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
Fishing for a Lawsuit? Try Using the MMPI
Don’t you just love it when people think they are test experts? You know, with all the public posturing about being professional, being a strategic … 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
When Testing Goes Wrong
Some readers react negatively to testing. They think of testing as a hard-hearted, diabolical attempt to remove humanity from the hiring process. Some even … Read more