The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit against Walmart for screening out employees (not applicants) using a training program and assessment the EEOC alleges unfairly discriminated against people with disabilities and was not related to either the employees’ job duties or job performance. Walmart will likely lose Continue Reading...
Assessing the Un-assessable: How to Evaluate Applicant Aptitudes on Difficult to Measure Characteristics
A key challenge faced by every hiring manager is how to determine, based on limited information, whether any given applicant would be a good addition to their team. In making this determination, two key pieces of information are required. First is the answer to the question, “Does this applicant possess the knowledge, skills and Continue Reading...
3 Things to Know About the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
You want to make offers to the strongest possible candidates every time you have a job opening. Yet how can you make sure your recruitment processes are legally defensible? One way is by adhering to the Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, particularly when it comes to your pre-employment assessments. Unlike many Continue Reading...
How a Job Analysis Can Ensure Test Validity in Your Hiring Process
Two of the top terms you can expect to hear when discussing pre-employment assessments are “accuracy” and “validity.” However, it’s important not to confuse them or use them interchangeably. That’s why it’s essential to have a working knowledge of what they mean and how they work together if you want them to be a truly valuable (and compliant) part Continue Reading...
Ethical, Valid Candidate Selection Requires an Airtight Early Screening Process
From an employer’s perspective, securing the best, most qualified candidate for an open position can feel like winning the lottery. After all, a strong fit usually corresponds to a higher likelihood that the employee will become an asset to the company. Yet candidate selection throughout the hiring process is anything but simple. What’s the Continue Reading...
