Science 4-Hire is now Psych Tech @ Work!.
After 6 years and 72 episodes and 20,000 downloads!, why the change?
In case you haven’t noticed a lot has changed in the past six years! AI is creating a seismic impact on the psychology of work, and we all need to pay attention to what is happening here, or else???
Psych Tech @ Work promotes safe technological innovation and human/machine partnerships as an essential force in creating equilibrium and between psychology and commerce. Maintaining this balance in a time of unprecedented change is essential for ensuring that the future of work is ethical, positive, and prosperous.
Creating such a future requires an unprecedented level of interdisciplinary collaboration. With the goal of educating, engaging, and inspiring others through thoughtful and practical discussions with guests from a wide variety of backgrounds and specialties, Psych Tech @ Work provides a smorgasbord of food for thought and practical takeaways about the issues that will make or break the future of work.
Check out the latest episodes!
This episode takes the listener on a journey through some fascinating topics- All of which tie back to human nature and the world of work. Our guest star is Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic an organizational psychologist who is currently a professor of business psychology at University College London (UCL) and Columbia University, as well as the Chief…
Can you “teach” consulting? How do the masters learn? What are the universal truths and secrets to success? These are the fundamental question that Dr. Van Latham answers with Dr. Charles Handler in this episode. There has traditionally been no real training for consulting skills. Most of us have learned via experience and many mistakes!…
This episode’s guest is Kevin Wheeler, Founder and Chairman of the Future of Talent Institute. Kevin is a futurist and a true thought leader whose personal brand brings to the party a practical but future-forward blend of wisdom. Kevin brings a really strong foundation in understanding the role talent will play in shaping the future…
In this episode Dr. Handler & Dr. Fred Oswald- past president of SIOP and scientist extraordinaire discuss a range of topics related to the past, present, and future of employment testing. The discussion starts with the foundational reasons employment testing exists- immutable things such as the value of measuring individual differences. The discussion then turns…
This episode looks at assessments from the perspective of a talent acquisition leader and asks the question– Do talent acquisition leaders really care about assessments? To answer this question properly we call on the perspective of seasoned TA leader and consultant Linda Brenner of Talent Growth Advisors. (http://talentgrowthadvisors.com) According to Linda- understanding the space given…
This episode explores the various ways social media information is being used to evaluate job applicants and provides expert opinions on their viability and general acceptance. Special guest Dr. Shawn Bergman’s expertise in the area of social media for hiring, as well as his own research, provide a great backdrop for filtering general perceptions about…
In this episode listeners are treated to 30 minutes of storytelling and inspiration from our special guest Mark Newman, Managing Partner of Liam June Ventures, a prolific investor and founder of pioneering video interviewing company, HireVue. As a founder of HireVue, a trailblazer in video interviewing and video assessment, Mark has been at the intersection…
While the EEOC’s Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (aka UGES) provide a solid foundation when it comes to the do’s and don’ts of employment testing- it is always nice to hear about the EEOC’s stance on key issues straight from the horse’s mouth. In this episode special guest Dr. Romella El Kharzazi, of the…
Dr. Ed Levine, Professor Emeritus in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of South Florida, and a long time friend of Dr. Charles Handler joins us in this episode. Dr. Levine literally wrote the book on job analysis. In this episode Dr. Levine shares decades of wisdom about the how and why of job analysis. The…
Ben Hawkes is an I/O psychologist who is a thought leader in game-based pre-employment assessment tools.Ben is currently the co-Founder of BlackHawke Behavior Science and has served as the Selection Assessment Lead for Shell International since 2016. Ben’s background and experience make him a perfect resource for helping Dr. Handler answer the question: “Are game-based…