by Ira Wolfe | Sep 26, 2010 | Employment Testing
Customer service is not for everyone as it requires a positive customer service attitude, excellent work habits, general reasoning skills, and good self control. To assess whether or not an employment candidate is a good fit to deliver excellent customer service,...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 8, 2010 | Employment Testing
It was summertime in 1971 when the pop single, Smiling Faces Sometimes, hit the airwaves. Coming into popularity after the 60s, a decade of social turmoil and distrust, the lyrics resonated to listeners. Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend, Smiling...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 21, 2010 | Employment Testing
t’s only logical that companies are beginning to pay more attention to costs of an absent employee. Chronic illnesses account for nearly 75% of total healthcare expenditures. According to a survey by Mercer, “The Total Financial Impact of Employee...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 13, 2010 | Employment Testing
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, the proof is in the pudding. Many employees don’t work out even if they “pass” a...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 1, 2008 | Employment Testing
What if innovation could be predicted by identifying personality traits before you hire you next employee? Thomas Edison, possibly America’s Greatest Inventor, was once described as having “an inexhaustible resource and fertility of ideas when it came to practical...
by Ira Wolfe | Nov 1, 2006 | Employment Testing
Employee testing is a growing phenomenon. Some companies use testing as a way to select candidates in; others use it screen candidates out. Others use it for training, development or succession planning. For a whole host of reasons, pre-employment has become the...
