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 26, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, ROI, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Pre-employment tests are used for a lot of different jobs—everything from entry level clerks to executives. One of the best known users of tests is a consortium of 32 companies that uses tests for their 1760 “front of the house” employees. I am speaking of the...
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...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 21, 2013 | Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Here’s one of my hiring pet peeves: When talking about assessment, a manager says, “What if the person doesn’t test well? Do we still have to use the test results?” As with every question, I first try to think through why it was asked. Had this person failed a...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 7, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Test Validation
I’m always interested in reading about leadership and selection issues from a different perspective. As in any field, HR (and industrial psychology) can become an echo chamber of the same ideas without generating much new thought. With that in mind, I was fascinated...
