Is There Value in Assessment Testing?

Dr. Kathy Dodaro, Executive Director of NAS Consulting Services, published her findings.

Does pre-employment testing and the use of generic surveys improve an organization's productivity and retention? The Value of Assessment Testing in the Recruitment Process, written by Kathy Dodaro, Ph.D., and Executive Director of NAS Consulting and Healthcare Services, published in the Fall Edition of HR Pulse, the official publication of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration (ASHHRA), addresses this pertinent issue.

Her article focuses on the correlation between assessing skills and behavior analysis with regards to retention in the healthcare industry. She backs up her findings with a hospital case study that evaluated pre-employment testing and behavioral surveys to see if the results implemented did, indeed, improve the hospital’s productivity and retention. The article also offers advice on avoiding the common mistakes in implementing assessment testing to gauge strategic initiatives.

You can read more articles by Kathy Dodaro, Ph.D., or view her Professional Development Programs, in the Consulting Services Group section of the website. You can also contact NAS for an assessment of your current recruitment strategies.