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Helpful Tools to Improve Your Hiring Practices in 2021
Hiring Practices in 2021 We all know that throughout the last year the state of hiring has changed dramatically. We have continued to live through the COVID-19 pandemic where we have seen a shift in hiring due to the major furloughs and layoffs that occurred in 2020...
5 Key Reasons Why Video-Based Applications Are Better Than Text-Based Applications
What are Video-based Applications? Today almost 100% of companies still use a text-based application. Companies need to change this practice if they are going to compete for candidates in the future, especially if the candidates are from the millennial and Z...
How to Make Unbiased Hiring Decisions
How to Make Unbiased Hiring Decisions There are two fundamental areas that you should focus on when it comes making unbiased hiring decisions. They are recognizing bias and implementing the processes and tools to make an unbiased decision. When individuals and...
How to Create an Inclusive Leadership Development Process
How to Create an Inclusive Leadership Development Process Leadership development can be described as activities to help improve skills, abilities and instill confidence in leaders and potential leaders. Organizations should want to expand the knowledge of their...
What are aptitude tests and how are they used in hiring?
Aptitude tests can be an effective way to help ensure you are hiring the right people for the right position. Increasingly they are being used in the hiring process and can have a significant impact in making sure you find those top performers. What are Aptitude...
7 Key Criteria for a Successful Sales Assessment
What is a Sales Assessment? A sales assessment is a tool that helps gauge a person’s ability and potential to succeed in a specific sales job. With the information obtained from a quality sales assessment, organizations can then use that information for a variety...
360 Feedback: How coaching can improve the process exponentially
360 Feedback is only as good as the next step All too often the 360 feedback process stops when the manager reviews the 360 feedback report with the focal leader going through the process. We see it all the time and it normally goes something like this....
The Art of the Reference Check
What is a reference check? A reference check is commonly performed towards the end of the hiring process. It is typically used to confirm information that is provided by the job applicant. For instance, if you want to be sure an applicant worked where they say they...
Why 360 Feedback for Managers is so Important
Use 360 feedback for managers to make an impact on your business. 360 degree feedback has been proven an effective tool for developing leadership skills throughout organizations worldwide for decades. It is a proven methodology used to assess, benchmark and...
What Does a Pre-Employment Assessment Measure?
What is a pre-employment assessment? A pre-employment assessment is a tool that helps screen individuals during an organization’s hiring process. Pre-employment assessments are set up in a way to help hiring managers measure the skills, characteristics, and attributes...
More About Dr. Jaffee
Dr. Jaffee (M.A., Ph.D.) is a recognized expert in the field of assessments, and has created effective HR Solutions used by millions of people.