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 | Nov 14, 2014 | Assessment Centers, Leadership, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Not a blog post, but here’s a link to a webcast on identifying future leaders using pre-employment testing, assessment centers, and other methods.
by Warren Bobrow | Oct 30, 2014 | Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing
I wanted to wait until the furor (well, within I/O psychology circles) over the Wall St. Journal article on personality testing died down a bit before commenting on it. Articles in the popular press on HR and industrial psychology topics are always have a bit of “they...
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 | Dec 16, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, ROI, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Test Validation
Each time I read an article in the business press on Big Data and hiring I chuckle. The authors always make it sound like businesses have just recently discovered how to measure attributes about lots of people and apply them to hiring. The only difference now is...
by Warren Bobrow | May 15, 2013 | Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
When giving tests, especially for promotions, candidates who don’t move on in the process due to their scores always want to know when they can take the assessment again. Their assumption is that they’ll do better the next time they take the test. This is often a...
