The recruiting function is constantly looking for ways to improve its business impact and unfortunately, just such an opportunity is about to hit them … Read more
Cheating on Employment Tests: Should We Be Concerned?
Last week the Wall Street Journal ran a very interesting article: “Test for Dwindling Retail Jobs Spawns a Culture of Cheating.” This … Read more
Add ‘Review Background Screening’ To Your List of Resolutions
How are you doing with those New Year’s resolutions? We mean the work ones, not those “lose-weight-eat-healthy-get-more-exercise” ones. … Read more
9 Pre-employment Assessment Trends for 2009
A year ago it was business as usual for most of us in the staffing industry. My how things change! Of course the big news for 2009 is the economy. This … Read more
How Does Your Workplace Culture Jibe With Your Preference? Ask Jiibe
Here’s a company that’s set itself the goal of helping people lead happier lives and helping companies build happier and more productive … Read more
Israeli Recruiting Vendors Surviving in Rough Economy
Two years after I visited with Israel’s recruiting-related and other companies, the country some call America’s 51st state has slowed along … Read more
Update: Sixth Annual Screening and Assessment Usage Survey
This article has been updated with a corrected link to the survey at the end. by Dr. Charles Handler and Mark C. Healy, M.A. We I/O psychologist-types tend … Read more
Dissecting the DISC
DISC tests can quickly assess a candidate's personality preferences, are cheap, and are available to almost everyone. But are they right for hiring? Read more
How to Tame 500-Pound Gorillas (a.k.a., Your Hiring Managers)
Over the past two years, I’ve attended 15 different recruiting events and HR-related trade shows. Surprisingly, over 95% of the recruiting solutions … Read more
Square Pegs and Round Holes
The idea of redirecting recruiters toward internal movement and succession planning seems like a good one, but I’m afraid it is another dead-end … Read more