by Ira Wolfe | Aug 17, 2011 | HR Articles
Did you know that there’s a 16.9 percent chance the kid who took your coffee order this morning was on some kind of illicit drug as he worked the cappuccino machine? Or that the guy who replaced your roof after the last storm had a 13.7 percent chance of being...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 9, 2011 | Hiring Process
There is overwhelming agreement among executives that succession planning is critical for business continuity. But only one-third of companies have a plan in place – and that’s for the CEO level. The numbers are worse for upper and middle management and almost...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 7, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
Succession planning is a process whereby organizations ensure that employees are recruited and/or developed to fill each key role within the organization. (Source: State of Iowa Workforce Planning). The reasons for succession planning include making sure that the...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 1, 2011 | Employment Testing
Two of the most important factors that determine if a pre-employment test is “legal” to use are validity and reliability. And there is no shortage of confusion about what they mean and do. So let’s start there. Validity refers to the accuracy of a measure. A measure...
