Testing
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In its over five years of existence, this blog has never been about politics. But there is a time for everything. And now is the time for me to [...]
Employee Survey Use & Design
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?
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
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
(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?
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.
Follow-Up to EEOC’s Investigation of FedEx’s Employment Testing
Recently, I posted a story about EEOC investigating FedEx’s use of a test for a number of positions throughout the U.S.
EEOC has apparently raised concerns that this test battery has a disparate impact on minorities.
Since that posting, I have found a site on FedEx’s corporate career site that explains the logic of [...]
EEOC Investigates Potential Nationwide Test Discrimination At FedEx
In a recent press release, EEOC announced some interesting turns in an investigation of FedEx’s promotion policies. One interesting turn involves the refusal by FedEx to comply with a subpoena to provide files and therefore EEOC has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to order FedEx Corporation to explain the failure [...]
Disparate TREATMENT vs. Disparate IMPACT
Some otherwise very knowledgeable and smart HR folks, and perhaps even lawyers, may have difficulty understanding the difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact. Indeed, in some old Supreme Court cases, the supreme court justices appeared to begin to merge the two concepts somewhat.
I found that one of the clearest explanations for disparate treatment [...]
To Proctor or Not to Proctor: That is the Question for Some Internet Tests
Nope, “proctoring” has nothing to do with anything medical. Rather, it relates here to whether or not a company assigns someone to watch over test-takers as they take an examination of the psychological type.
In his latest posting, Jamie of selectionmatters.com discusses a symposium he attended on proctoring in the context of internet testing.
The specific [...]
EEOC Starts Focusing On Recruitment and Hiring Discrimination
In our recent posting regarding EEOC’s new compliance manual on race and color discrimination, I didn’t mention that recruitment discrimination seems to get quite a bit of attention. This seems to indicate a renewed emphasis at EEOC.
Curious to see if that was a correct conclusion, I recently reviewed the transcript of the EEOC’s [...]
I’m Back from Dallas, TX Conference
I was away from home for a few days, at a conference for Industrial Psychologists, presenting several papers and meeting various friends and colleagues. I also spent some time visiting friends in Dallas. Big homes there!
My paper presentations concerned various topics ranging from the Daubert standard and expert witness testimony in the court, to [...]
Michael’s Upcoming Speaking Engagement
On April 27, 2006, our own Michael Harris will speak on “Legal Landmines in I/O Psychology” at a luncheon sponsored by Gateway Industrial/Organizational Psychologists
More specifically:
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Employment Testing (But Didn’t Know Where to Ask)
Many people question the value of, and issues related to, employment testing in the workplace.
At this blawg, we have often covered employment testing, from a variety of perspectives.
We have also looked at case law regarding employment testing.
I recently found a website, created by a trade association for test publishers (i.e., the Association of Test [...]
Employment Testing: A Diversity of Views
I think that in many ways how people feel about employment testing is probably quite similar to how they felt about tests at school.
Some people I knew loved taking tests at school; other people were terrified at the mere thought.
In this posting, I present a roundup of some different reactions to employment testing.
One [...]
