Handbook of Workplace Assessment: Evidence-Based Practices for Selecting and Developing Organizational Talent

Preface

There has been a marked trend over the past few years for organizations of all sizes to streamline their workforces and focus on selecting and retaining only the "best and the brightest" employees. Couple this with the skills gap that will soon emerge due to the magnitude of baby boomer retirements, and it is no surprise that organizational priorities have been steadily shifting toward talent acquisition and retention. As organizational consultants, we are continually engaged in dialogue about how assessments can best be leveraged to achieve a company's talent management objectives. Specifically, human resource (HR) and line leaders want to know if assessments should be used and, if so, what specific instruments would be applicable, whether ...