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15 Employee Retention Strategies for 2027 (and How to Pick 3)

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Employee Development

Career Development Plans for Employees: How to Build One That Works

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Employee Development

Employee Career Development: Why Growth Is Your Strongest Retention Lever

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How-to Guides

Employee Onboarding: How to Make the First 90 Days Count

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Engagement

Employee Engagement: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Improve It

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Human Resources
25 min read

15 Employee Retention Strategies for 2027 (and How to Pick 3)

Explore 15 employee retention strategies grouped by the problem each one solves, plus a simple way to pick three, build a plan, and measure results.

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Employee Development
13 min read

Career Development Plans for Employees: How to Build One That Works

Employee development programs only work if they’re connected to individual career growth. Here’s how to build your career development program and how to tell if it’s working.

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Employee Development
8 min read

Employee Career Development: Why Growth Is Your Strongest Retention Lever

Employees want to grow, but even with access to learning resources, they may still feel forgotten. Here’s why career development is essential for retention.

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How-to Guides
12 min read

Employee Onboarding: How to Make the First 90 Days Count

What is employee onboarding? Why the first 90 days decide whether a new hire stays Why good onboarding programs still lose good hires The first 90 days...

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Engagement
11 min read

Employee Engagement: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Improve It

What Is Employee Engagement? Why Employee Engagement Matters Employee Engagement Strategies: The 6 Drivers That Matter Most How to Measure Employee...

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Artificial Intelligence
15 min read

Gen Z is Concerned about AI at Work

Executive Summary A Note From the Author What does Gen Z think about using AI at work? What does Gen Z feel about the impact of AI? How is Gen Z using AI at...

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Employee Turnover
14 min read

Employee Turnover Rate Benchmarks by Industry: 2025 to 2026 Data

Why turnover benchmarks vary by source Employee turnover rate benchmarks by industry Why turnover rates differ so much between industries Voluntary vs...

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Human Resources
20 min read

Employee Engagement Surveys: How to Build, Run, and Use One

What is an employee engagement survey? Why conduct an employee engagement survey? How often should you run an employee engagement survey? How to create an...

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Human Resources
11 min read

Employee Turnover: Causes, Costs, and How to Reduce It

What is Employee Turnover? What Causes Employee Turnover? How to Calculate Employee Turnover Rate Understanding the Overall Cost of Employee Turnover How to...

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Human Resources
16 min read

Voluntary vs Involuntary Turnover: What’s the Difference, Why It Matters, and How to Reduce Voluntary Turnover

What is voluntary turnover? What is involuntary turnover? Voluntary vs involuntary turnover: key differences What causes voluntary turnover? How to calculate...

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Human Resources
13 min read

The Real Cost of Employee Turnover: A Full Breakdown for Employers

Why the cost of employee turnover is higher than most companies think Voluntary vs involuntary turnover Direct costs of employee turnover Indirect and hidden...

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Product Updates
4 min read

Introducing Ask Wonderlic: On-Demand Coaching for Every Employee, Built Into Wonderlic Develop

You invest in your people so they grow and stay. That starts with understanding them. Wonderlic Develop already gives your organization a clear picture of...

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Product Updates
7 min read

Wonderlic Select Gets a Complete Redesign: Eight Updates That Help You Hire Faster and Make Decisions You Can Stand Behind

Making confident talent decisions while the list of candidates keeps growing is hard to balance, but the tradeoff shouldn't be sacrificing quality for speed...

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Wonderlic
6 min read

Why G2 Named Wonderlic a Leader in Talent Assessment Software

See why Wonderlic was named a G2 Leader in Talent Assessment Software based on independent customer reviews.

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Artificial Intelligence
7 min read

AI at Work: What 45,000 Job Candidates Actually Tell Us

New data from 45,000+ job candidates reveals that despite 70% having used generative AI, workplace adoption remains slow and most workers don't expect it to...

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Artificial Intelligence
6 min read

Wonderlic's Multi-Layered Approach to Assessment Integrity in the Age of AI

Discover how Wonderlic's multi-layered assessment security strategy combines data forensics, built-in protections, and transparency-driven design. It...

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Employee Development
4 min read

The Missing Piece in Performance Reviews is Coaching (and How to Incorporate It)

Discover key takeaways from Wonderlic's recent webinar on turning performance reviews into coaching conversations that impact future performance. Learn why...

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Employee Development
21 min read

Employee Retention Strategies: 15 Proven Ways to Keep Top Talent and Reduce Turnover

Learn what micromanaging is, how to spot the signs in your own behavior, and simple ways to stop it and build a more trusted, engaged team.

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Employee Development
15 min read

How to Recognize Micromanaging and Stop Doing It

Learn what micromanaging is, how to spot the signs in your own behavior, and simple ways to stop it and build a more trusted, engaged team.

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Team Dynamics
12 min read

Enneagram in the Workplace: Why Boxing People into Types Hurts Team Dynamics

Learn what a talent pool is, why it matters, and how to build one. Discover strategies for diversity and how Wonderlic Select can help streamline hiring.

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Employee Selection
11 min read

Should You Use the Enneagram for Hiring?

Learn what a talent pool is, why it matters, and how to build one. Discover strategies for diversity and how Wonderlic Select can help streamline hiring.

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Employee Selection
10 min read

Talent Pool: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Build One

Learn what a talent pool is, why it matters, and how to build one. Discover strategies for diversity and how Wonderlic Select can help streamline hiring.

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Video Interviews: How to Prepare, What to Expect, and How to Stand Out
For Candidates
14 min read

Video Interviews: How to Prepare, What to Expect, and How to Stand Out

Get ready for your video interview: prep checklist, what to expect in one-way vs. live formats, platform tips, and mistake-proof strategies to stand out.

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Technical Skills
11 min read

What's a Good Typing Speed? Average WPM by Profession

Discover average typing speed, "good" WPM, by job, and practical ways to improve. Includes free tests, accuracy guidance, and prep resources for candidates.

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Team Dynamics
10 min read

How Team Roles Impact Collaboration in the Workplace

Discover how understanding team roles can boost collaboration, improve communication, and strengthen team dynamics. Learn how to apply team roles in real...

