by Warren Bobrow | Jun 11, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Test Validation, Uncategorized
The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder has many of us asking, “What can I do better?” when it comes to ending racism. This is critical in that racial bias in hiring have changed little in 30 years. HR and I/O psychology play a unique role in that we create...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 26, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Test Validation, Uncategorized
For North American sports fans, there is not a more public selection process than that National Football League (NFL) preparing for the annual talent draft. This is the process for allocating new players (rookies) who have finished their college careers to the...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 13, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Test Validation, Training and Development
There is a presumption that the US education system will provide employers with workers that possess requisite job skills. Companies are then responsible for providing more advanced ones through apprenticeships, job training, and leadership development. ...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 23, 2019 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Training and Development
My process improvement friends like to say, “Improving the work is the work.” There is some truth to that in HR as well. But, I think that it is also fair to say that “Keeping the talent pipeline full is the work.” I’ll admit that it’s less catchy....
by Warren Bobrow | May 31, 2019 | Culture, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing
I will admit that I am more of a big picture person than a perfectionist. Going through old blog posts would likely lead to the finding of some spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. That does not bother me as long as I am getting my point across. I also have a...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 4, 2019 | Leadership, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment
When I do leadership/management workshops, the first topic is always motivation. While I am a big believer that motivation must come from within, managers can impact performance, in the short term, by effectively using rewards. Years of research tells us that cash...
