by Ira Wolfe | Jan 10, 2019 | Employment Testing
How job seekers find jobs and how companies recruit find employees has certainly changed. Just a few years ago, it involved mailing in resumes and cover letters to job notices that a person found (or a company placed) in a newspaper. That eventually moved online...
by Ira Wolfe | Dec 26, 2018 | Employment Testing
Can you name the Big 5 Personality Traits Used for Pre-Employment Testing? HINT: Remember O-C-E-A-N Using Big 5 personality tests for hiring top performers is a best practice for hiring. For years managers have been trying to understand if and how personality traits...
by Ira Wolfe | Nov 27, 2018 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Science Might Have Cloned a Sheep But ... You Must Avoid These 3 Pre-Employment Test Mistakes Hiring managers, seeking the special ingredients in what makes a top-performing employee tick, are turning to preemployment tests more and more. But like a promising recipes,...
by Ira Wolfe | Jul 23, 2018 | Employment Testing
The following is a guest post submitted by Scott Smith, Senior Associate at Mosteller & Associates. Last week I attended Recruiting in the Age of Googlization “boot camp,” an event hosted by the Lehigh Valley SHRM chapter. Author and speaker Ira S Wolfe from...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 27, 2018 | Employment Testing
Ira S Wolfe’s Journey To and From The TEDx Stage Did you ever wonder what it’s like to prepare for the TEDx stage, or what actually goes into giving a Ted Talk? Join me (Ira S Wolfe) on BeTheTalk, a 7 day a week podcast, where Nathan Eckel chats with me about...
by Ira Wolfe | May 25, 2018 | Business Values & Motivators, Career Development, Employee Motivation, Employment Testing
How to Hire for Culture Fit I’m sure you’ve all heard this popular adage – hire on skills, fire on attitude. You might have even uttered these words yourself. But the truth is few companies walk-the-talk at changing their hiring habits to reverse the process and...