Talent selection, Uncategorized
For talent acquisition, mere trust is never enough to assure a great match. Don’t start trusting until you can verify that the candidate really is who they say they are in every facet of their résumé. That’s the gist of Donna Warrick’s article in this...
Assessments, Talent acquisition, Uncategorized
Companies are taking innovative steps to attract talent in a competitive hiring environment. Traditional measures of compensation are not enough, as younger generations shop for employers who offer positive work environments, interesting products and a chance to make...
Talent selection, Uncategorized
People skills, emotional intelligence and agility — development terms that fall under the umbrella of soft skills — are generally accepted as vital to advancement within an organization. They are important to a company by supporting succession and lowering turnover....
Assessments, Uncategorized
Donna writes in Training Industry about Human Resources becoming a bigger user of corporate training to succeed in a newly competitive environment. Read the full article here. Talent acquisition is becoming more competitive as America is closer to full employment than...
Assessments, Talent selection, Uncategorized
Optimized hiring is getting a lot of coverage in business and news. Basically, this refers to the use of assessment in the hiring process. It’s a fundamental change from earlier HR practices wrought from the continuing refinement of assessments. We’re proponents of...
Leading across generations, Uncategorized
Last week’s New York Times Magazine features a sobering and thought-provoking article about a reported increase in the number of adolescents suffering from anxiety. In “The Kids Who Can’t,” Benoit Denizet-Lewis documents a period in the life of a high school student...
News, Presentation skills, Uncategorized
Press Release: The way you thought you needed to talk to Millennials is all wrong— new communications skills course addresses generational differences in business and the workplace Greensboro, NC— In many industries, relations between manufacturers and their dealer...
Body language, Development, Presentation skills, Uncategorized
Fess up. Ever bomb an interview? Maybe it was for a job your really wanted. Or a talk with your boss about a salary increase. Or critical performance review. Or an important sales call. It’s a little bit like a bad dream, because you probably know you’re...
