Rocket-Hire: Helping You Navigate the Pre-Employment Screening, Testing, and Assessment Universe

Whitepapers, Articles & Research

Part of our mission is to inform and educate clients about the use of pre-employment testing, screening, and assessment tools. Our founder, Dr. Charles Handler is a recognized thought leader for assessment. See Dr. Handler’s author page on ERE.net.

Is Pre-employment Assessment Right For You? 7 Questions

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by Dr. Charles Handler Feb 26, 2010

While assessment can be beneficial in most situations, it is better suited for some scenarios. I’m going to highlight a few situations for which I feel assessment really is a good fit. [full article »]

What to Expect From the Assessment World in 2010

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by Dr. Charles Handler Dec 16, 2009

It may be a stretch to say that 2009 was a good year for assessment. The impact of the downturn definitely hit vendors of assessment just as hard as it did those in other areas of recruitment and staffing. [full article »]

Validation: Practical Information for Staffing Professionals

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by Dr. Charles Handler Sep 24, 2009

It is not a stretch to say that the validation of pre-employment assessment tools is both one of the most important, and one of the most overlooked, aspects of any legitimate pre-employment assessment program. Validation is a best practice that can provide both critical information about the ROI of an assessment and the documentation required to... [full article »]

Results from the 6th Annual Rocket-Hire Online Assessment Usage Survey

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by Dr. Charles Handler Aug 3, 2009

Article and research by Charles Handler and Mark C. Healy For the last seven years, Rocket-Hire has surveyed users of web-based pre-employment assessment tools, so we again asked members of the ERE community to tell us about their usage of typical pre-employment screening, testing, and assessment programs. As with years past, we zeroed in on... [full article »]

Thoughts on the Ricci Decision

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by Dr. Charles Handler Jun 30, 2009

It has been an interesting week as I have watched issues that I deal with on a daily basis become part of the mainstream news media. For those of you who are unaware, earlier this week the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a case that deals with discrimination and employment testing. ... [full article »]

Apollo 11: Rocket Science and the Future of Hiring

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by Dr. Charles Handler Jun 16, 2009

We are approaching the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission in which the world witnessed the first human to walk on the moon. This event was an historic moment for mankind and one that will live on as one of the most triumphant moments for the human race. [full article »]

Hot Trends and Issues From the Annual Industrial-Organizational Psychology Conference

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by Dr. Charles Handler Apr 13, 2009

Every year thousands of industrial-organizational psychologists gather for our society’s annual conference. This conference always proves to be an interesting and fun event chocked full of useful information. Readers who are unfamiliar with SIOP should definitely check it out. While much of the conference is highly academic, there is probably no other place... [full article »]

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