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Employee Development
4 min read

Why Effective Coaching Makes (or breaks) Your 1:1's

Discover key takeaways from Wonderlic's recent webinar on transforming one-on-ones through effective coaching. Learn why many 1:1s fall flat-and how small...

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Wonderlic Select Test - Frequently Asked Questions from Candidates
For Candidates
7 min read

Wonderlic Select Test - Frequently Asked Questions from Candidates

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Wonderlic Select test, including how to take practice tests, resend invitations, access results, and more.

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Wonderlic Select Test - Frequently Asked Questions from Candidates
For Candidates
7 min read

Wonderlic Select Test - Frequently Asked Questions from Candidates

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Wonderlic Select test, including how to take practice tests, resend invitations, access results, and more.

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Team Dynamics
7 min read

Team Dynamics in the Workplace: The Modern Guide

A modern guide to team dynamics - including diversity, cross-functional work, culture, leadership, and remote teams - with examples, pitfalls, and playbooks.

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Team Dynamics
11 min read

Optimizing and Improving Team Dynamics

Learn proven strategies to improve team dynamics, resolve conflict, boost motivation, and create high-performing, collaborative teams.

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Team Dynamics
10 min read

What Are Group Dynamics and Team Dynamics? A Beginner’s Guide

Learn what group dynamics and team dynamics are, the difference between them, and how understanding these concepts can improve communication, collaboration...

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Team Dynamics
9 min read

How to Set and Achieve Effective Team Goals

Learn how to set clear, measurable team goals that align with purpose, boost collaboration, and improve results-with examples and templates included.

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Team Dynamics
10 min read

The Importance of Open Communication and Building Trust at Work

Learn what open communication means from IO psychologists, why it's critical for building trust at work, and how to foster it through actionable strategies...

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Candidate Experience
21 min read

How to Improve Candidate Experience in Recruitment

Every interaction a candidate has with your company shapes how they perceive your brand.

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Team Dynamics
5 min read

Why Some Teams Are More Effective,and Others Struggle

Explore 5 real-world insights on team effectiveness,and learn how research-backed principles..

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Team Dynamics
15 min read

10 Examples of Effective Team Dynamics

Explore 10 examples of team dynamics in action, and learn how..

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Employee Development
13 min read

Empowering Leaders in Talent Development

The challenges of leadership overload Rethinking talent development: A leadership-centric approach Overcoming common challenges in leadership development The...

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Team Dynamics
10 min read

Introducing Wonderlic Team Dynamics: A Smarter Way to Collaborate

What Is Team Dynamics? Why Team Dynamics Matter More Than Ever What Makes Wonderlic Team Dynamics Different? How Wonderlic Team Dynamics Works (Step-by-Step...

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Hiring
14 min read

How to Reduce Hiring Costs for Your Business

What are hiring costs? How to calculate hiring costs What is the cost of a bad hire? 5 proven ways to reduce hiring costs for your business How to measure...

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Employee Development
17 min read

How to Create an Employee Development Plan

What is an employee development plan? Types of employee development plans 7 steps to create an effective employee development plan What are the benefits of a...

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How-to Guides
13 min read

How to Improve Employee Productivity

What is employee productivity? Why is employee productivity important? Factors that impact employee productivity How employee productivity is changing How to...

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How-to Guides
14 min read

How to Improve Employee Morale and Job Satisfaction

Why employee morale and job satisfaction matter Key factors that influence employee morale and satisfaction How to measure employee morale and job...

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Employee Selection
12 min read

How AI is Changing the Future of Hiring

The Evolution of AI and the Future of Hiring Key Areas Where AI is Making an Impact The Changing Role of Recruiters in an AI-Driven World What the Future...

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Employee Selection
7 min read

5 Ways AI is Making Hiring Faster and Smarter

1) Automated Candidate Screening: Reducing Time-to-Hire 2) Better Hiring Decisions Through Data-Driven Insights 3) Enhancing Candidate Experience Through...

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Employee Selection
6 min read

AI vs. Traditional Recruitment: What’s the Difference?

Breaking Down Traditional Recruitment Methods The Rise of AI in Recruitment Comparing the Benefits and Challenges Finding the Right Balance: The Hybrid...

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How-to Guides
13 min read

How to Improve Employee Performance

What is employee performance? Why is improving employee performance critical to business success? Causes of poor employee performance How to improve employee...

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How-to Guides
11 min read

How To Retain Top Talent

What is employee retention? Why talent retention is critical for business success 5 strategies for retaining top talent for your business How Wonderlic...

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How-to Guides
11 min read

How to Reduce Unconscious Bias in Recruitment

What is unconscious bias? Examples of unconscious bias in recruitment Risks of unconscious bias in the hiring process Benefits of reducing unconscious bias...

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Assessments
11 min read

Motivation Assessment for Employees

What is a motivation assessment? How is motivation assessment used in the hiring process? Benefits of assessing employee motivation What role do motivation...

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Personality and Integrity
14 min read

Personality Assessments in the Workplace

What is a personality assessment for a job or an employment personality test? How are personality assessments for jobs used in the hiring process? What are...

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Cognitive Ability
15 min read

Cognitive Ability Tests for Hiring

What are cognitive ability tests, and why are they important? What do cognitive ability tests measure? 9 standard measurements of cognitive ability tests Why...

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Human Resources
6 min read

10 Strategies to Reduce Employee Turnover and Boost Workplace Retention

What is Employee Turnover? Understanding Employee Turnover How to Calculate Employee Turnover The Importance of Employee Retention The Cost of Employee...

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Wonderlic Sample Questions
For Candidates
6 min read

Wonderlic Sample Questions

Discover how to prepare for your Wonderlic test, gain access to sample questions, and discover effective preparation tips with our guide.

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Product Updates
1 min read

Coming Soon: Wonderlic Develop Team Dynamics

The Team Dynamics will be available for all Wonderlic Develop customers starting in Winter 2024.

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How-to Guides
8 min read

How to Identify and Develop Top Performers

The Importance of Identifying Top Performers Developing Top Performers: Strategies for Growth Creating a Culture of Excellence Leveraging Technology in...

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Top pre-hire assessment tools: AI-driven, unbiased, and data-backed. Find quality candidates faster with leading IO science.
Employee Selection
11 min read

The Top Pre-Hire Assessment Tools

HR professionals face talent shortages, tight budgets, and fierce competition. Pre-hire assessment tools offer a solution to quickly and effectively find top...

