Maximizing Employee Training Investment: Balancing Technical and Soft Skills
To make the most of training investments, companies can significantly enhance employee performance by prioritizing the hiring of individuals who already exhibit the job-related behaviors needed. The Investment in Employee Training In the United States, there is a prevailing belief that almost anyone can be trained to excel in various roles. This faith in our […]
Ensuring Nondiscriminatory Hiring: Strategies for Affirmative Action
Inadequate selection interviews often lead to decisions based on factors unrelated to an applicant’s ability to perform the job. Understanding Discriminatory Hiring Discriminatory hiring practices have long been a concern in the workplace. To address this issue effectively, it’s essential to have a clear understanding of what constitutes discriminatory hiring. The Role of External Factors […]
Why Use Assessments?
Maximizing Hiring Success: The Power of Employee Testing and Preemployment Assessments The Costly Consequences of Bad Hires There is no doubt that hiring good people is one of the most critical challenges faced by companies today. Making a “bad” hire can be very costly. Various reports estimate the actual cost of making a bad hire. […]
Are You Looking to Increase Work Performance? Human Factors, not Skills, Make All the Difference.
High performance means a person’s technical and human factor skills are at top levels. Understanding the Impact of Employee Performance Differences in employee performance can be much more significant than many Motorcoach operators may realize. The differences are not the typically described 10 percent to 20 percent to 30 percent that most managers or executives […]
Enhancing Road Safety and Performance in Trucking: The Power of Employee Testing and Preemployment Assessments
While driver training can improve skills, it’s essential to acknowledge that nearly 70% of overall job execution relies on human factor behaviors that can’t be effectively trained. The Costs of Trucking Accidents Every year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) estimates that trucking accidents cost the industry more than $20 billion. Surprisingly, a significant […]
Mastering Effective Hiring: The Power of Employee Testing and Pre-Employment Assessments
Scheig’s SelectRight™ Hiring Solution: A Game Changer in Hiring Counting the Cost of Bad Hires Hiring the right talent is undeniably one of the most significant challenges faced by businesses today. Making a “bad” hire can prove to be an expensive mistake. Reports suggest that the actual cost of a poor hire can range from […]
Employee Turnover and Its Hidden Costs
The resources wasted on trying to transform individuals into something they are not through training are substantial. The Unpredictability of Ineffective Hiring In the pursuit of organizational improvement and increased productivity, one crucial factor often remains in the shadows: the impact of ineffective hiring. Have you ever hired an individual who later turned out to […]
Avoiding the Four Common Hiring Mistakes
To hire the right person for the job, the person who will be most likely able to do the job and do it well requires that companies look beyond the minimum qualification model. Performance Begins with Selection Hiring the right person for the job is a tough assignment. It is not only challenging to do; […]
New Pre-Employment Assessments Increase Probability of Hiring Successful Candidates. (Classic Post)
Minimum qualifications tell you who you can hire, but they do not tell you who you should hire. Unlocking the Potential of SelectRight™ Hiring Solutions When “Dolly,” the cloned sheep, was unveiled to the world, it brought to light the topic of duplication. Properly used, cloning could give us more proven good things by replication […]
BEHAVIORS THAT COUNT ON THE JOB
The primary reasons for termination typically stem from deficiencies in the 70% related to job behaviors. The Emphasis on Skills in Recruitment Recruiters typically get very excited when an applicant comes into the process with lots of experience and the skills required to do the job. Or with less job experience but who nevertheless scored […]