Posts by Whitney Martin

As featured in April's TD Magazine: https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2016/04/Putting-Talent-to-the-TestBoth Human Resources (HR) and Learning and Development (L&D) functions are tasked with the same goal: maximizing employee performance. Responsibility for the components of…

As featured in Kentucky SHRM Magazine, Spring/Summer 2015Over the last two decades, the chatter in HR circles has concerned “becoming more strategic” and “getting a seat at the table.” However,…

By Whitney Martin, MS and Hope Zoeller, Ed.DCoaching means different things to different people and can vary in its effectiveness depending on the methods and strategies used. How can you…

This article was published in the Fall/Winter 2014 Edition of Kentucky SHRM MagazineIt’s 4:30am on the Tuesday of the SHRM Conference in Orlando. And the power has gone out. I…

This article was published by Harvard Business Review on 8/27/14 and can be found at: http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/08/the-problem-with-using-personality-tests-for-hiring/A decade ago, researchers discovered something that should have opened eyes and raised red flags…

Assessments can provide tremendous value in the hiring process if used correctly. To determine whether or not you're getting the maximum value from assessments, ask yourself the following questions. Note:  The…

(Based on a presentation by Dr. Michael Zickar at the July 2013 IPAC Conference)Defined as reviewing content found on Social Media or other online sources when screening perspective employees, this…

If you’ve ever taken a test where the results described your personality in terms of four possible styles, you’ve taken a 4-quadrant (4Q) personality assessment. Perhaps you found out that…

It’s 3:43am and my 7 month old is wailing, as she’s done for the past 210 nights. I’ve read all the books and talked to doctors and well-meaning friends. I…

IQ? EQ? 4-Q? What Every HR Professional Should Know About Hiring Assessments. Ten years ago, researchers discovered something that should have opened eyes, raised red flags, and rocked the HR…