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How-to Guides
16 min read

How To Calculate Employee Turnover

Learn how to accurately measure turnover and why it's crucial for maintaining a healthy workplace.

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How-to Guides
10 min read

How to Speed up the Hiring Process

Use these six steps to speed up the hiring process while recruiting best-fit talent.

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Employee Development
3 min read

Transforming Performance Reviews into Growth-Driven Conversations

Learn how to transform performance reviews from retrospective to future-focused

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How-to Guides
12 min read

How to Determine if a Candidate Is a Good Fit for Your Team

Learn how to measure the five elements of candidate fit and how pre-hire assessments can help you hire the right person every time.

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Employee Selection
9 min read

How AI in Recruitment Is Changing the Hiring Process

How Is AI Being Used in Hiring Today? How Can AI Improve Hiring? Risks and Limitations of AI Hiring The Future of AI in Hiring How Wonderlic Helps with...

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Human Resources
26 min read

The Essential Guide to a 4-Day Workweek: Insights, Results, and Considerations from Wonderlic's Experience

What is a four-day workweek? The business impact of a four-day workweek Wonderlic's results from a four-day workweek Your Guide to Implementing a Four-Day...

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Comparison between Wonderlic and MBTI
Wonderlic
2 min read

Wonderlic Vs. MBTI: Side-by-Side Comparison

What is Wonderlic, and how does it work? What is MBTI, and how does it work? Side-by-Side Comparison Experience the Most Predictive Talent Assessment on the...

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Employee Selection
9 min read

What Is Candidate Screening Software

What Is Candidate Screening Software? Benefits of Candidate Screening Software Challenges and Limitations of Candidate Screening Software Best Practices for...

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How does Wonderlic compare with the DiSC Assessment?
Wonderlic
7 min read

Wonderlic Vs. DiSC: Side-by-Side Comparison

What is Wonderlic and how does it work? What is DiSC and how does it work? Side-by-Side Comparison Experience the Most Predictive Talent Assessment on the...

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Assessments
15 min read

What Is an Employee Skills Assessment? And How to Pick the Best Candidate

What Is an Employee Skills Assessment? Why Organizations Measure and Assess Employees' Skills Types of Skills Assessments Limitations of Traditional Skills...

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Human Resources
5 min read

Women's History Month 2024: Leaders in HR

Anne Mulcahy Indra Nooyi Susan Wojcicki Ursula Burns Sheryl Sandberg Mary Barra Cynt Marshall Patty McCord

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How does Wonderlic compare to TestGorilla?
Wonderlic
7 min read

Wonderlic Vs. TestGorilla: Side-by-Side Comparison

What is Wonderlic and how does it work? What is TestGorilla and how does it work? Side-by-Side Comparison Experience the Most Predictive Talent Assessment on...

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How does Wonderlic compare with Criteria Corp?
Wonderlic
7 min read

Wonderlic Vs. Criteria Corp: Side-by-Side Comparison

What is Wonderlic and how does it work? What is Criteria Corp and how does it work? Side-by-Side Comparison Experience the Most Predictive Talent Assessment...

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Employee Development
16 min read

What Is Employee Development, and Why Is It Important?

Performance Management Versus Employee Development Benefits of Investing In Employee Development Attract Top Talent Retain High Performers Increase...

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Assessments
13 min read

What Is a Pre-Hire Assessment and How Does Wonderlic Help?

What Is a Pre-Hire Assessment? Types of Pre-Hire Assessments The Benefits of Pre-Hire Assessments The Outcomes of Using Pre-Hire Assessments Best Practices...

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How does Wonderlic compare with Predictive Index?
Wonderlic
6 min read

Wonderlic Vs. Predictive Index: Side-by-Side Comparison

What is Wonderlic and how does it work? What is Predictive Index and how does it work? Side-by-Side Comparison Experience the Most Predictive Talent...

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Employee Development
8 min read

What Is Professional Development and Why Is It Important?

What Is Professional Development? Foster Company Culture Improve Employee Performance Promote From Within Raise Employee Retention Rates How to Promote...

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Employee Selection
5 min read

Wonderlic Select Frequently Asked Questions

Features and Benefits Using Wonderlic Select About our Customers How Wonderlic Select Helps Companies Make Better Hiring Decisions

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How sales can use pre-employment assessments to select candidates for sales roles
Assessments
18 min read

Uncover Sales Superstars with Assessments

What makes a great sales professional? The two most common types of sales assessments The best interview questions for common sales roles Other interviewing...

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Assessments impact the quality of manufacturing hires
Assessments
8 min read

Unlocking Success in Manufacturing: Your Comprehensive Guide to Selecting the Perfect Assessment

Manufacturing assessments for hard skills Manufacturing aptitude tests for soft or power skills Top competencies for common manufacturing roles Why...

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Employee Development
11 min read

How Talent Development Unleash Employee's Hidden Potential?

What Is Talent Development? Benefits of a Talent Development Program 5 Talent Development Strategies for Your Business Hire the Right Candidates With...

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An HR leader who is confused about which assessment is right for her.
Assessments
9 min read

4 Common Assessment Types and When to Use Them

Finding the right person to fill a position at your company and keeping them over time are age-old challenges for HR leaders.

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Product Updates
1 min read

What's New at Wonderlic- September 2023

New: Candidate Email Settings Page New: Custom Candidate Invitations Update: Wonderlic Jobs Engine

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Employee Development
15 min read

Improve productivity, retain top talent, and save money with Employee Development

Learn about the importance of employee development and how you can help your team and organization grow.

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Human Resources
12 min read

Self-Management: The Key to Success in the Workplace

What is self-management? Self-management examples Why are self-management skills important? What is the relationship between self-awareness and...

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Employee Development
7 min read

Managers Could Be Killing Performance. Here’s How to Fix That.

Why assessments are part of a better approach to preparing first-line managers for success.

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Employee Performance
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Unlocking Employee Performance , Wonderlic Talent Talk

Is your organization's performance management system fulfilling its potential for unlocking employee performance? If the answer is "not yet," you're not...

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Human Resources
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Driving HR Change Towards Greater People Performance

Talent Acquisition, 2.0 Building Your Own 'Great Retention' Drive HR change in 2023 and beyond

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Employee Development
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Crack the Code: Employee Performance Programs

Why is employee development important? Because employee development programs can help boost performance and retention rates. Learn more.

