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
Will the Best Assessment Vendor Please Stand Up?
The continued groundswell of interest in the use of assessment tools brings with it many positive things. First of all, it is really great to see that an … Read more