Remember your first day on that job you worked so hard to get? Maybe you felt lucky to have the opportunity, or that all your hard work was finally paying […]
Goldilocks Chooses a Consulting Firm | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
This article is most helpful to anyone seeking to hire a consultant or consulting firm to provide psychological assessments for employee selection, promotion, and development. Like the children’s story, “Goldilocks […]
Best Practices for Assessing Job Candidates | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
What is a “candidate selection assessment”? When I moved to Philadelphia about ten years ago, I was surprised to find that many companies had never heard of a “selection assessment”. […]
How to Handle a Behavioral Interview | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
I’ve interviewed thousands of job candidates as a Business Psychologist and Human Resource professional. In this article, I’m going to share some advice about how to prepare for and respond […]
How to Give Negative Feedback | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
What’s the most important thing to keep in mind when giving negative feedback? Well, to fully experience and understand the tip I’m about to share with you, I invite you […]
The Medium is the Message
Surprisingly, the most important part of communication is NOT what you say or write. For example, imagine you’re walking down a busy city street and see a disheveled man holding […]
Recruiters vs. Business Psychologists
When I tell people I’m a Business Psychologist that helps companies choose the right people for key roles, many respond with, “Oh, you’re a Recruiter”. Recruiters can play an important […]
The Costs of Bad Hires; getting senior leadership to take action
What’s a company’s greatest expense? Many might guess it’s the cost of producing products, research and development, or marketing and advertising. However, for most companies, their greatest expense by far […]
The Drawbacks of Using “Big” Consulting Firms
Human Resource professionals, executives, and other important decision-makers within companies are often tasked with choosing a consulting firm to help them with pressing Human Capital needs (e.g., recruiting, selecting, and […]
Interviewing People: The importance of building and maintaining rapport
Strike-up a conversation with Human Resource professionals and Psychologists about best practices related to interviewing and you’ll quickly hear discussion about using behaviorally based interview techniques, asking questions about what […]