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Employee Development
6 min read

Why Development Is the Key to Boosting Employee Performance

What is performance development and why do you need it? Four steps to starting a performance development program A call for development

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Wonderlic
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Introducing Wonderlic Develop: The New Way to Develop Talent

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PERFORMANCE TODAY; IT'S ABOUT HOW PERFORMANCE STACKS UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF TOMORROW'S DEMANDS.

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Employee Management
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How to Develop Managerial and Supervisory Skills

A few critical managerial and supervisory skills How to develop your managerial or supervisory skills

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Human Resources
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The 4-Day Workweek: A Guide for Perfecting Your Plan

1. The benefits of a four-day week 2. The potential challenges of a four-day week 3. What to do before you start a pilot 4. How to run an effective pilot 5...

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Wonderlic
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Why Wonderlic?

The predictive power of our insights Our assessments are unusually easy to use Our 3.5 million off-the-shelf job profiles We help companies do more than...

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Soft Skills
7 min read

Assessing Soft Skills in the Workplace

What are soft skills? Why are soft skills important to evaluate? What is a soft skills assessment? What are the best ways to conduct a soft skills assessment?

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Assessments
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How to Use Assessments in a Candidate's Market

1. Not using pre-employment assessments increases the risk of new hires quitting or being fired 2. Not using pre-employment assessments can negatively affect...

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Hiring
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Boosting Sales Talent Recruitment: Effective Strategies

Insight #1: Many corporate hiring teams undervalue retail sales experience because they have a limited (and sometimes biased) perception of it Insight #2...

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Pre-Employment Testing: Everything You Need to Know

What are pre-employment tests? The many benefits of pre-employment testing How to decide which pre-employment test to buy How to include pre-employment...

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Assessments
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The Secret Weapon for RV Companies to Reduce Turnover

How Wonderlic Provides Colton RV with Hiring Insights That Interviews Don't How Colton RV Reduced Turnover in Sales and Customer Service with Wonderlic How...

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Assessments
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Wonderlic's Revolutionary Job Matching Technology, Explained

So what is TrueMatch, and why should employers be excited about it? How does TrueMatch work, from a user standpoint? Who was involved in making TrueMatch?...

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Human Resources
7 min read

6 Steps Every HR Team Can Take to Fix Their Hiring and Retention Problems in 2022

1. Plan for talent shortages and high quit rates to continue well into 2022 2. Improve the perception of your company's brand 3. Stay aggressive with your DE...

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Assessments
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How to Upgrade Your Assessment Experience

#1. Your tests are short and fun-but susceptible to bias and weak on science #2. Your assessment prioritizes personality over cognitive ability #3. Your...

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Assessments
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How Wonderlic Helps Auto Dealers Hire and Reduce Turnover

When has Wonderlic helped you make a smarter (and fairer) hiring decision? How does Wonderlic help you build better teams and dramatically reduce turnover?...

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Hiring
11 min read

How to Hire During the Great Resignation

A more streamlined process vs. more candidate insights The state of hiring interviews The clear-cut value of assessments Who's optimistic about hiring about...

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Employee Selection
5 min read

7 Creative Ways to Find Talent in a Labor Shortage

#1 - Reach out to the growing semi-retired (and officially retired) community #2. Consider retail and hospitality workers looking to pivot into something new...

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Diversity and Inclusion
5 min read

How to End Bias in the Workplace: 3 Big Ideas

Big Idea #1: Mindfulness can counter the fear and stress that exacerbate bias Big Idea #2: You can't be inclusive until you give under-represented groups...

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Assessments
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How LennoxNAS Hires Better with Wonderlic

As an executive assistant at the commercial HVAC company LennoxNAS, Taheisha Lugo administers around 50 WonScore tests a week. See what she loves about the...

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Diversity and Inclusion
5 min read

The Inclusion Dividend: How to Build a More Inclusive Workplace

Big Idea #1: The first step to diversity and inclusion is leaders acknowledging their biases. Big Idea #2: Intent does not equal impact. Big Idea #3: Being a...

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Employee Recognition
3 min read

Alice Sherlock: A Customer Success Story at Wonderlic

What brought you to Wonderlic? What are the biggest customer success wins you've experienced so far? What's one of the most satisfying aspects of your job?...

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Four Day Work Week
1 min read

The 4-Day Workweek: How Wonderlic Made It Happen

After reviewing the results of a successful 12-week summer trial, Wonderlic is fully instating a 32-hour, four-day work week, effective immediately.

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Wonderlic
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Meet Wonderlic’s New CEO, Becca Callahan

Hi, I'm Becca Callahan, and a few weeks ago I had the great honor of accepting the position of CEO here at Wonderlic.

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Employee Selection
8 min read

Hiring on Potential: 3 Talent Pros Share Their Thoughts

To what degree do you weigh potential in your recruiting process? What do you feel are the best ways to assess candidate potential? What's an example of a...

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Diversity and Inclusion
11 min read

Combating Ageism in the Workplace

In recent years, you've been one of the most prominent voices in pointing out the rampant unconscious age bias found in hiring. Could you share some of the...

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Human Resources
7 min read

9 Ways to Stop the Turnover Tsunami at Your Company

How to keep the employees you have How to hire people more likely to stick around long-term Employee retention starts yesterday

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Engagement
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How to Create a Courageous Culture at Work

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Hiring
11 min read

Inside the Tech Recruiter Mindset: Post-Pandemic Talent Market

Right now, there's a flood of new talent entering the market, but simultaneously, many employers are struggling to find quality talent. Are you dealing with...

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Hiring
5 min read

The Talent Delusion: What HR Pros Need to Know

Big Idea #1: Leaning on the science of human behavior is the way to measure talent Big Idea #2: Confidence doesn't breed competence Big Idea #3: Hiring...

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Four Day Work Week
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Summer Pilot for a 4-Day Workweek: How to Get Started

The last sixteen months have been unusually challenging and exhausting for everyone, including Wonderlic's employees and their families.

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Engagement
4 min read

Flexible Policies and Tech to Attract and Retain Employees

Check in with your employees (again) Consider demographic differences Consider going asynchronous Ready to learn more about how you can attract top talent in...

