by Warren Bobrow | Sep 23, 2019 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Training and Development
My process improvement friends like to say, “Improving the work is the work.” There is some truth to that in HR as well. But, I think that it is also fair to say that “Keeping the talent pipeline full is the work.” I’ll admit that it’s less catchy....
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 27, 2019 | Talent Management, Training and Development
It seems very old-school, but sea ports are still very big business. The twin ports in southern California (LA and Long Beach) are a huge economic driver (they are the primary sender/receiver of goods between North America and Asia) and employer. But, they are also...
by Warren Bobrow | May 10, 2019 | Recruitment, Talent Management
Low unemployment is great for the economy (rising wages!), but challenging for employers (higher quit rates and a smaller available talent pool). This can lead to many creative recruiting strategies and looking at (relatively) untapped sources. I came across two...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 16, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Talent Management
Biographical information (biodata) has been used to predict turnover and performance for a long time. The idea is that certain verifiable aspects of a person’s life are indicators of future behavior. To use an adage from an earlier time, if a person has changed jobs...
