by Ira Wolfe | Mar 27, 2015 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
“Personality tests are useless at predicting future job performance,” if you believe self-confessed personality test hater Bob Corlett. Mr Corlett by the way is founding member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the HR Examiner. He feels personality testing is “just...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 18, 2015 | Hiring Process
A few weeks ago I wrote about three questions an executive or owner must ask before hiring his or her next salesperson. While helpful, a few readers wondered if there were any best practices regarding when it’s time to hire their first dedicated sales...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 11, 2015 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
What are the qualities and abilities top performing salespeople possess? There is one big mistake small business owners make – they assume sales is sales is sales. First of all, we are living in a dynamic, constantly changing, complex world. The top performing...
by Ira Wolfe | Jan 28, 2015 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
SPS president Ira S Wolfe was interviewed for this February 2015 article about personality tests for hiring. He discusses the increasing popularity of employee assessment tests in the...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 3, 2014 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Despite decades of research, validation, and business case studies, the mere mention of using workplace personality tests in your hiring process seems to spark controversy. Lawyers, government agencies, social advocacy groups, job applicants, and even human resource...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 25, 2014 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
Stop Hiring Workers with Questionable IntegrityThere’s nothing quite as important to a business as integrity in the workplace. Theft, lying, chronic absenteeism, drug use, workplace disruptions — these are just a few consequences of hiring unethical employees....
