While an excellent assessment for understanding personality types and team building, Four Quadrant Social Style Assessments (aka DISC type assessments) should never be used for pre-employment (hiring/selection) purposes for the following reasons – they: Are not validated (meant) for pre-employment purposes, Are not (reliable) predictive of a person’s future behavior, Are fake-able, and Present…
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It’s hard enough to make the right hiring decision in the moment, but don’t forget that people change, evolve, and adapt. You need to hire for the long haul. However, finding candidates who will be great hires not just today, but also tomorrow, isn’t exactly easy. So, how can you anticipate how someone will…
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A few years ago, I met an HR manager at a networking event and we had a brief discussion about assessments and how the use of valid, reliable assessments could help their organization reduce negative turnover while at the same time improve the likelihood of hiring top performers. The HR manager agreed to invite me…
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Organizations can have the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, and technology; but, if they don’t have the right people in the right jobs at the right time, it may all be for naught. Simply put, talent acquisition has become the heavy artillery in the war for talent. To win this war, organizations must understand their current…
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The time for organizations to focus on strategic talent acquisition is now. In recent months, the economic news has been unsettling to say the least. Global financial strains and government fiscal policies will hurt U.S. growth according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg and others. Inflation is rampant and the stock market has been extremely volatile…
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