by Ira Wolfe | Nov 1, 2011 | Employment Testing
“Our attorney told us that pre employment tests are illegal to use.” If that is your logic and defense for sticking with the interview and resume as your primary screening tools for employee selection, it is time to get with the program. The job relatedness of...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 12, 2011 | Employee Performance Management, Employment Testing, Leadership
Management. Leadership. Two simple words, two complex concepts. In today’s hyper-competitive business environment in which profits are scarce and companies are forced to do more with less, financial success (if not mere survival) depends on hiring the right...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 5, 2011 | DISC, Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Why DISC Profile Doesn't Work For Employee Screening Why DISC Profile Doesn’t Work For Employee Screening There are several reasons why a DISC assessment test doesn’t work for your employee screening process. Before I dive into those reasons, let me first...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 24, 2011 | Employment Testing
Despite evidence to the contrary, many human resource professionals and hiring managers continue to discount the reliability and predictability of psychometric and cognitive pre-employment testing. Just a few days I gave a presentation to 50 HR professionals at a...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 5, 2011 | Employment Testing
Not all salespeople are successful. Given the same experience and education, why do some salespeople succeed where others fail? Is it motivation? Product knowledge? Evidence suggests that key personality traits directly influence a top performers’ selling...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 25, 2011 | Employment Testing
Despite persistent slow hiring by businesses, spending on employment testing rose about 20 percent in the US last year to between 1.5 and $2 billion annually (Workforce.com). One reason for the increase might be that organizations using assessments report on average...
