You have a high performer. Everything seems fine. Then, they quit. And, the whole team’s productivity and happiness goes up. It’s a common … Read more

You have a high performer. Everything seems fine. Then, they quit. And, the whole team’s productivity and happiness goes up. It’s a common … Read more
Getting to the moon, 50 years ago as of July 20, required an army of scientists, engineers, and technicians, recruited to work on developing technology and … Read more
Do personality assessment tests really work? We are going to discuss the why, when, and how to give assessment tests. The podcast is with David Ferguson, … Read more
There is a lot of talk about the way AI will influence hiring. There is a lot of discussion if it should, since there is great risk. And we’ve seen … Read more
Are game-based assessments the future of employment testing? In the podcast below, I talk about that question with Ben Hawkes. He’s an I/O … Read more
“Can assessments and a positive candidate experience peacefully coexist?” Gerry Crispin, co-founder of CareerXroads and the TalentBoard, has an answer: … Read more
Talent acquisition exists for one reason only: to add value to the organization through supporting revenue generation or reducing costs. How you do that … Read more
I’ve been doing a lot of research into modern assessment tools, including everything from games to even DNA assessments. Two types of assessments I … Read more
This article is way overdue. To be exact, it is now four years overdue. On February 1, 2015, I was sitting at a hotel lounge in Las Vegas watching the … Read more
The Most Effective Problem Solvers Are Intellectually Curious and Consultative Once you realize that most of the work done by professional-level employees … Read more
When it comes to AI-based hiring assessment tools, we are presently at the bottom of the Technology Adoption Curve staring upward. Those brave enough to be … Read more
After serving their country and gaining valuable experience in the process, many of our nation’s veterans still struggle to find jobs when they return … Read more
One did it with a new acquisition. MindX, a game-based assessments company based in London, has been acquired by HireVue, best known as one of the … Read more
When it comes to hiring in 2018, candidate experience is driving the bus. Failure to provide a good candidate experience can spell disaster for your hiring … Read more
Improve Candidate Assessment by Adding Problem-Focused Whiteboard Tests Let’s look at the data. The current state of hiring and candidate assessment is … Read more
Note: This article is part of a continuing series covering high-impact business practices that recruiting should be doing, but it doesn’t! Losing … Read more
“Attitude fraud” — when candidates with an undesirable attitude purposely deceive and act as if they have a great one to get hired. Even though it is … Read more
You buckle into your business-class window seat, primed for a five-hour mental vacation. And then this guy settles in next to you. His wife practices … Read more
Properly applied, a quality sales assessment test can be a powerful workforce decision support tool. Used haphazardly, it may result in more harm than … Read more
When Barnes & Noble announced it was parting ways with CEO Rob Boire, he’d been on the job for less than a year. The company spent millions of dollars … Read more