The Assessment Advantage: Five Vital Business Outcomes Positively Impacted by Hiring Assessments

2023 Annual
A systematic and practical look at how to use hiring assessments to increase the objectivity and accuracy of your selection system.

Accurate. Fair. Inclusive. Engaging. Efficacious. If you cannot use all five of these words to describe your selection process, this session is a must-attend; because all five of these objectives should be non-negotiable. We will explore tangible, practical ways to leverage assessment instruments to create highly aligned selection system that minimize bias, increase prediction, enhance candidate experience, and have a quantifiable impact to the bottom line.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore how to determine what specific traits, attributes, and abilities you should be measuring in candidates.
  • Discover multiple benefits of introducing additional objective data points into your selection process.
  • Review ways to measure the accuracy and effectiveness of your selection system.
  • Learn how to leverage assessments in ways that both candidates and hiring managers will appreciate.

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Date(s) & Time(s): 
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Presenter: 

Whitney Martin

Whitney
Martin

As a measurement strategist, Whitney’s passion and expertise lies in the field of surveys and assessments. A self-professed “data nerd,” Whitney has a Master’s degree in the area of Human Resources Measurement and Evaluation and has conducted extensive research on the predictive validity of various hiring assessment strategies.

Whitney has been a highly rated speaker at several National HR Conferences and has authored articles on assessments for several books and publications, including Harvard Business Review. She is a member of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and has two decades of experience working in the assessment industry.

Location: 
N233
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Business (Behavioral)
People (Technical)
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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