A good hiring decision can make all the difference. Successful hires can elevate the entire team by hitting the ground running and catching on quickly. Meanwhile, poor hiring decisions can hold back an organization; choosing the wrong person for the job can disrupt productivity and require extensive training and supervision from Continue Reading...
ODEP Seeking Input for “RETAIN” Demonstration Project; Participation as Good Faith Effort?
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted an Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) information collection request proposal titled, “Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network [RETAIN] Demonstration Project and Evaluation.” The agency is seeking public comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act regarding a new program led Continue Reading...
Valid Physical Ability Testing
For decades, employers have used pre-employment testing to determine which of their job applicants possess the skills and abilities required for success on the job. Nearly all employers understand the importance of using tests that are valid for use in the at-issue position, and insist that they are so. Strangely, physical ability testing has Continue Reading...
PATJA: New Tool for Developing Validated Physical Ability Tests
Leading Functional Employment Testing Provider WorkSTEPS Announces Partnership with Validation-Experts Biddle Consulting Group to Release New Tool for Developing Validated Physical Ability Tests WorkSTEPS, the nation’s leading provider of functional employment testing, recently announced a partnership with Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. to release Continue Reading...