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Hiring
8 min read

9 Hiring Strategies for Today's Job Market

#1 - Take a fresh look at your job descriptions #2 - Update your brand messaging to reflect changes to policies and benefits #3 - Reimagine your sourcing...

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Assessments
6 min read

What is a Cognitive Ability Test

What is cognitive ability? How is cognitive ability measured in a pre-employment assessment? How do cognitive ability assessments compare with other common...

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Employee Selection
10 min read

Hire on Potential or Experience? Pros and Cons of Each

1. Science-based hiring assessments are seen as more strongly reliable than resumes, references, and cover letters across the board. 2. More-experienced HR...

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Assessments
1 min read

What Hiring Tests Are Most Predictive of Job Success?

Over the past twenty years, I-O psychologist Frank L. Schmidt and others have conducted research that tries to answer the question, "Which hiring tools are...

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Engagement
5 min read

What HR Pros Can Learn from Long Life Learning

Big Idea #1: Transformative tech (like AI) is everywhere-but there's still a huge understanding gap Big Idea #2: Solving problems for those struggling the...

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Job Analysis
7 min read

How to Conduct a Job Analysis

So…What Is a Job Analysis? Why Is Doing a Job Analysis Worth the Time and Effort? What's the Best Process for Conducting a Job Analysis? The Business...

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Hiring
7 min read

13 Ways to Assess the Best Nontraditional Candidates

If your company only seeks out,and seriously considers,candidates who have conventionally impressive resumes, you’re doing yourself a huge disservice. As...

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Assessments
6 min read

The Difference Between Validity and Reliability , and Why Both Are So Important in Assessment Tests

It's a common mistake to assume that reliability and validity, as they relate to pre-employment tests, are essentially the same thing. They aren’t. And if...

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Hiring
5 min read

HR Lessons from The Invisible Gorilla

Big Idea #1: We're all susceptible to "in-attentional blindness" Big Idea #2: Our memories are worse than we think Big Idea #3: We often mistake confidence...

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Interview
6 min read

Structured Interviews: A Guide to More Effective Hiring

What is a structured interview? Why use structured job interview questions? How to create structured interview questions How to conduct a great structured...

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Hiring
10 min read

The Recruiter’s Guide to Unbiased Hiring Practices

It’s no secret that diversity, equity, and inclusion standards are becoming increasingly important to companies. In fact, a recent Fortune 500 survey shows...

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Hiring
6 min read

7 Common Talent Acquisition Mistakes

Sticking to your tried and true hiring methods could be hurting you more than you think. Even the most conscientious talent pros sometimes lean on outdated...

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Using your Wonderlic Candidate Report
For Candidates
8 min read

Using your Wonderlic Candidate Report

Get insights into your performance with the Wonderlic Candidate Report. Discover what your assessment responses say about your natural tendencies and problem-solving ability.

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Candidate Report - Overview
For Candidates
2 min read

Candidate Report - Overview

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Candidate Report - Know & Grow
For Candidates
4 min read

Candidate Report - Know & Grow

Candidate Report - Know & Grow

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For Candidates
2 min read

Candidate Report - In Action

Candidate Report - In Action

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Product Updates
4 min read

Wonderlic AI: Creating Fairer, More Effective Assessments

AI and better job-matching AI and bias-mitigation Want to learn more about the bottom-line benefits of using hiring assessments?

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Employee Selection
8 min read

Wonderlic Select: Hire the Best at Every Step

Step 1: Eliminating the Very Unlikely to Succeed Step 2: Choosing Who to Bring in for a First-Round Interview Step 3: Deciding Who to Bring Back for a...

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Human Resources
2 min read

How Candidate Feedback Reports Improve the Experience

Video Transcript: Want more ideas for improving your candidate experience?

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Product Updates
4 min read

Candidate Feedback Reports That Are Easy to Use

What exactly is the Candidate Feedback Report? What's its purpose? Why do we think these reports are something candidates will find worthwhile? What's...

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Candidate Experience
Candidate Experience
6 min read

6 Simple Ways to Create a Better Candidate Experience

The experience your organization delivers to job candidates can improve your brand image, attract better talent, and increase your offer acceptance...

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Candidate Experience
4 min read

7 Ways to Improve Your Candidate Experience

Delivering a high-quality candidate experience,from the moment a job seeker first checks out your company website, to their onboarding experience as new...

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Human Resources
10 min read

Data-Driven Candidate Research for Better Hiring

What Is Candidate Experience,and Why Does It Matter? Over the past two decades, the emergence of social media and employee review sites such as Glassdoor and...

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How to conduct a job analysis
Human Resources
3 min read

How to Make Your Job Analysis More Strategic

Why was there an opening in the first place? What does "fit" mean to this position and our organization?

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NFL Scouting Combine
2 min read

New York Times Magazine Wonderlic Response

We are disappointed with how Wonderlic was portrayed in a recent story from the New York Times, which contained numerous inaccuracies and misrepresentations...

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Motivation
Assessments
2 min read

How and Why We Measure for Motivation

We know that cognitive ability is the single best general predictor of job performance. Finding the right fit for your job is more than a matter of knowing...

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AI
Product Updates
2 min read

AI Job Description Search

At Wonderlic, we're proud to offer industry-leading industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology expertise to our customers, helping them make informed hiring...

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Wonderlic
3 min read

Wonderlic celebrates the Supreme Court's ruling under Title VII

We celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County. The simple basis and clear language of the opinion leave no room for interpretation...

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Product Updates
2 min read

First Quarter 2020 Product Updates

Tags for Job Openings Additional Opening Filters User Management Improvements

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attracting millennial talent
Employee Management
6 min read

5 Ways to Attract and Retain Millennial Talent

Millennials. The most huffed-at, grumbled-about generation to hit the working world with the full might of their avocado toast-fueled strength. They’ve risen...

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Engagement
6 min read

Social media has changed the hiring game

Recruitment as we once knew it is disappearing. In a bid to create a more efficient and productive hiring process that’s candidate-focused, HR teams have...

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Engagement
6 min read

Open office spaces: Will this work for you?

Today’s office environment is all about collaboration: our computers are constantly pinging with direct messages from our colleagues; innovation is key to...

