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The Pro’s and Con’s of 360-Degree Feedback
The 360-degree Feedback Process The 360-degree feedback process has been around a long time. Originally developed in the 1950’s for businesses, 360’s have proven to be a big part of the employee evaluation and development cycle for a long-lasting period of time....
Hiring and Recruiting: What is the difference?
What is the difference between hiring and recruiting? The terms hiring and recruiting are often used interchangeably but they are actually quite different in meaning. Seth Godin, the marketing “GURU” and author of the book The Purple Cow provides a succinct difference...
Top 5 Benefits of Video-Based Job Applications
Are video-based job applications the same as video interviews? Video job applications are a web based, video application or interaction that is the first line of contact with a prospect. This concept is not to be confused with your typical video interview. An...
How to do Pre-Employment Evaluation Effectively
How to do Pre-Employment Evaluation Effectively The rise of unemployment combined with the shift of the workforce becoming more and more remote has accelerated the need for better hiring methodologies. Hiring managers are having to sift through a much larger pool of...
Job Application Experience: How to Treat Your Candidates Like Your Customers
Why the Job Application Experience Matters Often times so much focus is put on what an organization wants from their job application experience, but let’s talk about the candidate application experience. More than likely, you have been a victim of an agonizing...
Kickstart Sales Leadership Training and Development with 360 Feedback
Use 360 feedback to kickstart sales leadership training and development The sales organization is obviously vital to the success of any organization. And the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the sales team primarily falls on the sales leadership team. Therefore, in...
6 Effective Steps to Reduce Employee Turnover
Why is reducing employee turnover important? In fact, some turnover is good turnover. A C player leaving on their own is not a bad thing for the company. However, most turnover is unacceptable for a company. Reducing your organizations employee turnover is a vital...
What is a Pre-Employment Test and When Should They Be Utilized?
Understanding what a pre-employment test is and when should they be utilized Most companies realize that their human capital (i.e., people) are their greatest asset. Therefore, more care and diligence should be put into finding the right person for the job compared...
Sales Skills Assessments: How They Allow for use of Leading vs. Lagging Indicators
Sales Skills Assessments: How They Allow for use of Leading vs. Lagging Indicators If you are reaching the end of the quarter, and your sales numbers are not where they should be, ask yourself why? If external business factors can be ruled out, turn your attention...
What Makes for a Useful 360-Degree Feedback Report?
What is a 360 Feedback Report? 360-degree feedback reports are the culmination of the 360-feedback process. A lot of time and money goes into the 360-survey process – ultimately it all comes down to the 360 report to decipher how to get the most out of that...
More About Dr. Jaffee
Dr. Jaffee (M.A., Ph.D.) is a recognized expert in the field of assessments, and has created effective HR Solutions used by millions of people.