Michael Mercer

HOW TO AVOID HIRING IMPULSIVE, TROUBLEMAKING PEOPLE - You Can Decrease Accidents, Reduce Rudeness, &

A pre-employment personality test that assesses applicants’ dependability can help managers avoid hiring impulsive people. Why should you avoid hiring impulsive people? Because impulsive employees create trouble by doing harmful behaviors at work. Th... Read >

3 Steps To Hire The Best People for Your Training or Apprenticeship Program

Warning: Only put people in your training program who are ultra-likely to complete or “pass” the program – and then will stay with your organization. More companies are creating and operating training programs or apprenticeships – mainly to train pe... Read >

OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTERS DESTROY THEIR JOB HUNTING PROSPECTS

OCCUPY WALL STREETERS INJURE THEIR CAREER & JOB OPPORTUNITIES Occupy Wall Street protesters will have a hard time job hunting and getting jobs! Reason = They display many behaviors employers NEVER want in people they hire. How can protesting in Occ... Read >

JOB APPLICANTS who have PERSONALITY PROBLEMS: PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTS HELP YOU AVOID HIRING SUCH TROUB

Imagine your horror as you observe an employee making trouble in your company. Imagine how this troublemaking employee with personality problems . . . - increases costs - hurts profits - harms productivity - disrupts co-workers - needs extra m... Read >

AVOID HIRING LIARS: CERTAIN PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTS HELP YOU DO THAT

Fortunately, certain pre-employment personality tests help you avoid hiring liars. By liars, I mean applicants who try to appear ‘better or different’ than they truly are. Sure, every applicant seeks to make a good impression. But applicants who go out... Read >

5 Job Hunting Tips for New College Grads

Unfortunately, job hunting for recent college graduates can feel tough. Fortunately, here is immediately useful job hunting advice or tips to help the job seeker get a job. 1. Volunteer Problem: Job hunters find it hard to get a job without experie... Read >

5 Phrases Job hunters Never Should Use

Important job search advice: Job hunters must avoid using five phrases when communicating with potential employers in job interviews, phone calls, and letters. Job seekers who use these phrases risk appearing lazy or ludicrous and, worst of all, reduce ... Read >

Pre-employment Tests Vs Credit Checks: Which Methods Helps You Hire Responsible Employees?

Pre-employment tests should do better at predicting irresponsible behavior than credit checks. So, take pre-employment test scores into account when you want to evaluate if a job applicant potentially could be a responsible person for your organization. ... Read >

HOW TO AVOID HIRING VIOLENT EMPLOYEES:

Pre-employment tests plus other techniques may help you avoid hiring violent, perhaps even murderous, employees. You do not want to hire potentially violent employees and you need to create a safe workplace. Recent news reported a company’s employee mu... Read >

7 Horrible Phrases Job Applicants May Say To You: Be Aware + Beware of These Warning Flags

First, pre-employment tests can tell you if a job applicant has qualities similar to your best employees. If the applicant's pre-employment test results look good, then you can feel comfortable spending time interviewing the applicant. When you evalua... Read >

7 JOKES ABOUT EMPLOYEES YOU WISH YOU DIDN’T HIRE

Every manager hired some employees they wish they never hired. To make light of - and also put light on - hiring losers, I now give you a special gift: a. Jokes about types of employees you wish you never hired b. Solutions: Methods you can use - ... Read >

4 Most Common Reasons Managers Hire Lousy Employees

I repeatedly notice managers do make four mistakes that result in hiring losers - employees they wish they never hired. I will help you avoid making these four blunders. Plus, I will reveal to you three guidelines that will help you hire fantastic emplo... Read >

Lower Turnover + Less Accidents + Better Teamwork

A pre-employment test I researched and created - "Dependability Forecaster(tm ) Test" - helped me learn a lot about people who are turnover risks, accident-prone, and rub co-workers and customers the wrong way. Specifically, such people are impulsive. S... Read >

Does Applicant’s Education Predict Job-Related Intelligence?

Managers using my pre-employment tests sometimes call me with a question that sounds something like the following: "I gave your pre-employment tests to a job applicant, and the applicant's five intelligence or mental ability tests' scores are low. But, t... Read >

“PUBLIC EXECUTIONS� + PRE-EMPLOYMENT TESTS = YOUR COMPANY GROWS

Opportunity knocks. You want a workforce of only productive, responsible, dependable employees. Right? Problem = You have some (A) unproductive or underachieving employees, (B) irresponsible employees, plus (C) employees you cannot depend on. YOU ... Read >