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Human Resources
11 min read

The 10 Biggest Challenges in HR Today

1. Acquiring the Right Talent 2. Shepherding Candidates Through the Hiring Process 3. Employing Interculturally-Savvy Talent 4. Choosing Benefits Employees...

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Employee Selection
5 min read

The Structured Interview: How and Why

You’ve got a group of candidates interested in a position at your company. You’re one step away from having a wonderful group of new employees - you just...

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Hiring 101
7 min read

Seven myths about the “Perfect Applicant”

You’ve got a stack of resumes piled on your desk, but you’re ready to discard nearly all of them. Not out of frustration mind you, but because (based on your...

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Employee Wellness
6 min read

Pay Raises: Everything you need to know

Let’s talk pay raises. The conversation can sometimes be uncomfortable or messy, and (worst-case scenario) they could cause employees to argue, strike, or...

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Employee Wellness
4 min read

The antidote to a toxic work environment

Frequent absences, tardiness, disengagement, high-turnover, a lack of innovation: are these traits showing up in your workplace more often than not? Looks...

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the four day work week
Employee Wellness
6 min read

Is the four-day workweek a good fit for your company?

Work-life balance: the buzzword that every employee and applicant looks for in a job description. According to Forbes, 75 percent of the workforce will be...

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conflict resolution in the workplace
Employee Performance
6 min read

Everybody argues sometimes: workplace conflict resolution

In an ideal world, every employee would love working together. They’d always appreciate input and never argue about anything. Work life would be a dream...

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Employee Performance
6 min read

Ways you can reduce your company's employee turnover rate

Most of the time, those three words are followed by something like "It's not you, it's me." and *BOOM* your relationship is dead. When that happens in a...

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organizational buy-in
Engagement
5 min read

Getting Organizational Buy-in

According to John Kotter, author of the book Buy In, 70 percent of organizational change efforts don’t work. Why? According to his research, it’s because the...

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using social media for recruitment
Employee Selection
5 min read

Social media and finding the right candidate: are they related?

While you’re scarfing down turkey, you turn to your right and see your teenage niece snapping pics of her plate. As a hiring professional, you’re pretty...

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The importance of job analysis
Human Resources
4 min read

The Value of Job Analysis

Finding and hiring the right candidate is a lot of work and can be expensive. A job analysis collects information about what the job’s responsibilities and...

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flex schedule
Employee Wellness
4 min read

Making a flex schedule that works for you and your employees

A recent survey by QuickBooks asked 1,000 employees which incentive would motivate them most. They could receive more money, more PTO, more *anything*.

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health and wellness in workplace
Employee Performance
3 min read

Wellness in the workplace: how employee morale is upheld in 2019

For far too long, companies embraced a drone-like mentality that forced all the fun out of office life. But that changed when Google showed that wellness...

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SIOP blog
Wonderlic
1 min read

SIOP 2020, here we come.

Want to know who gets as excited as we do about the scientific study of human behavior in the workplace? The premier group of researchers and members from...

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Wonderlic
3 min read

Wonderlic Rebrand: a new era

Wonderlic and the people who comprise our company are determined to help kick bias to the curb as much as possible. This is our passion. And the best way to...

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Employee wellness blog
Employee Wellness
4 min read

4 Ways to Expand the Concept of Employee Wellness

Like many aspects of the modern workplace, the concept of employee wellness has undergone some necessary changes in recent years. Consider that a full 89...

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Existing employees should be valued as much as new hires. blog post
Employee Development
4 min read

Existing employees should be valued as much as new hires.

Being a current employee is like being an old customer at a bank. Let us explain:

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employee engagement mistakes
Hiring 101
4 min read

7 employee engagement mistakes managers make

To engage employees is essential to maintaining productivity, fostering a thriving company culture, and reducing turnover. According to a recent Gallup poll...

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Motivation in the workplace blog post
Human Resources
4 min read

Motivation: keeping workers without growth opportunities

1. Enable Shadowing Sessions 2. Offer work-from-home options 3. Provide your employees with flex-time 4. Pull employees' motivation out of them; don't force...

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Human Resources and Retaining Top Talent
How-to Guides
2 min read

Human resources: keeping top performers

It's no secret that the evolution of human resource management has increased throughout the ages. Corporations used to label their employees as "production...

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Rossella Blatt Vital blog
Wonderlic
4 min read

Rossella Blatt Vital: Wonder(lic) Woman

Rossella Blatt Vital, Director of Innovation- AI, has made it her mission to build a team of passionate Machine Learning gurus here at Wonderlic. She joined...

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Hiring
1 min read

An Onboarding Tool is Your New Hire's First Step to Success

But when the sitter arrives, you're so eager to get to your dinner and a movie date that you neglected to provide any relevant details about your baby -...

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Interview Guides Are Your Ace in the Hole
Interview
1 min read

Interview Guides Are Your Ace in the Hole

That's because an unstructured interview is just as effective as flipping a coin when it comes to identifying qualified candidates. And, unfortunately, far...

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employee engagement blog
Engagement
4 min read

Employee engagement: how to improve it

The Business Dictionary defines employee engagement as the "emotional connection an employee feels toward his or her employment organization, which tends to...

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Soft Skills
3 min read

Organizations that Value Diversity Need Linguistic Competence

The National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) at Georgetown University describes Linguistic Competence as, "The capacity of an organization and its...

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Hiring
2 min read

How to Hire: 4 Must-Dos Before Hiring an Employee

Ask yourself, where does your business need the most help? Assess immediate and long-term goals for your business, and identify the required roles and...

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What is Critical Thinking
Soft Skills
2 min read

Critical Thinking: What is it?

This poll was used as part of our latest soft skills webinar which was focused on "Critical Thinking." The correct response is C, "Objectively analyzing...

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Hiring
6 min read

10 Reasons Why Your SMB Should Outsource Recruitment

Now that there's a viable option for SMBs, how do you know when it's time to outsource your recruitment process? Check out these top 10 reasons to outsource...

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idea amplification
Soft Skills
2 min read

Team Challenge: Idea Amplification- be heard.

According to the Washington Post, "Once a woman in the room made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its author. This forced the men...

