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 | Aug 1, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
There was quite a bit of hoopla a few weeks ago when Google announced that they were no longer going to ask wacky questions in their interviews or use GPA as part of their hiring practices for most jobs. This interview with their head HR executive provides a bit more...
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...
by Warren Bobrow | May 6, 2013 | Commitment, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Several years ago, my graduate school mentor was talking to me about family trees and the conversation moved to academic ones. We talked about some people in the field and who their mentors were and how these branches formed different thought areas. I’m sure the...
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,...
