by Warren Bobrow | Feb 16, 2021 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management, Training and Development
I frequently hear clients talk about how they need to hire people who are resilient. When I press them on what that means to them, they come up with words and phrases like: Bends, but doesn’t break. Learns from adversity Performs well under stress Doesn’t take...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 5, 2020 | Addressing Discrimination, Recruitment, Training and Development
I have written previously about blind auditions and interviews. These are ideas that are now gaining a bit more traction as companies look to reduce potential racial discrimination in their hiring practices. Others look at these measures as misguided and that taking...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 13, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Test Validation, Training and Development
There is a presumption that the US education system will provide employers with workers that possess requisite job skills. Companies are then responsible for providing more advanced ones through apprenticeships, job training, and leadership development. ...
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 | 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...
