Michael Mercer Article author

Lower Turnover + Less Accidents + Better Teamwork

30th September 2009

A pre-employment test I researched and created – “Dependability Forecaster(tm ) Test” – helped me learn a lot about people who are turnover risks, accident-prone, and rub co-workers and customers the wrong way. Specifically, such people are impul...

Does Applicant’s Education Predict Job-Related Intelligence?

10th August 2009

Managers using my pre-employment tests sometimes call me with a question that sounds something like the following: “I gave your pre-employment tests to a job applicant, and the applicant’s five intelligence or mental ability tests’ scores are low. ...

“PUBLIC EXECUTIONS” + PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTS = YOUR COMPANY GROWS

11th June 2009

Opportunity knocks. You want a workforce of only productive, responsible, dependable employees. Right? Problem = You have some (A) unproductive or underachieving employees, (B) irresponsible employees, plus (C) employees you cannot depend on. YOU ...

4 Methods Help You Hire The Best Sales Reps

06th May 2009

Pre-employment tests plus other applicant evaluation methods help you select salesperson job applicants who will turn into highly productive, super-profitable sales reps. These applicant evaluation methods include pre-employment tests, intriguing bio-dat...

STOP STEALING BY EMPLOYEES: PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTS & OTHER WAYS TO STOP EMPLOYEE THEFT

16th January 2009

Pre-employment tests plus two other techniques help reduce stealing and theft by your employees. “Wall Street Journal” and Fox News reported (a) increases in employees stealing plus (b) employee theft’s financial drain on companies. How finan...

9 UNIQUE & AMAZINGLY USEFUL WAYS TO EVALUATE JOB APPLICANTS

21st May 2008

Research proves pre-employment tests are the most accurate method to predict or forecast how an applicant may perform on-the-job. Plus, this is borne out in my 20+ years of research in developing and helping companies hire the best using pre-employment t...

3 GAMES MANAGERS PLAY – THAT RESULT IN HIRING LOSERS

01st May 2008

DID YOU EVER HIRE A “SQUARE PEG FOR A ROUND HOLE?” You can use pre-employment tests, certain astute insights, less laziness plus a shocking realization about betting to help you avoid a huge hiring mistake – avoid hiring ‘a square peg for a rou...

5 WAYS TO AVOID HIRING PSYCHOPATHS

27th March 2008

Avoid hiring psychopaths using pre-employment tests, key job interview questions, background and reference checks, and even their aura. PSYCHOPATHS IN THE NEWS (& maybe in your company) Recently, the news is buzzing about a high-level people who (...

7 STEPS THAT HELP MANAGERS HIRE THE BEST

22nd January 2008

Managers who use my pre-employment tests, interview training, or attend my speeches often ask me, “What is a comprehensive step-by-step method to hire the best?” Here are seven (7) steps that help managers hire the best. Definitely use the Steps 1...

TIPS for MUCH LESS STRESS in YOUR WORKPLACE

07th November 2007

Stress is a hot topic in the workplace. Some employees get bent out of shape by almost anything. Other people calmly take almost any sort of situation in stride.Here are immediately useful tips for leaders and all employees. First are tips to help lead...

Hire Teamwork-Oriented Employees

15th June 2007

You can use pre-employment tests, specific interview questions, realistic job previews, and role-modeling to hire employees who crave to use teamwork and collaboration. Warning: Many jobs do not need teamwork-oriented employees. Our society greatly v...

Avoid Hiring Deficient Employees

18th April 2007

OW TO AVOID HIRING DEFICIENT EMPLOYEES: Sticky Problems & Great Hiring Solutions Managers must hire job applicants who already possess key work-related talents. Unfortunately, many job applicants are deficient in crucial talents. Fortunately, you ca...

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