by Ira Wolfe | Feb 5, 2013 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
How do you hire a top performer? Just click a few keys and hundreds if not thousands of tips, techniques, and theories pop up in a quick search of the Internet. But when all is said and done, you can boil the most effective systems down to one of two methodologies:...
by Ira Wolfe | Dec 10, 2012 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process, Leadership
Whether it’s the interview or personality test, hiring managers tend to focus on the positive traits and characteristics of job applicants when hiring or promoting employees. While strengths are essential for success, it is also important to recognize potential...
by Ira Wolfe | Dec 5, 2012 | Hiring Process
For businesses that experience high levels of turnover, the cost of doing business adds up quickly. The cost of employee turnover which is often ignored can be a cost that spirals out of control. Based on the results of 30 case studies, it costs businesses about...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 26, 2012 | Hiring Process
A conservative estimate of the cost of turnover for hourly employees is 25 percent of their annual salary. A search for studies about costs associated with hiring and employee turnover places the actual expense closer to 50 percent for hourly employees—and many times...
by Ira Wolfe | May 28, 2012 | Hiring Process
When interviewing job applicants, you want to find the most qualified person for the position. But there are limits to what questions you’re allowed to ask. Federal (EEO, ADA, for example) and state laws prohibit you from posing interview questions that...
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...
