Psych Tech @ Work

There is no one better to weigh in on this most timely of topics than Gerry Crispin, co-founder of CareerXroads and the TalentBoard and long time champion of those who demand more from their hiring experience.

In this episode provides an honest answer to the question:
"Can assessments and a positive candidate experience peacefully coexist?"
Gerry makes the answer simple: Candidates do not hate assessments at all. What they hate is engaging in a hiring process that seems unfair. Perceptions of fairness are driven by many things- where the assessment falls in the talent acquisition workflow, selling the value of the assessment to the candidate, and feedback from recruiters.

But the #1 factor in job candidate’s positive feelings about an assessment is a clear link between the content of the assessment and the job they are applying to (aka “face validity”). The idea that candidates drop out of the process due to the length of an assessment is a myth. Candidates disengage from the process when they feel their time is being wasted by irrelevant questions delivered in what appears to be a vacuum.

Beyond this revelation, Gerry provides some great ideas for those who want to make pre-hire assessments a value add to the candidate experience and delivers the good news that they can actually play a starring role.

You can follow Gerry on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gerrycrispin
Connect on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycrispin/
And Learn more about CareerXroads here: https://cxr.works

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Dr. Richard N. Landers is the John P. Campbell Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and directs the TNTLAB (Testing New Technologies in Learning, Assessment and Behavior). Dr. Lander’s is one of the foremost authorities on advanced assessment methods. His research on advanced gamification, AI, and Virtual reality based assessments techniques make him the perfect person to answer the question,

"Are advanced assessment technologies overhyped in 2018?"

This episode’s conversation seeks separate fact from fiction when it comes to AI based pre-hire assessment tools. In discussing the current state of advanced assessment techniques- consideration is paid to both the benefits and drawback of techniques that are being hyped as revolutionary (e.g., Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Gamification, and Virtual Reality).

Dr. Landers shares his view that these tools are still in their early days and a rush to widespread application over more trusted methods may be premature. Dr. Landers also highlights bright spots in the current state of advanced assessment tools and provides suggestions for getting the most out of them.

Through TNTLAB, Dr. Landers trains Ph.D. students and undergraduates in this research area and I/O psychology more broadly. If you are interested in becoming a part of TNTLAB in either of these roles, please see this page http://rlanders.net/join/. If you are interested in learning more about TNTLAB research, please see their Research Areas to learn more: http://rlanders.net/research/

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