by Warren Bobrow | Oct 22, 2012 | Leadership, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment
Imagine you are the V.P. of H.R. (or other position where you are responsible for the quality of people being hired by your organization) and your C.E.O is quoted in a national newspaper with the following excerpt: Q. Give me an example of how you [get a sense of...
by Warren Bobrow | Oct 9, 2012 | Legal Issues, Recruitment
CA Governor Jerry Brown recently took action on two human resources related bills. They include: Veto of expanded rights for domestic workers. Signing a bill that allows some illegal immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. The first one is important as home health...
by Warren Bobrow | Oct 3, 2012 | Commitment, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
So, you have spent a lot of time recruiting for an open position. You get some good resumes and some of those people you talked to actually sound as if they could do the job. This group gets whittled down some more through your interviews and you want to ensure you...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 24, 2012 | Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Training and Development
There’s an interesting confluence of factors occurring in the National Football League (NFL) right now. The NFL has locked out its referees over a pay and benefits dispute. Why they did so is a whole other blog post. The league is now employing referees from the...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 17, 2012 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Recruitment, Surveys, Talent Management, Training and Development
Let’s say you’re about to purchase an employment related test. It could be for hiring entry level personnel, help make a promotional decision or for providing feedback to people on their skills. There are about 50,000 of these available and several that purport to...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 31, 2012 | Analysis, Leadership, Performance, Recruitment, Training and Development
No good HR process occurs in a vacuum. For instance, valid selection techniques impact recruitment strategy (are we bringing in the people who can do the job?) and training (what are the skills and abilities we’ll hire for and which ones will we develop?). The...
