by Warren Bobrow | Jan 6, 2015 | Legal Issues, Recruitment, Talent Management
One of the tricky things about being in the pre-employment testing business is dealing with adverse impact. It is true that some demographic groups tend to score better on some tests than others, which can lead to problems. Some companies decide that the best solution...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 6, 2015 | Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
One of the tricky things about being in the pre-employment testing business is dealing with adverse impact. It is true that some demographic groups tend to score better on some tests than others, which can lead to problems. Some companies decide that the best solution...
by Warren Bobrow | Oct 7, 2014 | Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
I’ve written before (here and here) on the LA Fire Department’s struggles in implementing a valid and fair way to hire firefighters. They started with a poorly conceived random system that favored those with inside knowledge to cull the applicant pool. Then the...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 24, 2014 | Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
Welcome back! Yes, the blog has been on hiatus. Some was vacation, but the last several weeks have been spent on a website upgrade. I hope that after you read this week’s entry you’ll take some time to check out the rest of the site (www.allaboutperformance.biz). I’m...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 9, 2014 | Legal Issues, Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, ROI, Talent Management
In a post a few months ago, I wrote about the city of Los Angeles selecting which applicants for their firefighter positions would move on in the process based on whether they got their applications in immediately after the opening period. This was deemed as being...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 26, 2014 | Employee Engagement, Legal Issues, Performance
I could write forever about the value of performance appraisals. Or, about how they are needless morale busters. Or, how necessary they are to document performance in the event you fire someone. Or, whether the best format is closed-ended, open-ended, or both. I’m not...
