CrossRoads Workforce Dynamics -- Results

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Assessments Give Employers a Hiring Edge
A growing number of companies from General Motors to American Express to Norwest Mortgage are no longer satisfied with traditional job interviews. They are making applicants for many white-collar jobs run a gauntlet of assessments. They want answers before they hire the candidate.

What Are Competencies?
Is "competency" just another word for skills and abilities? Not really. Competencies also refer to interests, preferences and "job fit" factors that determine whether a person will be successful working at a specific job and in a given company culture.

Making a Million-Dollar Decision
Most companies will spend days, weeks maybe months making a decision to buy a million dollar piece of equipment. But how much time do they spend making a decision to hire an employee whose salary and benefits over a 20-year period will equal a million dollars...or more?

Reasons for Using Assessments
Here's a list of seven real good reasons for using assessments in hiring, developing and retaining a high quality workforce.

What Employees Want
Today's employees want more than a paycheck.

Arkansas Turnover Rate Is 40%
With the turnover rate among Arkansas businesses hovering around 40 percent, some organizations are turning to assessment tests to help them find employees to "fit" the jobs they offer.

The Answer Is Under Your Nose
Employers love to fondly imagine the perfect staff member is just around the corner, but instead of daydreaming, perhaps you should examine the talent you already have.

Your Assets Go Home Every Night
To a greater extent than ever before, organizations are measured on their ability to gain a return on their intangible assets: assets such as knowledge and the ability to effectively apply that knowledge through a competent, compatible, committed workforce.

Growing Companies Must Utilize Solid Interviews
The art of interviewing is and has always been highly overrated. Even when good questions are asked, they aren't always as tailored to the position as they should be. Integrated assessments help overcome this shortfall.

Challenges for HR Executives
What do you consider to be the most pressing challenges and greatest opportunities HR executives will experience this year? Bud Haney, president of Profiles International, answers the question from his perspective.

Employee Theft: Clearly a Problem
Some major retailers agree with the findings of a survey that said retail employees do them more harm than shoplifters.

Cost Per Hire--Don't Even Bother
Hiring costs are such a small percentage of an employee's value that figuring cost-per-hire is usually a waste of time.

Shared Qualities of Top Sellers
The Harvard Business School did a study to determine the common characteristics of top salespeople. The evidence they found is clear that most people can be top sellers if there are willing to study, concentrate and focus on performance.

What's Your Corporate DNA?
Hiring people who fit your corporate culture is invaluable in today's business environment.