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R. Wendell Williams, Ph.D., is Managing Director of ScientificSelection.com. He specializes in helping organizations develop job competencies, measure applicant skills, implement performance management programs, develop performance appraisal systems, make promotion decisions, and develop Web-enabled hiring sites. Contact him at rww@scientificselection.com .
Building a Top 20 Workforce: Past Performance Doesn’t Predict Future Results
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday that some of you have requested. .n … Read more
When It Comes to Evaluating Candidates, Knowing Beats Guessing
Second of two parts If you want to learn whether HR is doing a good job screening candidates for critical job skills, ask the hiring manager. If he/she … Read more
You May Not Think So, But You Really DO Use Tests When You Hire
First of two parts Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who … Read more
That New Post-College SAT? Just Another Way to Hire by the Numbers
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more
What Happens When There Are Too Many Applicants, Too Little Time?
Some organizations are just lucky. They have a huge, Niagara-like, flow of applicants knocking at their front door. They hire teams of people to scan paper … Read more
Personality Tests? They Rarely Predict an Employee’s Job Performance
Using a Personality Test? It seems counter intuitive. Some people claim personality has everything to do with job performance. Others know every piece of … Read more
Big Data: Just Another Big Fad For HR
Nothing excites organizations like another fad. The latest one happens to be a thing called “Big Data.” Big Data refers to collecting so many performance … Read more
If You Don’t Know What You’re Looking For, Any Old Interview Question Will Do
OK, you have read all about what to ask in a job interview and have adopted lists of magic questions that will solve all your hiring problems. But what … Read more
Hiring Secrets from Great Coaches and Other Workplace Myths
Every so often, someone publishes an article about lessons learned from great coaches offering advice about how to select people. Sorry, this is useless … Read more
Want to Be More Strategic? Here Are Obstacles That HR Must Overcome
I don’t know about your organization, but regardless of whether it reports to the CEO or not, HR is generally considered an overhead department. It … Read more
The 5 Components You Need to Build a Successful Sales Team
I can’t begin to estimate the amount of nonsense used to select salespeople: show me your wage reports; sell me the pencil; what animal best describes you; … Read more
Is Your Hiring Test a Joke??
When something looks good on the surface, but completely without merit, it is called a joke. You might not have thought of this before, but many hiring … Read more
The Bad Things That Can Happen When You Hire in Haste
Hire in haste, repent at leisure. You might have heard the phrase before. In 1693, William Congreve wrote, “Thus grief still treads upon the heels of … Read more
6 Clear Reasons That Good Salespeople Turn Into Bad Managers
It’s a common mistake. Promote your best salesperson, gain a bad manager, and lose both. Why does this keep happening? Sales were great and his/her top … Read more
11 Good Reasons Why 360 Degree Feedback Simply Doesn’t Work
You might have read about something called 360-degree feedback. Depending on who you read, it gets good, bad, or ugly reviews. People generally agree … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: The Secret to Successful Hiring and Promotion
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: Why We Frequently Don’t Hire the Best People
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: How Bad Management Becomes a Big Problem
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: The Importance of Managing Employee Skills
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more