After the HR tech show last year I wrote an article bemoaning the absence of pre-employment assessment from the radar screen. Assessment really didn’t seem … Read more
Techie-Testers Make Part of Their Site Free
Recruiting technology vendors have been sprouting in Silicon Valley at rapid pace over the last few months; some catch on, many don’t, and some are … Read more
Busted! A Decade’s Worth of Data on EEOC/OFCCP Action on Assessments and Selection Systems
Every year I attend the annual Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology conference to learn and make sure I am in touch with the latest goings-on … Read more
It’s Who-You-Know and Some What-You-Know That Gets You Identified
I’m a zero. So are many of my friends. The wonder is, I really don’t care and I’m not going to do anything about it. Let me explain. … Read more
Being the Nice Guy Will Cost You $10,000
“‘Niceness’ — in the form of the trait of agreeableness –does not appear to pay.” Not at all. In fact, it costs to be … Read more
Monster Heads to the Cloud With SeeMore
Monster is taking its branded, 6Sense semantic search into the cloud in a clever and innovative application that will not only make life simpler for … Read more
Pre-Employment Assessment and Candidate Feedback: Letters From the Black Hole
The web sure is an interesting place. Where else can people you have never met find you and reach out for highly specific advice, providing real world … Read more
Leaky Hiring Tests
Is your hiring test leaky? I mean, does it pass too many unqualified candidates? I recently did a search for “hiring tests.” Google turned up … Read more
If It Does Not Cause, You Need to Pause
Do the vast majority of people who pass your personality tests turn out to be exceptional performers? If you answered “no,” then your tests aren’t testing. … Read more
4 Ways to Learn if Candidates Fit Your Culture
Have you ever hired that dream candidate who met every criteria of the position, was courted by the hiring manager, and who negotiated that huge sign-on … Read more