This “think piece” is part of my series designed to expand your thinking about strategic HR. The Top 40 Problems With 360° Employee Feedback Programs … Read more
Stock Exchange Using Soft-skills Screen
The New York Stock Exchange will be using a new hiring tool from a company that’s launching today and is backed by a million dollars in angel … Read more
The Top 40 Problems With 360-degree Employee Feedback Processes (Part 1 of 2)
This “think piece” is part of a series of articles I wrote to expand your thinking about strategic HR. 360° employee feedback surveys are one of the most … Read more
Facebook Can Predict Job Success (But Don’t Go There Yet)
Facebook, and potentially other social media as well, can be used to assess a person’s potential for job success. That not-so-surprising conclusion … Read more
Colonoscopies and Pre-Employment Tests Have a Lot in Common
What I learned recently is that colonoscopies and pre-employment testing have a lot in common. First of all, managers and employees dislike, maybe even … Read more
Matching: the Newest Flavor of Assessment Tools
I continue to be impressed by the evolution of pre-employment assessment tools. This evolution is being driven by the continued growth of the value … Read more
Got a Minute? New Video-heavy Job Site Hopes You Do
Video didn’t kill the radio star and it hasn’t killed the job boards so far, but another new career site would like to take a chunk of their … Read more
How to Measure Cultural Fit Up, Down, and Sideways
Here’s a link to a Forbes magazine article that was pushed to me last month (January 27, 2012) by LinkedIn Today, highlighting why 46% of all new hires … Read more
Bad Tests and Fake Bird Seed
An old Gary Larsen cartoon once showed a kindly old lady hand-feeding birds in her back yard. Off to the side was a sack labeled with words that read … Read more
Hot, Warm, and Cold Trends in Pre-employment Assessment for 2012 (and Beyond)
I’ve never felt better about the evolution of pre-employment assessment. In this coming year we’ll see some real progress toward new levels of … Read more