People are strange. I know, I’m one of them. Being human, I’m afflicted with the same decision-making foibles that affect everyone. Normally, … Read more
How to Measure Candidate Quality
Measuring candidate quality is something many companies struggle with. But its importance is obvious: It’s how you can assess the usefulness of your … Read more
2005 Online Screening and Assessment Survey Results, Part 2
article by Mark Healy & Charles Handler Organizations have been deploying pre-employment tests and assessments on computers for at least two decades. … Read more
Don’t Hire Dysfunctional Salespeople
In a few of my “past lives” I have been a salesperson, a sales manager, and a sales trainer. It did not take me long before I began to notice … Read more
5 Tips for Hiring Managers
Dear Hiring Manager: You probably only hire a handful of people each year and your recruiter usually does a reasonable job of getting decent people. Sure, … Read more
Is This Test Validated for Your Industry?
The test vendor says, “This test was developed specifically for the banking industry.” You say, “Sounds good. I work for a bank. … Read more
Anatomy of a Test Vendor
A few weeks ago, I was asked about a certain test vendor. Being a good researcher, I visited their site and was absolutely astounded by the misinformation … Read more
Weak Employees? Blame Recruiting
Here is a take on an old math problem. Suppose we filled a big jar with marbles. The jar is opaque and the marbles are all so dirty that we cannot … Read more
2005 Online Screening and Assessment Survey Results
article by Charles A. Handler & Mark C. Healy In both 2003 and 2004, Rocket-Hire released findings from a survey of ERE readers who use online hiring … Read more
Why Do We Make Stupid Hiring Decisions?
Hiring is an emotional issue. No matter whether we admit it or not, use tests or not, or use a professional recruiter or not, we all go through a … Read more