PDRI by Pearson

Interviews are ubiquitous in hiring processes, but most are unstructured, and research shows that unstructured interviews have low validity and a great potential for bias. PDRI by Pearson's new virtual interview tool for its Palladium assessment platform, provides the structure required for effective interviewing, whether conducted live or whether the candidate provides written or recorded answers to prepared questions. Learn how this tool can help your organization follow research-driven best practices to transform interviews from a freeform subjective exercise into a valuable predictor of candidate performance: https://lnkd.in/gZAHNApC #assessment #hiring #iopsychology

Instead of maximizing teamwork, research on what distinguishes agile organizations suggests that we need to rightsize it. This means considering what form and how much teamwork is required at each stage of a project to get it done efficiently and effectively. Discover how to change “teamwork” from a buzzword to an optimized practice that creates seamless companywide connections in our story published in the Harvard Business Review. ➡https://lnkd.in/gqEsQnfU

Automated, intelligent, online assessment can enable skills-based hiring and benefit candidates and employers. Key takeaways: 👉 Relying solely on degrees for hiring restricts economic mobility for US workers without bachelor's degrees, denying them access to well-paying jobs they're qualified for. 👉 College degrees and years of experience are very poor predictors of job performance according to a large meta-analysis of research on the topic. 👉 Skills-based hiring is effective at identifying qualified candidates who will perform well. Read the HR.com article by Ryan O'Leary, PDRI by Pearson’s CCO. ➡ https://lnkd.in/gxwNtzQt

🏆PDRI by Pearson is honored to receive a Top Workplaces 2024 award by the The Washington Post for the sixth year in a row!🏆 This recognition is based solely on employee feedback and serves as a testament to our team's commitment to expertise, excellence and innovation. "Ultimately, that's one of the big secrets to our half-century of success: build a great team and create an environment that enables them to grow, collaborate and use their skills to the fullest," said Elaine Pulakos, CEO of PDRI by Pearson. ▶ https://lnkd.in/g4ScfFNE #topworkplace #collaboration #teamwork

PDRI understands how to navigate acquisitions successfully. Our secret? Fostering a high-performing culture built on trust, as highlighted recently in Fortune. Elaine Pulakos, PDRI by Pearson's CEO, emphasizes that these two trust-building behaviors rule: 1. Informal feedback in real-time—recognizing people for good work and calling out issues that need addressing. 2. Helping team members solve problems. For a leader, that means “leaning in, sharing the problem, taking responsibility as appropriate yourself, and really showing team members that you have their backs." The results? Companies whose leaders are better at modeling and driving these and other trust-building behaviors into how their teams perform earned 150% higher return on invested capital and 500% higher return on equity.

Many U.S. job seekers lack degrees, limiting their opportunities despite having relevant skills. Find out why Ryan O'Leary, PDRI by Pearson's CCO, suggests embracing skills-based hiring, as relying on degrees excludes millions and disregards performance predictors. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gynXKiSu

Unstructured, free-form interviews add little value and can even cause harm, while structured interviews done well are extremely effective for determining which candidates will perform well in a job. Learn about the components of effective structured interviews and the potential role of AI in this informative Forbes article by Elaine Pulakos. ➡ https://lnkd.in/g9JJ4gFF #hiring #skillshiring #AI

Why are Fortune 50 employers initiating efforts to remove degree-based hiring policies that screen out applicants without college degrees? These businesses recognize that arbitrary degree requirements automatically eliminate a large number of potential candidates, many of whom may have the necessary job skills.    To learn more about the central role of assessments in a skills-based hiring world check out Ryan O'Leary's latest article in Human Resource Executive.   #hiring #assessments #HR

In this episode of the PeopleTech Podcast, PDRI by Pearson's Elaine Pulakos discusses with host Mark Feffer the best practices of enlisting generative AI to help develop assessments, including taking a measured approach.  ➡https://lnkd.in/grWRvpPb

The vast majority of employers want to hire based on skills, not degrees. A survey of 50 global companies found 90% want to do workforce-based planning. But even though most want skills-based hiring, just 26% are actively doing so, which isn’t surprising, as skills-based hiring presents significant challenges. Learn how automated, intelligent, online assessment can enable skills-based hiring benefiting candidates and employers in Ryan O'Leary's featured HR.com article: https://lnkd.in/gZv6nE6R