In a previous blog post, I introduced you to Performance Profiling and described it as the alternative to using a personality test (otherwise known as either a psychological or psychometric test). In that article, I also mentioned that the technique of Performance Profiling was developed especially to help organizations implement successful employee retention strategies by…
We all appreciate a beautiful healthy tree. Tall with leaves and branches stretching up to the sky to take advantage of the sun, wind, and rain. But that is only part of the picture. The hidden aspect of the tree plays an integral role in its successful growth. Below the ground, hidden from our view, will be a multi-faceted,…
Companies worldwide have used personality tests (otherwise known as either psychological or psychometric tests) as an employee selection technique for a long time, with limited success. Any successful employee retention strategy needs to take into account the fact that high employee turnover rates are caused primarily by two issues: Recruitment Methodologies Management Techniques To be…
In a world where high employee turnover rates have become pervasive, more and more managers are regularly monitoring their employee turnover. On the face of it, the calculation of employee turnover should be straightforward. Nevertheless, we will be showing you that matters are not always quite so simple. Employee Start or End Dates? The first decision…
Employee retention is all about developing a strategy that enables an organization to retain the services of high performing employees for as long as it is mutually beneficial to both the employer and the employee. Over the past twenty years, the length of time people stay in one job is becoming shorter with each passing year….
The Search for Trivia, not Talent In a recent article first published on LinkedIn, Laszlo Bock Senior Vice President of People Operation at Google wrote a paper entitled “Five errors that immediately get your résumé rejected at Google”. In this article, he says, “I’ve personally reviewed more than 20,000 résumés. And at Google we sometimes get…
The Résumé Avalanche In a recent article first published on LinkedIn, Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of People Operation at Google wrote a paper entitled “Five errors that immediately get your résumé rejected at Google”. This paper describes how, because, in recent years, recruiters at Google have been faced with so many résumés, they have…