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Steps in onboarding process
Hiring 101
2 min read

The Perfect Onboarding Process for Small Businesses in 5 Steps

As a small business, it is vital that you have an organized, efficient onboarding process. A seamless onboarding process can lead to:

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Employee Performance
2 min read

The Perils of Employee Initiative

Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? But some employees, particularly new hires, get the wrong message. They begin to focus on taking initiative, dropping whatever...

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Hiring
2 min read

What Steps Should Be Taken Before You Can Start Testing Candidates

There aren't too many people who enjoy taking tests, especially in high-pressure situations, but the fact is that they are extremely useful for the purpose...

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How to reduce stress at work
Soft Skills
2 min read

The Quest to De-Stress at Work

Ah…so how do you feel about that statement? When someone tells you that it's all in your head, chances your emotional response toward that person is...

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what are good interpersonal skills
Soft Skills
2 min read

Good interpersonal skills: are you rewarding them?

For instance, let's take the example of meetings at work. The people who arrive on time are demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills. But if you always...

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The creative field and preemployment testing
Hiring
4 min read

The creative field and preemployment testing

However, if you're basing your hiring decisions solely on previous work, a resume, and an interview, you're taking a huge risk. There are many other factors...

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Human resources innovation
Hiring
2 min read

Innovation in HR: Go Beyond the Status Quo

When I ask small business owners why they aren't as focused on improving HR processes, they tell me it's because they don't feel they can impact HR in a...

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best practices in talent acquisition blog
Hiring
3 min read

Talent Acquisition – Five Actionable Ideas for Small Businesses

In the 28 years I've been at the helm of Wonderlic, I've had the opportunity to talk with hundreds of successful small business leaders and owners. No matter...

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integrity testing blog
Hiring
3 min read

Integrity testing and the EEOC

Since their initial development, integrity tests have been the focus of very few legal challenges. This largely stems from the fact that these tests have...

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Reference Check
3 min read

Reference Check: how to prevent employee theft

Prior to being allowed access to the NSA's information, Snowden was subjected to a background screening, which apparently revealed nothing problematic at the...

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How to engage disengaged employees
Hiring
1 min read

Re-Engaging Your Disengaged Employees

In an effort to investigate ways to counteract disengaged employees, Software Advice, a resource for comparing talent management, interviewed Ruth Ross, the...

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Importance of hiring motivated employees
Hiring
2 min read

Hiring Motivated Employees

In fact, study after study validates your gut feeling and shows that employee motivation has a direct impact on an organization's bottom line: Highly...

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Hiring
3 min read

Leadership: Directions for Employee Motivation

We know that highly skilled and motivated employees will do more, do it better, and be around to do it longer. But have you given as much attention on how to...

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what is company culture blog
Hiring
4 min read

Company Culture: Retaining employees in the new economy

Surveys reveal that 60% of employees plan to leave their current employer within a year, and another 21% are actively preparing to leave. Regardless of the...

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Man using laptop with checklist on screen. Online testing offers scalable, consistent, accessible, speedy, cost-efficient, and data-driven assessments. Wonderlic enhances online testing.
Assessments
2 min read

The Ins and Outs of Online Testing

Discover the power of online testing with Wonderlic! Learn how our digital assessment platforms streamline hiring, enhance employee development, and drive...

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performance management blog
Employee Management
2 min read

Performance Management: Your employees want to fire you

Here's the situation: Departmental productivity over the last few months has dropped. Lately, the office seems quieter than usual. Smiles are hard to find...

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Assessments
1 min read

Beyond the Basics: Addressing Advanced Skills Deficits

Furthermore, 4 out of 10 high school graduates are required to take remedial courses when they start college. This places a tremendous burden on schools that...

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performance management blog
Hiring
3 min read

Performance management is the new performance review

The practice of giving performance reviews is often labor-intensive, time-consuming and stressful. To further complicate matters, traditional performance...

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Hiring
2 min read

Familiarity Breeds Success – Why and How to use Internal Hiring

Whether replacing an employee or creating a new position, the costs mount quickly… and not just in money, but time as well. With advertising for the...

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why use preemployment testing blog
Hiring
2 min read

Why Some Companies Don’t Use Pre-Employment Testing

In fact, even 85% of those who work at companies that don't use testing said "making better hire decisions" is an actual, realized benefit of using them...

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2 Employee Competencies Blog Post
Hiring
2 min read

2 Employee Competencies All of Your Organization Should Have

Performance reviews are a vitally important tool that all companies should be using. Today I am going to talk to you about some employee competencies that I...

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disengaged employee cost
Hiring
2 min read

The cost of having disengaged employees

We know employee disengagement is bad-but exactly how bad? Let's look at some statistics that should put the issue at the top of your priority list…

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pre-employment assessment data blog
Assessments
1 min read

Pre-Employment Assessment Data: Tactical vs. Strategic use

Among those who use pre-employment assessments, over 95% said so. In fact, even 85% of those who work at companies that don't use testing said "making better...

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leadership styles and employee engagement
Hiring
3 min read

The Goldilocks Effect: Which Leadership Style Engages Employees the Most?

She finds that each bear has its own preference for porridge, chairs, and beds. After testing each of these, she determines that two of them are always too...

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Employee Development
3 min read

What Kind of Leadership Style Do You Have?

Furthermore, a style that might work for one company or industry might be a total bust for another. So… what kind of leader are you? How do you engage...

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reference check blog
Hiring
4 min read

Understanding the Wonderlic Automated Reference Check

Traditionally, the reference check involves asking about dates of employment, attendance, and salary. We recognize that while this type of information can be...

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Hiring
1 min read

Employee Assessments: Tactical or Strategic?

You hired a great employee and they are proving to be a great fit. But what happened to their assessment results? I'm willing to bet you used the results to...

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performance management strategy blog
Hiring
3 min read

Successful, Dynamic Performance Strategy

Performance appraisal is an event that focuses primarily on two parties-the employee and the supervisor-and is structured to provide feedback regarding the...

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social media screening blog
Hiring
2 min read

Social Media Screening - Beware!

Social media is now a resource for businesses to market and promote themselves. This newer technology is also becoming a tool for recruitment and selection...

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personality assessment blog
Hiring
3 min read

Debunking 4 Personality Testing Myths

In reality, these issues come into play with ALL selection tools. Interviews, job simulations, application blanks, reference checks and background checks are...

