News You Can Use | Issue 03 |
What We’ve Been Reading It’s almost that time of year again.. Yep. Soon the latest batch of new grads will be exiting their institutions and hitting the job market. Many will become disillusioned as they struggle to be hired into positions where they get to use the talents they’ve spent years accumulating. It’s frustrating to…
News You Can Use | Issue 02 |
What We’ve Been Reading On-boarding – One size NEVER fits all Disengagement for new employees – particularly younger employees – begins with the onboarding process. Our research (and others, like the Gallup Q12) indicate that the most disengaged workers tend to be younger, with university degrees. Only, we don’t think it’s because of a lack…
Competency and the Link to Engagement and Performance: If you’re not focused on competency… what ARE you focused on?
At WFSI, we’re laser-focused on competency as THE key to organizational performance. And while there are companies who say they have a competency focus, when you scratch a bit below the surface, you find that things aren’t necessarily what they may appear to be. One example we’ve seen repeatedly is in recruiting for “entry-level” positions….
Competency Testing in Recruiting: It’s Probably A LOT Easier Than You Think…
When we talk to companies about testing for competency during recruiting and selection, we often get pushback: “That’s too complicated!” “That’s too expensive!” “That takes too much time!” But does it really? We maintain that the biggest reason that companies don’t do really engage in competency testing is that they really don’t have a proper…
News You Can Use | Issue 01 |
What We’ve Been Reading Competency-based hiring… it’s an emerging trend, and it seems to (finally) be catching on. Maybe. It’s an interesting and emerging trend, driven by employer dissatisfaction with traditional skills proxies – there’s an article here from way back in 2015 from the US-based SHRM organization, that explains what it is, why you…
