Assess to Select the Best-Assess to Select the Best Webinar

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The PCI webinar, "Assess to Select the Best," presented by Whitney Martin, focused on improving employee selection processes using objective assessment data. Whitney emphasized that traditional reliance on education and experience as primary hiring criteria is flawed due to their low predictive validity for job performance and the biases they introduce. Instead, she advocates for a strategic approach, defining what specific traits or attributes are crucial for a role, using assessments to measure these attributes effectively. Various types of assessments were discussed, including personality, skills, and values-based tools, which help in making informed hiring decisions and can predict factors like employee reliability and engagement. The presentation highlighted the importance of having a clear hiring vision shared among all team members involved in the selection process, and using data-driven methods to align hiring practices with organizational goals. The webinar concluded with a Q&A session addressing concerns about job fairs, managing mismatched job roles, and improving selection processes with assessments, aligning with ongoing industry trends for more accurate and fair hiring.

Keywords

employee selection

objective assessment

predictive validity

hiring criteria

personality assessments

skills assessments

values-based tools

data-driven hiring

organizational goals