by Warren Bobrow | Aug 1, 2018 | Assessment Centers, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment
Over the weekend I had a chance to go through an escape room (not as scary as it sounds). An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles and riddles using clues, hints, and strategy to complete the objectives. This one was setup...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 12, 2018 | Job Analysis, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Test Validation
I am not sure that any HR futurist can tell us how many jobs will be displaced by automation over the next 5, 10, or 20 years. The answer is clearly more than zero. The latest example of this can be read here. The theme of the article is, “Really, a formula can make...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 9, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Job Analysis, Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
During the 4th of July holiday, I was binge watching an Australian cooking competition show with my family. It was pretty mindless and entertaining stuff. The gist of each episode was that contestants competed in a theme-based challenge. One was selected as the best...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 25, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Job Analysis, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
Lower unemployment rates mean that many industries, including hospitality, need ways to attract and retain more talent. Higher minimum wage laws in many states and cities have likely encouraged people to stay in jobs they may have previously left. But, what about...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 11, 2018 | Performance, ROI
At some point, all of us are in a meeting where a discussion breaks out over whether a particular business initiative should be implemented. Someone will say, “I heard about it on a podcast/TedTalk,” or “A friend of mine at XYZ company did it and it worked for them,”...
