by Ira Wolfe | Sep 3, 2014 | Hiring Process, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
How important is company culture when it comes to hiring success? Part of the answer comes from a study published in the Harvard Business Journal. The authors investigated why so many top performers that move from company to company often perform more like comets than...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 27, 2014 | Employee Performance Management, Hiring Process
If you believe that past performance is a good predictor of future success, think again. Recent research has all but debunked the popular hiring model suggesting that success in the past can be replicated in the future based on innate talent (personality tests,...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 25, 2014 | Employee Motivation, Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Frustrated with hiring employees who only seem to be motivated when you kick them in the butt? You are not alone! Last night, I overheard a waiter sharing with guests at the next table that he really wanted to be an architect but he wasn’t very good with math....
by Ira Wolfe | Apr 15, 2014 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Nearly 15 years ago, I created CriteriaOne® – The Whole Person Approach to Employee Selection. It received a trademark shortly thereafter. The concept behind CriteriaOne® was that it took more than one assessment to evaluate the job fit and potential for a...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 28, 2014 | Hiring Process
A favorite interview tactic for many hiring and HR managers is to use interview questions from companies with the most successful recruiting and hiring strategies. Using interview questions from the best companies is a great idea … except that it’s like trying to...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 17, 2014 | Hiring Process
By now you probably know that recruiting the ideal candidate for your business takes more than a heart-stopping resumé and a few glowing references. That’s because the “right fit” is like Mom’s favorite recipe. You just can’t seem to re-create that “secret sauce” no...