by Ira Wolfe | Jun 25, 2014 | Employee Motivation, Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Frustrated with hiring employees who only seem to be motivated when you kick them in the butt? You are not alone! Last night, I overheard a waiter sharing with guests at the next table that he really wanted to be an architect but he wasn’t very good with math....
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 5, 2014 | Employee Motivation, Employment Testing
Q: What does the “engaged, happy, productive, efficient” employee have in common with the “disengaged, grouchy, counter-productive, inefficient one” one? A: Motivation Yes, you read that right – motivation! How can that be you’re likely asking? Let me explain. Have...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 4, 2014 | Employment Testing
For many job seekers, pre employment tests seem to be just one more hurdle to jump on the road to getting hired. It seems that many candidates feel the “test” is the only thing stopping them from collecting a paycheck. That’s an inaccurate perception...
by Ira Wolfe | Apr 15, 2014 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Nearly 15 years ago, I created CriteriaOne® – The Whole Person Approach to Employee Selection. It received a trademark shortly thereafter. The concept behind CriteriaOne® was that it took more than one assessment to evaluate the job fit and potential for a...
by Ira Wolfe | Apr 5, 2014 | Employment Testing
Hiring people with good customer service skills may be more important than companies assume. Ensuring customer questions and problems don’t evolve into customer rage can be prevented with a few simple steps. It turns out that 85 percent of consumers will...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 31, 2014 | Employment Testing
How do you handle the candidate who lies on his pre employment test? How do you treat an applicant who does not complete the application properly, perhaps leaving out some information because they didn’t feel like filling it out? Would you ask him to try again,...
