Inside the Mind of Hiring

With Dr. Mickey as the guide, the show examines how assessments help mitigate common hiring challenges:

• Uncovering True Motivations:
• Assessments reveal what drives candidates—factors that may not come across in a polished interview. A person’s motivations often align closely with their engagement and satisfaction in the role, making assessments a vital tool to predict long-term fit and potential impact on company morale.
• Identifying Hidden Strengths and Weaknesses:
• Some of the most important characteristics in a candidate are often invisible on paper or even in person. Assessments can reveal traits like resilience, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and work ethic, which directly affect team dynamics and job performance.
• Reducing Bias:
• Interviewer biases can subtly influence hiring decisions, whether they stem from personal preferences or subconscious assumptions. By introducing the psychological assessment factor into the hiring process, companies can add a more objective layer of evaluation, reducing the influence of superficial biases and focusing on the traits that truly predict success in the role.
• Improving Hiring Accuracy:
• Despite best efforts, traditional hiring methods often yield a success rate of only 40-60%. The cost of a poor hire is as high, or higher than, two times the base salary—due to onboarding, morale impacts, and productivity losses. Assessments increase hiring accuracy by adding data-driven insights, helping organizations make well-rounded decisions that align with their culture and values. Clients have reported that adding the assessment factor increases the success rate of recommended hires from 80% to 90% and the failure rate of non-recommended hires to over 90%.