to send this article to your boss, your clients, and your CEO. It’s about your well-being in 2004.) Here’s … Read more
Quality of Hire: The Holy Grail of Recruiting
Because quality issues are a focus of mine in the recruiting industry, I have a lot of people coming to me and asking me to weigh in on quality of hire. … Read more
From Succession Planning to Scenario Planning
Last week I was once again confronted with a hiring manager who was frustrated, and frankly angry, that his organization’s recruiting department had … Read more