Abso is partnering with PeopleClue to offer personality, cognitive, and attitude assessments through Abso's Talent Edition application. view article »

Ben Shaw, Ed.D. and Martin Ippel, Ph.D. have joined the research and development division of Profiles International, a global provider of comprehensive employment assessments and talent management solutions. view article »

Qualifying.org, Inc, the Winston-Salem, N.C.  subsidiary of Leadership Performance Systems has developed an alliance with Pearson to provide certification training to human resource specialists and consultants seeking to use Pearson talent assessment products for employee selection and development. view article »

Misconceptions about using assessments abound, says PsyMax Solutions, which addresses the most common in a new whitepaper entitled Assessment Misconceptions: A Journey Out of Traditional Thinking Towards Better and Faster Talent Management Decisions. Get the paper here. view article »

There are many myths and misunderstandings about assessments and PsyMax Solutions has heard them all. Thad Meese, Chief Operating Officer at PsyMax discusses these misconceptions in a new podcast available for download. view article »

SHL, a provider of  talent assessments, issued a word of warning to HR professionals that redundancy strategies – such as “last in, first out” – can be highly irresponsible. SHL recommends that companies determine who should be retained in as clear, objective and efficient a way as possible to reduce risk and ensure more effective talent management. view article »

mployeeScreenIQ, a global provider of employment screening services, has announced its 2010 list of 10 background screening trends. This year’s trends were announced at SHRM’s New Orleans conference and are designed to equip hiring professionals with advance information on crucial screening topics before they become everyday news. view article »

Not everyone can work effectively and efficiently at home. Yet for certain jobs, having a workforce scattered across the country, working from their homes, means a wider talent pool from which to draw and lower operating costs.

Now comes PreVisor, the employment assessments company, with AtHome Agent, an assessment tool  that identifies job candidates who have the ability to thrive when working from home, even for extended periods of time.

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Las Vegas' The Venetian Resort and Casino, along with its sister property, The Palazzo, attained a 38 percent reduction in employee turnover by using the PeopleAnswers pre-employment solution.

Read the case study on how it was done.

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