Companies know that diversity is important, especially as the markets they serve also continue to become more diverse. For decades, companies have operated under the false assumption that a lack of organizational diversity is a talent pool or pipeline problem. And, with that attitude, companies historically haven’t felt obligated to implement diversity and inclusion recruitment best practices.
The market for talent assessments is hot, and the need for assessment expertise will only grow. Data from Rocket-Hire’s assessment market report reveals that, in just five years (between 2015-2020), the pre-hire talent assessment market has grown by a shocking 98%. With so many companies implementing pre-hire assessments — many for the first time — talent assessment specialists are in demand to provide guidance.
Assessments help you achieve a more effective succession planning process. Here’s what you need to know about talent assessments and succession planning.
Assessments are a vital part of your talent strategy, but most companies fail to use them strategically. Typically, HR teams add assessments to the hiring process as a response to a specific problem, such as high turnover or low productivity.
The concept of hiring for culture fit is so ingrained in our hiring lexicon that assessing candidates based on this idea has become part of many organizations’ “best practices.” It’s actually a deeply problematic practice. The problem starts with how we define the term “culture fit.” The absence of a structured, objective approach to understanding…
Committing to diversity and inclusion doesn’t automatically reduce bias in the hiring process. Recent research from the University of Pennsylvania found that firms who reported that they consider gender and racial diversity when making hiring decisions still displayed significant bias toward resumes from women, minorities or applicants from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Bias in the hiring…
Let’s face it — the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic have had an unprecedented impact on the labor market. Talent is in short supply, and with the Great Resignation underway, companies may be losing workers faster than they can add them. As employers scramble to figure out how to overcome these challenges, abandoning the…
Employers are wary of using assessments during their hiring process. But why? Employers have been led to believe that assessments, by default, create a poor candidate experience. And that can be true, if the pre-hire assessment is poorly designed, misused, or confusing to candidates. But an assessment that measures what it claims to measure and…
Dr. Charles Handler sat with Dr. Ken Lahti, host of SHL’s Podcast, Talent Talks, in April 2020 to discuss the crowded HR tech space. The focus of the conversation was on the flooded marketplace of HR and work tech-based companies that have designed tools that are seemingly life-changing for large and small businesses alike. The…
Are you ready? Once the pandemic has subsided (soon please!) the learnings from the adaptations we have been forced to make will undoubtedly drive long-lasting changes. It seems inevitable that one such change will be an accelerated shift to remote work. Even before Novel Corona, new technology and a demand for flexibility have pushed a…