Articles About Tests & Testing
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You’re Dishonest (And So Is Everyone Else)
Dishonesty in the workplace can be minimized through better hiring practices.
Toxic Workers The Expensive Hidden Menace Who Are Costing You More Than You Think!
Bad hires can cost you $50,000 per toxic worker hired.
Poor ‘fit’ causes far too many terminations/resignations – How do we fix this?
Do your applicants really fit into your organization or not? Do you know?
Thieves Are Everywhere! (And You’ve Probably Already Hired One)
Pre-screening for honesty can save you a lot of grief.
Congratulations, You’re Fired!
The consequences of public foolishness in the internet age.
Why Attitude Matters As Much (Or More) Than Skills!
If you aren’t testing your applicants, you’re running the risk of hiring problems instead.
Screening Assessments And Employee Confidentiality – A Word To Employers
Confidential information should always be handled carefully. Every effort should always be made to keep private, personal information confidential. People expect that the details of their medical history, personal finances, employment history, salaries and etc. are...
We Don’t Hire Child Molesters! (We Think)
A case for the use of pre-screening tests.
Are Your Employees ‘Really’ Honest? Do You ‘Really’ Know For Sure?
How do you know if your applicants are really trustworthy, honest people?
Generation Jobless And The Advantages For Employers
How savvy employers can take advantage of Canada’s surplus graduates.
Is Your Camp Ready For A Lawsuit?
How to hire better counselors and avoid potential problems.
16% of First-Year Students Drop Out of University
How To Keep Your Child From Being One of Them!
Survey Indicates That Qualified Talent Is Increasingly Difficult To Find
Finding good employees is getting harder. Testing applicants helps employers make better decisions.
Why Pre-Screening Employees Is Important
Pre-screening applicants can reveal important information about candidates that nothing else can tell you.
Want better employees? Ask better questions in job interviews . (And TEST them!)
How to hire better, more skilled and more reliable employees.
Pencils down. Time to see if you’re right for the job
More companies are using assessments to screen employees.
The High Cost of Hiring the Wrong Person
Bad hiring decisions can cost you big bucks later on.
Why We Do Not Provide Sample Tests for Studying or for Student Research
Creative Organizational Design cannot provide free working samples, study guides or practice tests for any of the products that we carry.
Testing For Integrity
Are your job candidates honest? How do you know and how can you find out?
The Recruitment Process That Succeeds
How to use testing to screen applicants and establish internal scoring benchmarks.
Don’t Hire A Killer
How To Avoid Violence Prone Employees
It Takes All Kinds
Personality and personality testing in the workplace.
Is Your Sales Force Performing Effectively?
How to assess the skills of your sales force.
How to Prevent Employee Theft
The following is a true story. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty and the organization that hired them. Some time ago, a retailer hired a sales clerk. This company knew that employee theft was a problem; they had attended an anti-theft conference...
How To Prevent Burnout
Burnout in the workplace and what to do about it.
How To Identify Problem Employees Before You Hire Them
What to look for in a job candidate before you offer them a job.
How to Deal with Customers
How to hire and train employees to be responsive to customer needs.
Finding Employees With Integrity
How to hire honest employees.
Employee Turnover – What are the costs? How can you stop it?
How to reduce employee turnover and churn
Managing Conflicts Effectively
Workplace conflict management and how to do it well.
Do Assessment Tests Work?
Do employee tests and selection tools really work?
Dealing With The Dishonest Employee
What to do about employee theft.
Dealing With Employees Who Steal
What to do about employee theft.
Choosing a Winner
How to hire the right person the first time.
Avoiding Employees who are Dishonest or Drug Users
How to avoid hiring other people’s rejects
We know our employees steal, but who cares?
How just one dishonest employees can seriously damage a company or its reputation.
A Visit from One of the World’s Worst Salesmen
A terrible sales call and how you can ensure that your sales force doesn’t send this impression!
Use Employee Assessments to Hire the Right Person For the Job
Using assessments to make good hiring decisions
People Cause More Problems than Anybody
How to manage problem employees.
Prospective Hires Put To The Test
Why testing job candidates can save you time and big bucks.