Posts tagged development
Intelligence Testing for the Workplace?

Cognitive ability tests that seek to measure intelligence, similar to the SAT, have been commonly used in organizations to successfully select personnel. But like any selection tool, there are practical advantages and disadvantages and this blog post examines the costs and benefits of using such assessments for selection purposes. 

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Can Social Media Predict Employee Personality?

Technology has had a substantial impact on assessment methods.  In fact, new technologies have the potential to completely change the structure of the assessments market because of enhanced user experience and crowd sourcing as a method for employee selection.  My aim in this post is to examine changes in the assessments field in light of new technologies and to provide information on the emerging use of big data-based assessments for organizations. 

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