Assessment is the essential foundation for organisational success because high quality assessment used at the point of hire enables you to have the greatest impact on performance, productivity and retention. What distinguishes the Harrison Assessment from others is its examination of both the eligibility and the suitability of a candidate for the position. To be…
Wouldn’t it be great to have a crystal ball handy that you could whip out and use any time you needed to make an HR decision? “Oh mighty crystal ball, tell me is this person going to be the great employee that will help the company achieve its goals, or the hire from hell?” “Oh…
There are many types of assessments and each has its own purpose. A critical consideration in selecting an assessment is to use an assessment that fits your purpose. If you are attempting to hire, develop, promote, and retain talent, the assessments must produce reports that are related to the requirements of the job. Does the…
Too bad you don’t have sixteen weeks of testing to find the perfect candidate! I will admit it. My guilty pleasure is watching a few reality TV programs. “The Next Food Network Star” and “Celebrity Apprentice” are two of my favourites. I happily watch the trials and tribulations of the prospective job candidates as they…
Harrison Assessments, a leader in innovative job-specific predictive analytics, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Silver award for excellence in the Best Advance in Technology for the Remote Workforce category. Harrison Assessment’s win was announced on December 8, 2022. The winners are listed at https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners “In a post-pandemic workplace, our research found many organizations are technically equipped…
One of the most common JSF requests I receive is Project Manager. It’s a logical request because it is a very common role. Project Managers can be found in almost every organisation within every industry; and this is why Project Manager cannot be a JSF. It is too generic. Project Managers can be found within…
Have you ever had the PERFECT candidate on paper and then after hiring, training and putting them to work had them completely fail? They had all the right criteria. The perfect skill level, the perfect education, the perfect personal and business references and yet, when it came down to getting the job done… zilch. I…
If a Diamond is a girl’s best friend, then the Right Talent must be an organization’s best asset. Assessing and determining the quality and value of a diamond is commonly known as the 4C’s: Carat Clarity Colour Cut Perhaps we should use this same concept to assess talent in an organization: Capability Competency Character Cut…
There are over 6500 job descriptions listed at the Bureau of Labour Statistics. That’s quite a forest to wander through when trying to answer the age old question of, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” It used to be that we chose a career based upon our experiences of family and…
Diamonds are cut in many ways, namely round, princess, single cut, old European, radiant, and pear, just to name a few types. There are different cuts for different occasions. Drawing a parallel comparison to the organisational context, Cut refers to the compatibility of the person to the job, to the company culture, to the supervisor’s…
