A large part of employee turnover is connected to bad hiring decisions. SHRM estimates average annual employee turnover rates to be around 19%. For a 200-employee-sized business, that’s 38 departures every year. In compensation terms, the real cost of employee turnover can be up to five times the position’s annual compensation, depending on the type of role, location,…
Thinking about gaming the system? What you need to know before faking a personality test. You just applied for a job and you’ve been asked to take a personality test or other pre-employment assessment. Questions immediately start rushing through your head. Is this going to be hard? What if the results are not truly me?…
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We chatted with our SVP of Science about the importance of scientific validity when it comes to workforce assessments. In the quest for the right assessment for candidate selection — hiring, onboarding, and/or development — finding a solution that provides meaningful and accurate results is more difficult than it seems. While we assume many assessment…
A supervisor’s worst nightmare is walking into a team meeting filled with arguing, apathetic, or inconsiderate employees. When a team is dysfunctional, both the company’s culture and bottom line suffer. Successful teams are made of members who are purposeful in their interactions, mindful of behavioral differences, and try to communicate effectively with each other. It’s…
What is strategic workforce planning Strategic Workforce Planning is essentially aligning your human capital needs with those dictated by your business plan and strategy. A well thought out workforce plan will answer questions like: For well-established HR departments and larger organizations, workforce planning can be a catch-all term that covers everything HR-related from annual reviews…
A couple of years ago, a recent college grad and self-described “big idea thinker & doer” took to LinkedIn to share his experience and insight as a new full-time job seeker. His article focused mainly on job descriptions and offered companies advice on how best to construct them to attract millennial talent like him. Nearly…
’Tis the season for reflecting on the goodness in our lives and giving thanks. For most of us, our thoughts usually tend toward loved ones and positive developments in our personal lives. But what about that place where we spend the majority of our waking hours? Yes, paychecks are nice, but let’s dig deeper. When…