Guidelines for a Successful Interview
The interview is an essential part in the process of selecting the right candidate for a job opening. This process must be utilized efficiently in order to make correct hiring decisions. The financial and often legal costs of a bad hire could be staggering, and it is...
Openness to experience and the workplace
What is openness to experience? It is one of the elements in the 'Big Five', and a very important one at that. When building your team of employees, you want more than team players. You want a team of employees that can evolve and grow with your business. Hiring...
The cost of a new hire
When making a major purchase, you don't normally buy your big ticket item blindly and then go on your merry way. You put thought into it, consider the pros and cons and determine whether you are willing to invest your money. The same goes for hiring a new employee....
Defining your employee’s roles
You have decided to take on the daunting task of hiring a new employee. Maybe you want to increase your staff, or you just weren't happy with the employee you hired. But what to look for in your future employees? There are several steps to take when perfecting your...
What are the ‘Big Five’
When you use personality tests to gauge a potential candidate's skills, you aren't just analyzing cognitive ability, you are also analyzing the 'Big Five'. What are the Big Five? "In psychology, the Big Five personality traits are five broad domains or dimensions of...
How employees are changing the way recruiters hire
So far this year, America is sitting at a low 5.9% rate for unemployment. The economy is in an upswing, and technology guides many of our day to day decisions; it also guides future hires. What does this mean for you and your business? It means that hiring strategies...
The Real Cost of a Bad Hire
One of the most costly and time consuming blunders a business can make is picking the wrong person for the job. Hiring the wrong employee into the wrong position could ultimately end up costing far more than the employee’s salary. A surprising fact: The U.S....
A New Frontier For HR
Incorporating pre-employment testing into the hiring process leads directly to an improved quality of hire. By using cognitive and skills testing, you are able to better evaluate an individual's ability to perform the tasks required of a job. As a result, this can...
Finding the Ideal Employee
So, you have decided to take on the daunting task of hiring a new employee. Maybe you are growing as a business or you weren't happy with the results of your last hire. You're certain you want an employee that will show up on time, be an engaged member of your team,...
Future hiring strategies and pre-employment testing
As technology changes, so does the job market. Now more than ever, companies and small businesses are moving at a quick pace thanks in part to the way we communicate, network and interact. As a result, finding employees that are able to think quickly on their feet and...
The value of a personality test
When getting up in the morning, do you envision a work day full of productivity and good spirits? Or do you expect sour attitudes, miscommunications and general dysfunction? Naturally you want an office with a happy and smooth moving environment. One of the best ways...
Why Pre-employment test results matter
According to the Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law; Since the development of the first modern personality tests, the personality assessment has grown to become a 400 million dollar a year industry. Based on that fact alone there must be a reason for its...
Why employee hiring tactics are important
One very important thought when operating a business is understanding that your personal work performance can depend greatly on the performance of your subordinates. As a result, you should hire employees that can contribute to and keep the company running like a well...
What are cognitive skills?
When you decide to use the guidance of an agency that offers pre-employment testing, you wonder what skills are actually being tested. One of the most important pre-employment tests given is the cognitive ability test. The most tested skills are as follows: Attention,...
Are Your Employees Holding Back Your Progress?
When you run a business, you want your employees to be the face of the company, and the cogs to the wheels. So it can seem counter-intuitive that the very people who should be the champions of your cause and the core of your team, could be preventing you from moving...
Where do I begin the hiring process?
Ready to start the hiring process or make a positive change to your current hiring process but not sure where to begin? Hiring in today's age can be a serious challenge. With the rise of technology, we have seen a change in employment strategies and even the way...