Among an employer’s goals should be finding employees who are productive. If building a team of happy, hardworking individuals is your main goal – what can you do to get there? You need to help create an environment that is rich in employee satisfaction. The trouble...
The Value of Personality Assessments For Hiring & Beyond Pre-employment personality tests help managers make good hires, but personality tests can also be useful tools to help your employees learn to be more productive and effective at their jobs, work better in...
Comparing 4 of Your Options The process of making a good hiring decision is a blend of art and science. The art of making a hiring decision involves experience, perception, and insight on the part of hiring managers. The science part of the equation can be precise and...
While hiring trends change over time, 2020 brought new challenges for employers with little lead-time to prepare. Many of those changes resulted in hiring trends that will continue throughout 2021 and beyond. How Has the Work Environment Changed? Some changes caused...
Introversion and extroversion are likely two of the most widely discussed personality characteristics of all time. There are shelves full of books written about extroversion and introversion; a myriad of TED Talks given; and dozens of online tests that evaluate...
There are those who question the validity and fairness of pre-employment personality tests. Some also have concerns about whether personality tests help or harm diversity and inclusion when hiring employees. To put some of those fears to rest right away, Resource...
The average number of applicants per job continues to be its highest since 2013 due to COVID’s higher-than-average unemployment rates. Pair this with the skill shortage in the marketplace, and the result is a large number of candidates who are not qualified for the...
Whether you are considering pre-employment tests for hiring, or already use them in your hiring process, it is wise to be aware of the risks associated with using them. First, though, we’ll cover a few benefits of pre-employment testing to balance the scale. The costs...
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