Assess to Select the Best-PCI Assess to Select the Best Webinar Handout

PCI Assess to Select the Best Webinar Handout

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The document is a structured outline for a course titled "Assess to Select the Best" by Whitney Martin from ProActive Consulting. It details the content of a training session aimed at improving employee selection processes. The session addresses the costly impacts of poor hiring decisions and promotes using objective data to enhance the hiring process.<br /><br />Key learning objectives of the session include understanding the predictive validity of various employee selection methods, discovering critical candidate attributes that align with organizational outcomes, exploring different assessment instruments, and reviewing business metrics to measure the impact of hiring decisions. Whitney Martin, with a background in Human Resources Measurement & Evaluation, will lead the session.<br /><br />The document emphasizes the importance of identifying specific traits and abilities necessary for job success and understanding the causes of hiring failures. It discusses the use of structured screening criteria, including education, experience, skills, personality, cognitive ability, and values, to assess candidates more effectively. <br /><br />Additionally, the document provides a breakdown of various assessment examples for different roles, underlining the potential to improve business outcomes like customer satisfaction and employee retention through better hiring practices. Concerns such as bias, cost, and candidate experience with assessments are also addressed, with a focus on integrating assessments to reduce bias, improve process efficiency, and enhance the candidate experience.<br /><br />The course suggests resources and strategies for participants wanting to delve deeper, offering a review of publications and suggesting further discussions on assessment strategies. The session seeks to redefine "the best" hiring criteria and ensure consistency in selection processes.

Keywords

employee selection

hiring process

predictive validity

candidate attributes

assessment instruments

business metrics

structured screening

job success traits

bias reduction

Whitney Martin