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 | Dec 11, 2019 | Pre-Employment Testing, Uncategorized
Why do tests predict job performance better than interviews? Because interviewers let their “gut instinct” cloud their judgment and introduce lots of related bias. This recent article suggests (without any data to back it up) that sometimes we should just...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 9, 2019 | Culture, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
We all want to believe that we are looking to recruit, select, and develop top talent. We spend lots of time reading and writing articles on the topic. But, what if hiring managers are not interested? This article throws a bit of cold water on the...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 19, 2019 | Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management, Training and Development
It is important to use valid selection tools to hire people for the work you have for them. But, what happens when technology changes the tasks or the jobs get replaced by automation? You can let people go as their work becomes obsolete and hire new staff. However,...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 10, 2019 | Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment
The current low unemployment rates and data mining have led to companies tossing out wider and wider nets to fill positions. But, is all of this confusing activity with productivity? This article (thanks to Dennis Adsit for bringing it to my attention) brings up some...
