Webcast:
As businesses plan for a productive and profitable future, placing the right talent in the right position is critical to the bottom line and overall success of the organization. The current practice for evaluating candidates consists of assessing the performance potential of the perspective employee. This practice aims to gauge the skills, ability and know-how of the applicant, but this assessment is not accurate, nor dynamic enough to predict whether or not this candidate is a proper “fit” in the overall culture and mission of the business. To get an accurate read into the true potential of a perspective employee, it is imperative to examine each individual though a multi-dimensional view.
The future of candidate assessment tools is shaped by the very latest developments in detailed and immersive assessment simulations. These simulations are able to adequately evaluate each candidate from a multi-dimensional perspective. Through the combination of realistic simulation of real-world events, including meetings, customer service interactions, disaster scenarios and other critical incidents, with objective assessment, businesses are aptly prepared for future success. This webcast will provide objective guidance that ensures an optimal fit between the needs of the business and the best tools and strategies available to meet these needs.
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Presenters
Dr. Charles Handler is the president and founder of Rocket-Hire.com. Throughout his career he has specialized in developing effective, legally defensible employee selection systems. He has taken what he learned developing recruiting and selection solutions for a wide variety of organizations and combined it with his love of technology to help clients develop new models for employee selection. His philosophy focuses on combining sound science with innovation and practicality to create online hiring strategies that provide ROI and demonstrate the value of human capital. Charles has a Master's and Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology.
Ben Hawkes is the Head of Simulation Development at Kenexa and specializes in the use of technology to deliver efficient and accurate assessment solutions. With more than 10 years of assessment experience in the U.S. and UK, Mr. Hawkes has designed and delivered assessments for organizations such as Merrill Lynch, HMRC, E.ON, Royal Mail, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He also serves as a trainer for job analysis, competency modeling, interviewing, assessment centers, performance management and psychometric testing. Before joining Kenexa, Mr. Hawkes ran his own consultancy practice for six years, specializing in psychometric assessment, training and development and workplace surveys for telecom, banking, marketing, IT, manufacturing and public sector clients.