What’s new in talent assessment? Nothing and everything. Looking back on the year that was in HR tech and reflecting on this year’s awesome HR technology trade show, talent assessment remains a small, but significant, cog in the massive HR technology machine. Despite a general lack of true innovation, the talent assessment industry is thriving….
Dr. Charles Handler
Talent Assessments As You Know Them Could Become Obsolete
What’s new in talent assessment? Nothing and everything. Looking back on the year that was in HR tech and reflecting on this year’s awesome HR technology tradeshow, talent assessment remains a small, but significant, cog in the massive HR technology machine. Despite a general lack of true innovation, the talent assessment industry is thriving….
Want Success With Talent Assessment? Read On
As HR and talent acquisition practices mature, savvy leaders of companies both large and small are finally realizing the value of talent assessment to their bottom line. Be it part of a comprehensive integrated talent management program or a stand alone point solution, talent assessment is an essential ingredient in the recipe for…
The War With Talent, Part 3 — Elimination vs. Personalization
This final installment of a three-part series about the increasing tension between employers and talent (i.e., the war with talent), explores the role technology is playing in redefining the relationship between humans and work. The first two installments have focused on the present day, looking at the importance played by psychology and candidate…
The War With Talent — Epic Battle No. 2: Talent assessment violates the golden rule
Part 1 of this three-part series identified a growing rebellion in which individuals looking to obtain meaningful work opportunities (i.e. talent) are taking up arms against the companies for whom they are trying to work. Part one focused on the use of public data as a substitute for more the more traditional talent…
Talent Assessment — Friend or Foe in the War With Talent?
No, I did not mean to say the war for talent. While there is a lot of talk about such a war, the real war going on right now is not “for talent.” It’s against it. Employers vs. Talent — The War has Begun!
Have You Hugged Your Data Today? Notes From the 2014 HR Tech Conference
The annual HR Technology Conference always provides a smorgasbord of food for thought. In years past my appetite for content related to talent assessment has not been satisfied. What a difference a few years makes. This year’s show was packed with valuable information and insights related to the value of talent assessment.
What Does Your CEO Know About Talent Assessment?
Q: What does your CEOs know about talent assessment? A: Nothing and everything. Let me explain.
Why Social Job Matching Will Replace Talent Assessment Tests
Talent assessment continues to grow as a legitimate business tool. Times have never been better for those who provide and use talent assessment solutions. Despite the seemingly infinite complexities that can come with the territory, companies of all shapes and sizes are realizing the business value of using assessments to support insight on…
This Is Not a Test — It’s the Future! Talent Assessment Trends for 2014
“Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon … everything’s different.” — Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes (by Bill Watterson) This quote from a cartoon hero who uses his overactive imagination to both entertain us and teach us valuable lessons about life represents a perfect summary of my thoughts…
What I Learned About Assessments From a Human Resources Technology Conference
For those who love technology and value it as an essential asset to the people side of business strategy, a conference held this near in Las Vegas, the HR Technology Conference, never disappoints. This year was no exception. It seemed to be the biggest edition yet with a dizzying array of companies offering…
What Have You Done for Me Lately? Entrance to the C-suite Requires Data on the Economic Impact of Job Performance
If I hear one more speech about how HR needs to be strategic, I may lose it. Of course, we all want and need to make a difference, get noticed, and help our companies be successful. I’m not trying to suggest that we avoid the idea of thinking strategically, but there is only…
Employment Tests Say: Give Us Mobile or Give Us Death!
When it comes to linking people to information and opportunities at scale, mobile devices represent “a perfect storm of opportunity” for driving engagement because they provide personalized information on demand. This allows companies to win customers through dynamic ads that are location- and context-specific and can be based on prediction of intent. Statistics…
Employment Tests Are Becoming Irrelevant for Predicting Job Success
Let’s talk about the future of predicting job success and why the world’s biggest evangelist for pre-hire assessments thinks tests are in danger of becoming extinct (and is OK with it). There are a number of emerging trends in hiring right now that center around the currency of the new millennium: data. The…
Here’s How to Avoid Picking a Shoddy Assessment Vendor
Selecting a pre-hire assessment vendor is not always easy, but doing it right can make a huge difference. I’ve written about this subject before, as has my fellow I/O psychologist and ERE author Dr. Wendell Williams, and I’ll be doing a webcast with ERE on this very topic soon. I’m going to give…
These 5 Trends Are Shaping the Future of Pre-hire Assessments
2013 is going to present the start of a major tipping point in the way people find and are evaluated for jobs (and vice versa), and a blend of technology and assessment content will play a big role in these ongoing changes. This opinion is not founded on trends within the pre-hire assessment…
Validation: Overcoming Inertia to Prove the Value of Staffing as a Profit Center
Talk is cheap. Proving the real value of something is often an exercise that requires intention, dedication, focus, and effort. When it comes to demonstrating value, data and money are among the best pieces of proof one could ask for. Clearly showing the value of hiring remains a perpetual challenge for those in…
Success With Pre-hire Assessment Starts With Using the Right Tool at the Right Time
While there are many possible ways to use pre-hire assessments, there are some general truths associated with getting the most out of these tools. A good hiring process is a coordinated effort in which the right tool is selected for use at the right time in the process. In many cases talent acquisition…
Computers Aren’t Ready to Take Over Hiring
If you are into the use of technology to support the hiring process, read the recent Wall Street Journal article about algorithmic hiring. It offers a very real glimpse into the future of hiring. To those companies who are looking for ways to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the hiring process, the value…
IBM’s Acquisition of Kenexa: A Sign of the Times for 3 Trends in HR Technology
By now we’ve all heard the news about IBM’s acquisition of Kenexa and have likely read a few of the many opinions about the meaning and implications of this blockbuster deal. In some sense this deal represents a logical pinnacle of a trend that has been going on for the past five or…