If you were asked to recruit players for a softball team to play in the neighborhood league, how would you go about it? Would your approach be different if you were building a major league baseball team and you could get a million dollar bonus if the team won the championship? Of course, with more to gain you will put much more into it. You will consider candidates’ training, experience, past success, the role they play, how they will get along with the manager and other players and many more pertinent details. In short, you will use all of the resources available to make sure you make the best decision possible for each position on the team.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out the reasons behind the growing trend of more employers using assessments in their hiring process. Fewer are willing to take a chance on anyone who doesn’t fully measure up to their understanding of what it takes to succeed in their organization. With assessment technology available at costs substantially below the cost of hiring just one wrong person, most companies understand it costs more to not use assessments than it does to use them. Savvy hiring professionals know that while the selection process may be longer for the candidate, they can spend their recruiting time with the ones who are best qualified to succeed. When they create a win-win scenario for the company and the employee everyone has a much better chance of long term success.
We have been in the assessment business for over ten years and have seen many clients create winning teams by utilizing the reliable, proven assessments we customize for each particular need. We would be delighted to help you build your winning team – particularly if you have a million dollar bonus riding on it!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal pointed out the reasons behind the growing trend of more employers using assessments in their hiring process. Fewer are willing to take a chance on anyone who doesn’t fully measure up to their understanding of what it takes to succeed in their organization. With assessment technology available at costs substantially below the cost of hiring just one wrong person, most companies understand it costs more to not use assessments than it does to use them. Savvy hiring professionals know that while the selection process may be longer for the candidate, they can spend their recruiting time with the ones who are best qualified to succeed. When they create a win-win scenario for the company and the employee everyone has a much better chance of long term success.
We have been in the assessment business for over ten years and have seen many clients create winning teams by utilizing the reliable, proven assessments we customize for each particular need. We would be delighted to help you build your winning team – particularly if you have a million dollar bonus riding on it!
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