Posts By: Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Interviewing on June 18th, 2013
There is a lot of buzz today about video interviewing. It is being promoted as a revolutionary improvement over the traditional phone or face-to-face interview. While there is merit in using video interviewing, it is …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Interviewing on June 13th, 2013
I was reading an article called “How to Measure Passion in an Interview” the other day and it got me thinking about the construct of work-related passion and what it really means to me. Work-related passion …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Talent Management on June 6th, 2013
Employee selection is the starting point for effective HR Talent Management. While selection system design is primarily driven by the nature of the position, there are a few basic selection design principles. Here are three …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - 360 Feedback on May 28th, 2013
There has been a lot of discussion in the HR field about whether 360 surveys should be used for making talent decisions beyond individual development. Various organizations have attempted to broaden usage and tie the …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Talent Management on May 21st, 2013
The concept of matching is very familiar to most people today with the proliferation of dating services that rely on this approach. However, there has been a long history of matching approaches that precede profile-based …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - General HR Topics on May 16th, 2013
Today’s OMNI blog is from Erin Osterhaus, the Managing Editor of Software Advice‘s HR blog, The …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - 360 Feedback on May 14th, 2013
Traditional 360 Surveys
The traditional 360 survey consists of a series of behavioral statements associated with job relevant competencies. Ratings are provided for each behavior as a measure of the performance of an individual on …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Talent Management on May 7th, 2013
Pre-employment tests are quite prevalent today. According to a recent survey roughly 86% of companies are using some form of pre-employment testing. However, one must be careful when selecting assessment tools because their quality can …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - 360 Feedback on May 1st, 2013
Implementing an effective 360 feedback program is not an easy task. There are a number of key components such as preliminary implementation planning, making program design decisions, and ensuring effective feedback and developmental planning …
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By Patrick Hauenstein, Ph.D.
Posted in - Interviewing on April 16th, 2013
There are different kinds of interview questions which can be used to gather different kinds of information. In the seminal book, “Behavior Description Interviewing,” the authors outline a framework for understanding the different kinds of …
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