Archive for the 'Testing' Category

Employee Survey Use & Design

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today, online employee surveys are becoming more common than old-fashioned pencil-and-paper questionnaires, a trend that is increasing employee participation rates, adding significantly to the accuracy and meaningfulness of survey results.

Regardless of the format, if used properly, they can be invaluable; if not, they can be a waste of time and money and can even hurt employee morale.

Regardless of the format, if used properly, they can be invaluable; if not, they can be a waste of time and money and can even hurt employee morale.

Are Today’s Applicants Dumber?

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

A recent press release from Wonderlic, Inc., reporting on a new study of company data, says applicants today aren’t as smart (lower cognitive ability) as similarly-educated applicants of yesteryear. The data is from the company’s well-known Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT). The WPT measures cognitive ability, which the company says has been proven [...]

Friday humor; introducing a new drug testing option

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The short video below introduces a whole new concept in drug testing, one that avoids the pitfalls of conventional urinalysis. Check it out.

Read the true story behind the video.

Options include testing skin and testing surfaces, such as desks or workplace equipment.

A description of some of the advantages of this testing method (in [...]

Plain Talk About Employment Testing From Bob Brady, a Straight Shooter

Friday, September 15th, 2006

(And from George, making it two straight shooters — hopefully)

Back when Michael Harris was a contributor to this blog, employment testing was a fairly common topic here, and naturally so, given his background as an industrial/organizational psychologist.

Unlike Michael, I’m not particularly well acquainted with the ins and outs of test design and validation. [...]

Even More On FedEx’s Use of the BST Testing: Is It Really Valid?

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Since my posting on the EEOC’s investigation of FedEx’s use of an employment test, I have continued to find some more interesting information on FedEx’s use of an employment test.

This time, the information comes from a lawsuit against FedEx, which recently received class status.