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April 2009

Book Review: Transforming Assessment

April 29, 2009

Transformative Assessment by W. James Popham is written for an educational audience, but has much to offer for the human resource or training and development professional. The book deals with formative assessment in education. It explains the research on formative assessment and how to build a framework for instruction based on assessment. However, given the [...]

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Local IPMA-HR Meeting on Wellness

April 28, 2009

The local chapter of IPMA-HR (largely public sector human resources) is having its next Chapter meeting on  Tuesday, May 19th at 11:30am at the Cleveland Metroparks CanalWay Visitor Center in the Ohio and Erie Reservation. David Duane, Associate Director of Human Resources at Cleveland Metroparks, will present “Cleveland Metroparks Wellness Initiative.” Cost is $10 for members and $15 [...]

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NEO – HR Powerhouse

April 24, 2009

The Northeast Ohio area has many strengths. Unfortunately, all too often, we fail to emphasize our strengths. Even more tragically, many people inside of Northeast Ohio are unware of the tremendous talent pool the region has to offer.
This is especially true in the area of human resource consulting, especially as it relates to employment testing and [...]

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Psychologists as the Bad Guys

April 22, 2009

In one of my career talks, I discuss how both psychologists and human resource professionals, my two fields, tend to be viewed in a negative manner by the public. Unfortunately, it is no the same sort of sexy bad of lawyers, but often a boring bad image. The release of information on interrogation techniques used [...]

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Can Compensation Drive Testing Results?

April 21, 2009

The following news item came via the IPAT listserv. It deals with the high failure rate on the recent New York Fire Department Promotional Exam.

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Baby Boomers Refusing to Retire

April 21, 2009

Crain’s Cleveland Business has an interesting article on generational issues by Arielle Kass. The article deals with baby boomers putting off retirement. Of course, a little over a year ago we were talking about the problems that would be created when baby boomers left the workplace. Now we are discussing the problems created by baby [...]

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Credit Checks in Hiring – Potential Legislation in Ohio

April 16, 2009

The use of credit checks in the hiring process appears to be increasing. Credit checks serve two very different purposes.

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Court Ruling on Employment Testing in Cleveland

April 14, 2009

There was an interesting discussion on the IPAT listserve regarding the pros and cons of temporary (or probationary) hiring versus employment testing in the public sector. Nutshelling a lot of opinions, it seemed like a lot of practitioners and experts favored keeping both, feeling an emphasis on employment screening was needed. In that context, a [...]

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Economics and Aging Talks at University of Akron

April 14, 2009

Two more upcoming talks at the University of Akron. One on Economics and one on Proactive Aging.

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University of Akron Conference – Mental Health Care in America

April 13, 2009

The Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) with the generous support of the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation will present a conference on Mental Health Care in America. This two-day event will be held on the campus of The University of Akron at The Quaker Square Inn. The meeting will be held Next Thursday [...]

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