On a conference call with executives, I once again heard a complaint that has become far too familiar: “The candidate had a great resume and passed all the interviews and tests, but then HR found a picture on Facebook of …
How To Be More Innovative? – take a shower | Gary Dumais, Psy.D., SPHR
Have you ever heard someone say, “My best ideas come to me in the shower”, or experienced something similar yourself? In my work as an Executive Coach, managers and business leaders often ask me how they can become more innovative, …
Complacency Kills Customers | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
Remember your first day on that job you worked so hard to get? Maybe you felt lucky to have the opportunity, or that all your hard work was finally paying off. Either way, you probably aimed to shine by doing …
Goldilocks Chooses a Consulting Firm | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
This article is most helpful to anyone seeking to hire a consultant or consulting firm to provide psychological assessments for employee selection, promotion, and development. Like the children’s story, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, psychological assessment providers can be grouped …
Best Practices for Assessing Job Candidates | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
What is a “candidate selection assessment”? When I moved to Philadelphia about ten years ago, I was surprised to find that many companies had never heard of a “selection assessment”. Instead, they were using only traditional candidate screening methods such …
How to Handle a Behavioral Interview | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
I’ve interviewed thousands of job candidates as a Business Psychologist and Human Resource professional. In this article, I’m going to share some advice about how to prepare for and respond to behavioral job interview questions. What is a Behavioral Interview? …
How to Give Negative Feedback | Gary Dumais | Select Human Resources
What’s the most important thing to keep in mind when giving negative feedback? Well, to fully experience and understand the tip I’m about to share with you, I invite you to think about a time when somebody really helped you …
How to Influence and Persuade People: The WIIFY Principle
What’s the best way to convince others and gain their buy-in? Like many, you might believe that providing facts and rationale are the best way to win people over to your point of view. But even a quick look at …
The Difference Between Recruiters and Business Psychologists
When I tell people I’m a Business Psychologist that helps companies choose the right people for key roles, many respond with, “Oh, you’re a Recruiter”. Recruiters can play an important part in the hiring process, but what Business Psychologist do …
The Costs of Bad Hires; getting senior leadership to take action
What’s a company’s greatest expense? Many might guess it’s the cost of producing products, research and development, or marketing and advertising. However, for most companies, their greatest expense by far is employees. Just think about the costs associated with paying …