Blog Detail
HR Tests
http://hrtests.blogspot.com
A blog devoted to news and best practices in employment recruiting and personnel selection.
- Added on: Mar 16th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: BryanB
- Listed in: Career & Jobs Business
- Tags: human resources employment testing recruiting personnel assessment
Recent Posts
Explain away
Of all the low-hanging fruit in recruitment and selection, perhaps none are easier to implement than explaining your process. It's shocking how few selection processes are fully (and coherently) explained, not just in terms of getting from point A t...
What employers can learn from Twilight
Not since Harry Potter have I seen such obsessed fans. The buzz started several months ago in anticipation. And November 20th is almost here.Don't know what happens on November 20th? Ask your daughter. Or granddaughter. Or, heck, pretty much any w...
New Job Simulations Report
The U.S. Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) just released a great, easily digestible, report on job simulations.The report includes several things, such as:- Job simulations defined and advantages/disadvantages- Types of job simulations (SJT, wor...
Personality tests: Situation matters
Is a personality test the right selection mechanism for your needs? In trying to answer that question, an important consideration is: Does the job allow for the expression of personality facets?There's a concept in psychology called situation strengt...
Is recruiting using SNS discriminatory?
I keep reading/hearing about how recruiting using social networking sites (SNS) opens employers up to discrimination lawsuits because of who uses the sites. For the most part, this just plain isn't true.A recent Pew study is the latest to show that ...
Myths about assessment
Despite plenty of evidence and commentary otherwise, several myths persist about personnel assessment:1) Some tests are "objective", others are "subjective." This is a myth reinforced by no less than the U.S. Supreme Court on a regular basis. The rea...
