by Warren Bobrow | Aug 6, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
As the US economy continues its slow recovery, I am sure that some of you are in recruiting mode. I don’t claim a lot of expertise in this area, except to say that I’m always concerned when recruiters “feel” they have a good candidate without any validated...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 30, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
In the end, recruiters are sales people. They find prospects (potential candidates), qualify them, and hopefully get the best into the hiring pipeline. Before job posting websites, to find candidates recruiters had to have great personal networks. There is still no...
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 18, 2013 | Legal Issues, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Creative thinking is critical when starting a business. While the bank might want the entrepreneur to have a business plan, marketing strategy, etc., a lot of the early management goes by the seat of the pants. There are not tried and true methods for the business,...
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 11, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, ROI, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
I’m not an economist (nor do I play one on TV), but reading the economic data, it is hard not to conclude that hiring is at least slightly on the rise. Given that we are still pulling out of a recession and high unemployment, the talent pool is as good as it’s been...
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 5, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
I was recently interviewed by David Hadobas of CCNG about using validation selection for hiring. Specifically, we talked about using tests to correctly place people based on their abilities in call centers. But, we talked about managerial selection as well. Give it...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 19, 2013 | Assessment Centers, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
The Sunday NY Times had an interesting interview with Daniel Hendrix of Interface, Inc. The primary focus of the discussion was on Hendrix’s views on work-life balance and delegation. That message is important to leaders who are working way too much. Unless you are...