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employment performance review blog
Hiring
2 min read

6 Tips for Optimizing Employee Performance Reviews

Contrary to how many managers approach it, the employee performance review should not be so much an event as an ongoing process. Having a "performance...

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job interview questions to ask
Hiring
4 min read

What You Can Ask During a Job Interview

Improper or inadvisable questions can lead to costly lawsuits. In short, you must know what you can't (and shouldn't) ask during a job interview.

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Hiring
2 min read

Synergy in Testing: Combining Personnel Assessments for Optimal Results

When many businesses do testing before a hire, they choose to focus on one area, such as basic skills or personality. While this practice can provide...

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employee engagement survey blog
Hiring
3 min read

How to Conduct the Employee Engagement Survey

In fact, even here at Wonderlic, we are going through our annual employee engagement survey. In this process, employees can reflect on all that has happened...

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employment reference checks blog
Hiring
2 min read

How to Get More from an Employment Reference Check

However, employee reference checks have the potential to provide you with some of the most critical, timely, and valuable information you could ask for...

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Hiring
3 min read

What to Look for in a Resume

Although social media is often part of a job-seeker's marketing plan these days, resumes and cover letters are still the primary elements that recruiters and...

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Hiring
2 min read

What Is a Job Analysis And Why Do You Need One?

What is a job analysis and what does it entail? Well, a job analysis is a systematic study of a job or job family. The information gathered summarizes the...

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Hiring
3 min read

Adding Assessments to the Hiring Process

In the hiring process, resumes don't reveal struggles an employee might have faced in past jobs, and reference checks are only as good as the people you talk...

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employee engagement and employee satisfaction
Hiring
2 min read

The Difference Between Employee Engagement and Satisfaction

According to recent survey data, about 81% of U.S. employees report being satisfied with their jobs, but only about 64% consider themselves to be engaged...

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job specific cut score
Assessments
2 min read

Why Pre-Employment Test Scores are Job Specific

A cut score is the lowest score a candidate can achieve on an assessment to receive further consideration in the hiring process. Frequently, people assume...

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Hiring
2 min read

Why Cut Scores Are Not Based on Your Top Performers

Hopefully, you test job applicants early in the screening process in order to choose only the most qualified candidates to put through your interviewing...

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non-proctored assessments
Hiring
1 min read

Non-proctored assessments vs proctored

Now more than ever, efficiency is at a premium for employers and educational institutions, as both are trying to find ways to do more with less time and...

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Hiring
3 min read

Understanding Cut Scores: They’re Not Just Random Numbers!

The answer lies in identifying an appropriate cut score for the assessment based on the competencies, skills, and/or personality traits required for the job...

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keyword optimized resumes
Hiring
4 min read

Keyword optimized resumes: To scan or not to scan

You're excited about the prospect of improving your automotive situation, but before you can, you need to decide how you're going to go about looking for...

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what is employee engagement
Hiring
2 min read

What is Employee Engagement?

The Business Dictionary defines employee engagement as the emotional connection an employee feels toward his or her employment organization, which tends to...

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Assessments
2 min read

What is Item Response Theory (IRT)?

IRT represents a general framework for understanding the relationship between an individual's standing on an underlying factor (e.g., a particular skill...

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hiring guide
Hiring
4 min read

The 10-Step Guide to Hiring in Today's market

There are a lot of companies out there, especially small ones, that don't have a blueprint for hiring. That's like building a house without… well, a...

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Hiring
2 min read

Candidate Selection: Comparing Apples to Apples

As a hiring manager, you want candidates who are comparable on the same level, making it easier to identify the differences. Selecting job candidates may be...

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Hiring
3 min read

Working From Home: How to Stay Connected to Your Employees

The structure of today's workforce is shifting away from the traditional nine to five, Monday through Friday workweek. More and more companies are allowing...

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Hiring
2 min read

Traits That Drive Great Leaders

When we see leaders fail, however, we wonder what got in the way of success. Did they not have the right stuff? Are there traits that contribute to greatness...

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Knowing What You Need in a Candidate
Hiring
2 min read

Knowing What You Need in a Candidate

With 3.8 million unfilled jobs in the U.S., where's the disconnect? When you have an abundance of candidates to choose from, you still need to make sure you...

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Hiring
3 min read

What is an Effective Leader?

In it he says, "I think it's very difficult to lead today when people are not really truly participating in the decision. You won't be able to attract and...

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value of HR blog
Hiring
2 min read

The value of HR as we know it today

The value of HR is shown through the increase of a company's economic performance and improvement of overall employee satisfaction.

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bad hire in the workplace
Hiring
2 min read

How to Keep a Bad Hire from Getting Worse

There is a job opening, you do your due diligence in the hiring process, and you find the perfect candidate. You put them through the process, every step of...

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Hiring
2 min read

How to Conduct a Structured Interview

Why is using a structured interview important when hiring? You invest a lot in an individual when you make the decision to hire them, and you need to make...

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Engagement
1 min read

Exit Interviews Can Shed Light on Turnover

According to the study, employees are more likely to leave an organization due to limited career opportunities, as well as low support and respect levels...

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Assessments
2 min read

Why You Need More Than Just a Resume

There’s nothing like a first impression, and in the case of job applicants, that is often a resume. But let’s be honest for a second about resumes and their...

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Hiring
5 min read

Criminal Background Checks vs. Integrity Testing

Employers commonly use criminal background checks based on two reasons. First, the employer is interested in screening out individuals who have a criminal...

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what is cognitive ability test
Assessments
2 min read

What is a Cognitive Ability Test?

Have you ever wondered what a cognitive ability test is? This blog with Jen Garrow explains cognitive ability and why it can have such a positive impact for...

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Hiring
2 min read

Using Personality Testing to Build Strong Teams

Ken shares a team-building exercise you can use right away to strengthen your employee's awareness of communication styles. The video will talk about why and...

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Hiring
2 min read

Reasonable Employment Testing Accommodations

Additionally, it is legally mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the ADA does not define reasonable accommodation, it provides a...

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Hiring
3 min read

The Top 5 Ways to Improve Employee Retention

Today we're going talk to you about five techniques that can help your company increase its employee retention rate.

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Hiring
1 min read

Structured Interviews: What, Why, and How

Most companies don't use a structured interview. They don't know how, they're under a time crunch, or they don't consider them to be as revealing.

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