Parts 1 and 2 of this article discussed how a tight labor market impacts the importance of hiring decisions and explored ways to adjust selection standards to account for smaller applicant pools. This last section discusses how to deal with the increasing importance of matching jobs to candidates’ work goals. One of the biggest shifts that... [full article »]
Dr. Steve Hunt
Steven Hunt, Ph.D., SPHR, is Director of Business Transformation at SuccessFactors. Previously he was Chief Scientist at Kronos Incorporated, guides development of technology enabled talent management solutions. His experience spans many industries including retail, healthcare, dining, manufacturing, information technology, and transportation. An active author and speaker, Dr. Hunt regularly presents at conferences and has written dozens of articles for trade and peer-reviewed journals. He is also author of Hiring Success, a book published by the Society of Human Resource Management on the use of staffing assessment tools. He holds a Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology and a B.A. in applied mathematics.
Articles by Dr. Steve Hunt...
Understanding How Candidates’ Work Goals Influence Staffing Decisions
by Dr. Steve Hunt May 31, 2007
How to Adjust Hiring Standards to Increase Your Applicant Pool
by Dr. Steve Hunt May 30, 2007
Part 1 of this article discussed risks associated with arbitrarily lowering hiring standards in reaction to applicant shortages caused by a tight labor market. The article did not say that hiring standards should never be lowered, but that they should be lowered cautiously and systematically. This part of the article discusses methods for doing this. When... [full article »]
No Hire is Better Than a Bad Hire
by Dr. Steve Hunt May 29, 2007
Anyone involved in staffing knows that we are in the midst of a labor shortage. The reasons for this are complex, but ultimately come down to the fact that the number of skilled workers entering the job market is not keeping up with the growing number of jobs in the economy. This shortage is exacerbated... [full article »]
Hiring Smarter as the Workforce Gets Older
by Dr. Steve Hunt Nov 10, 2005
The U.S. workforce is growing steadily older. From 1930 to 1970, the median age went from 26 to 28, an increase in age equal to about two weeks per year. From 1970 to 2003, the median age increased from 28 to 36, an average increase in age of roughly three months per year. This amounts... [full article »]
Get the Information You Need: Dispelling the Online Assessment “10 Minute Myth”
by Dr. Steve Hunt Nov 30, 2004
Most of us know people who have a knack for expressing strong opinions on topics without having to rely on any actual data or factual information. This tendency to make unsupported claims about the “truth” is particularly prevalent in emerging fields such as online staffing. You don’t have to look far to find individuals who... [full article »]
Understanding Time-To-Hire Metrics: Separating Time To Fill From Time To Start
by Dr. Steve Hunt Aug 11, 2004
Understanding Time-To-Hire Metrics: Can Time To Fill Be Too Low?
by Dr. Steve Hunt Jul 27, 2004
Time to hire is one of the most frequently used metrics for evaluating staffing functions. Usually measured in days, time to hire broadly reflects the total elapsed time required to staff an open position. Despite its wide use, time to hire appears to be one of the more poorly understood metrics in the field of... [full article »]
