by Ira Wolfe | May 10, 2012 | Employment Testing
I tried one of those DISC-type instruments and the report really seemed to describe me pretty well. Doesn’t that mean the test is a good one? Not necessarily. All personality tests do what they say to some degree. The question for you is whether the information...
by Ira Wolfe | May 9, 2012 | Employment Testing
I have heard that pre-employment personality testing is not legal. Is that true? That is clearly not true. In fact, proper use of good assessments can provide the most effective documentation of objective and nondiscriminatory hiring practices. Most legal issues occur...
by Ira Wolfe | May 6, 2012 | Employment Testing
Comparing employees to square pegs and round holes seems to be a bit cold-hearted. But the message behind that image is the key to hiring the right person. People aren’t pegs, of course, but some people simply fit into a job slot better than others, because of their...
by Ira Wolfe | May 3, 2012 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Job matching, a combination of a behavioral interview combined with appropriate behavioral, personality, and ability testing increases the odds of hiring success to a whopping 87 percent. In terms of dollars invested in hiring the right employee, job matching saves...
by Ira Wolfe | May 2, 2012 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
We left off last week with Michael, our motor-mouth manager, doing all the talking during an interview for a key position. To re-read Part 1, click here. In response to last week’s column, I did receive several emails in response to my challenge of “can...
by Ira Wolfe | Apr 30, 2012 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Last week a client asked me to be an observer in a series of job interviews. These interviews were for new positions on a new service line. The margin of error for hiring mistakes was zero to none. In other words, one wrong hire and the whole project could go up in...
