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Using Personality Assessments in the Selection Process

October 9th, 2008 by The ECI Team

Some recent statistics in an Inc magazine article claim that 1 in 10 applicants admit that they lie on their resumes.  In a separate study, 50% of recruiters  verified that they find significant discrepancies on resumes they have received.  I was a bit shocked by those statistics, so I did a little search on the web to see what else I could find out.  In the first page of my search, I found “10 Ways to Lie Legally on Your Resume”, and a claim that over “50% of people lie on their resumes” in another source.  This is probably the reason why many companies are seeking out additional tools, like personality assessments, to find out more reliable information about candidates. Read more…

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Employer Consultancy, Inc. is an Organizational Development consulting firm whose corporate mission is to help companies to do a successful pre employement assessment, and manage and develop top performers. They accomplish this by providing their customers with practical, customizable tools and systems, such their competency management systems, that promote higher levels of performance, productivity and profitability.