Author Archives: Josh Millet

Help! One of my top performers bombed your test!

The most effective method we have for selling our pre-employment testing software, HireSelect, is our 30-day free trial. It allows prospective customers to try the tests, preview the software, and ask our sales team questions about how to best use … Continue reading

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America’s Computer Literacy Problem

As we announced in this blog post earlier this year, our newest test is called the Computer Literacy and Internet Knowledge test (CLIK). We developed the CLIK because many of our customers  requested a test of general computer literacy.  The … Continue reading

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Moneyball and Pre-employment Testing

I finally got around to seeing “Moneyball” this weekend, the movie adaptation of the Michael Lewis book of the same name. The movie documents the role played by Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland A’s, in transforming the way … Continue reading

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The HAI and Tomorrow’s Jobs Report

This holiday shortened week has brought some weak economic news to the fore, and yesterday the stock market took a steep loss.  Some analysts are pointing to tomorrow’s monthly payrolls numbers as an important event that could significantly impact the … Continue reading

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More NFL Draft Selection Geekiness

Today is that time of year again, the NFL draft. Not quite the same with the labor situation overhang, but that doesn’t seem to have slowed the perennial debates about draft order and the professional prospects of various members of … Continue reading

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New Computer Skills Test (CLIK) Added to HireSelect

Just a quick heads up that we introduced a new computer skills test today. If you want to read the press release it is here. A lot of customers have been asking about a quick assessment of basic computer literacy, … Continue reading

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Criteria Radio Interview

I was interviewed the other day by Ric Franzi, who does a twice weekly business show where he interviews CEOs of companies based here in SoCal. It’s actually fairly extensive–25 minutes long, as we get into how Criteria’s employee testing … Continue reading

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Twice As Many Job Seekers For Every Job

A recent New York Times article highlighted the challenges faced by a small business owner in devoting sufficient time to hiring new staff. The challenges are particularly acute in the current economic climate, it was argued, because the number of … Continue reading

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A Misplaced Faith

A blog post on Huffington Post caught our eye last week (Employment Testing for the Priesthood Can Prevent Child Abuse). The title concisely states the thesis, but aside from a few sensible sounding comments about pre-employment testing from a headhunter, … Continue reading

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Positive hiring trends at small businesses: Hiring Activity Index ticks up again in February

As the focus of stock market watchers, economists, and politicians turns to Friday’s release of the February non-farms payroll and unemployment numbers, we thought we’d weigh in again on hiring trends. In the past few days a number of payroll … Continue reading

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