Events

Rocket-Hire’s founder, Charles Handler, Ph.D., presents webcasts and speaks at conferences and events worldwide.

Past Events

Selected past webcasts and speaking engagements include:

2010

25th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, April 8-10, 2010 Atlanta, GA. Dr. Handler will participate in the following panels:

• “Upgrading Your Assessment Practice,” Friday, April 9. This panel will discuss the use of technology in assessments to create a more relevant and engaging experience for candidates and users.
• “Assessment Trends in Organizations: How Companies Measure Talent,” Saturday, April 10. This forum will present several sources of data (the results of 2 global surveys; case studies from large organizations) to provide a current view of how companies are using, and plan to use, assessments for various talent management functions.

Webcast with Dr. Ken Lahti of PreVisor “21st Century Assessments: The Future is Now.” March 31.

Webcast with Human Capital Institute: “Leadership Hiring Assessments: What’s New and What Works.” March 30.

Webcast with Lou Adler, John Sullivan, and Dr. Tom Janz: “The Great Debate – Does Interviewing Accuracy Really Improve Quality of Hire?” March 25.

March 15-17: attended the 10th Annual ERE Spring Expo, San Diego, CA.

Human Capital Institute Webcast (with Ken Lahti of PreVisor), February 2010. 21st Century Assessments: The Future is Now: This webcast showcases the latest updates in state-of-the-art assessment tools and techniques.

2009

3rd Annual Australasian Talent Conference. Sydney, Australia. May 2009.

• Pre-Conference Workshop: Developing an Assessment Strategy for Selecting High Performing Candidates in Tight Economic Markets.
• Presentation: Should Organizations Change their Assessment Methodology in Tough Economic Times?

Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology 24th Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. April 2009.

• Handler, C.A. (2009). Lessons Learned From Hourly Level Selection Assessment Implementation. Chair of Panel Discussion.
• Handler, C.A. (2009). From Job Analysis to Selection to Development: Technology Facilitating Innovation. Discussant for Symposium.

2008

Getting the Most from Online Pre-Screening Questions: Tips for Strategy and Process- Webinar with Careerbuilder.com

Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology 23rd Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA. April 2008.

• Handler, C.A. (2008). Current Issues in Internet Assessment–The Providers’ View. Panelist.
• Handler, C.A. (2008). The Role of Job Analytics in Productization of Pre-employment Assessment. Presenter in C. Murphy (Chair) Practical Considerations and Future Directions in Job Analysis and Specification.
• Handler, C.A. (2008). Trends in Employee Selection: Expectations for the Near Future. Presenter.

2007

ERE Spring Expo. San Diego, CA. April 2007.
Screening and Assessment: Best Practices and Metrics. Pre-conference workshop.

ERE Expo Europe. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. November, 2007.
Globalization & Assessment: Using Competency-based Pre-employment Assessment Tools to Help Create a Unified, Global Corporate Culture. Pre-Conference workshop.

Screening and Assessment: How Today's Leading Companies Are Leveraging These Tools. Webinar with ERE.

Customized Skill Assessments: How Job-Based Tests can make your Screening Process More Effective and Defensible. Webinar with eSkill.

Dispelling Common Assessment Myth. Webinar with Psymax Solutions.

Recruiting and Your Bottom Line. Measuring the Financial Impact of Enterprise Recruitment Management. Webcast with the Human Capital Institute.

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