by Ira Wolfe | Mar 31, 2019 | Future of Work, Geeks and Geezers
Jeff Gothelf, author of “Sense and Respond,” shared his favorite stat – Amazon releases new software updates every 11.6 seconds – during this episode of Geeks Geezers and Googlization. Amazon and companies like Netflix set the new consumer...
by Ira Wolfe | Nov 7, 2017 | Employment Testing
C% of new hires come as the result of a referral. % come from a listing service. % come from recruiters. How, then, are HR departments still relying on recruiters to locate their next big hire? In-house recruiters vs contract recruiters The biggest problem with...
by Ira Wolfe | Jul 31, 2017 | Employment Testing
“Recruiting the wrong people can make or break a startup. Whether it be the wrong cultural fit, lack of skills, or poor attitude, when you’re a small team it’s near impossible to make up for a bad hire. Pre-employment testing has emerged as one tool recruiters...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 15, 2017 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process, HR Articles
9 out of 10 Hiring decisions are still based on “gut instinct.” This isn’t only a huge problem; it’s downright scary—and really expensive too. As recruiters and hiring managers we all make mistakes. That’s just human nature. Unintended bias just royally screws up our...