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By Mike Russiello Should you test your applicants in a tight labor market?
Employment testing in a tight labor market has pros and cons, and using assessments that are too long or are clearly not job-related can have severe consequences.
By Mike Russiello Why do employers hate to give feedback to applicants?
Candidate feedback reports are one facet of a positive candidate experience. Why do employers withhold the results of their hiring decision-making process from applicants and can something be done about it?
By Mike Russiello Why do recruiters hate pre-employment assessments?
Job recruiters tend to have a resistance toward employment assessments. The testing industry can addresses this by creating effective job-specific tests that provide meaningful feedback.
By Mike Russiello Why is it so hard to vertically integrate employment testing?
While great strides have been made to vertically integrate across HR and particularly recruitment functions, pre-employment testing has remained mostly outside the integrated ecosystem.