Often what is happening in the business world is reflected in the schools and vise-versa. The idea of online exams has been around for awhile, but with more and more state departments of education turning to this effective means of assessing students, businesses seem to be turning to this method to recruit the best potential candidates to their workforce as well.

It is common for companies to utilize testing as part of their employee selection process. These tests can include measurement of cognitive abilities, personality testing, abilities testing, background testing and more. This type of testing can be utilized by prospective employers as long as they are not discriminatory.

How long does it take you to identify the best candidate for a job?  What are the critical characteristics you search for when you are seeking talent for a specific niche?  How can you determine if a interviewee actually meets the qualifications required to even apply for the job?

Effective and successful recruiters know that while posting jobs on online job boards is still necessary, it's no longer the most effective method for finding great candidates.

Many potential employees in many industries have gone through the process of pre-hire testing. Often, these tests were painfully generic and assessed values that had nothing to do with the job...

I’m happy to announce you that we’ve just improved Skillmeter with three new features: candidates bulk import, skip test questions and anti-cheating.

I’m happy to announce you that we’ve just improved Skillmeter with two new features: reminder notifications and the possibility to split multiple tests in individual sessions

I always wondered what is the difference between success and failure, why some win and some others loose.

I've recently attended a Steve Balmer keynote at Gartner’s Symposium in Orlando and I was so impressed by all the passion he showed while talking about his company, Microsoft.