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The Resume Is Lying To You
The Resume Is Lying to You
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you rely on resumes to predict job performance, you’re making an expensive bet. Not because ...
Mistakes Law Firm Make When They Hire
The $20,000 Mistake Law Firms Risk Making with Every Hire
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every time you hire solely based on a resume and interviews, you’re making a $20,000 gamble. ...
Employtest Wins Two 2026 Capterra Awards
EmployTest Earns Two 2026 Capterra Awards
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hiring software wins awards all the time. Most of them are easy to ignore. But when ...
January Hiring Boom
Why January Is One Of The Best Months For Hiring
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is January one of the best months for hiring? As the confetti settles and the ...
Everything You Should Know About Microsoft Outlook Tests
Everything You Should Know About Microsoft Outlook Tests
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ever experienced this? A new hire starts, who said they’re “great with Microsoft Office,” and then ...
Why Employers Use Personality Tests
Why Employers Use Personality Profile Tests for Hiring
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hiring should feel more predictable than a coin toss, yet most teams still struggle with one ...
Microsoft Word Skills Test
What Is A Microsoft Word Skills Test and Why You Need it ASAP
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve ever hired someone who claimed to be a Microsoft Word expert… and then watched ...
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Degrees Are Out: Change to Skills-Based Hiring Instead?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It used to be simple. You hired people with a college degree and assumed that meant ...
Pre-employment tests for attention to detail.
How to Use Attention to Detail Tests in Your Hiring Process
Reading Time: 5 minutes Written By: Ken Crowell Ken Crowell   Although the numbers vary by company and position, on ...