July 25th Luncheon: Matthew O’Connell, Select International

“Faking & Cheating and Their Impact on Assessment Scores”

• Matthew O’Connell, co-author of the best selling book Hiring Great People, will be presenting on the difference between faking and cheating during personnel assessments. He will be discussing the problems that both present as well as steps that can be taken to minimize their impact on assessments and decisions based on such assessments. Matthew O’Connell received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron is now an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. He is actively involved in applied research, is a frequent presenter at professional conferences, and is the author or co-author of more than 70 book chapters or articles on selection and assessment, leadership, and work teams. Dr. O’Connell has designed selection and assessment systems in seven different countries for more than 100 companies, including AT&T, Medtronic, PPG, Sears, Sony Electronics, Goodyear, Toyota, UNICEF, and British Telecom.

November 12th – Brandon Tietze, Bassett Unified School District

“Utilizing a Compensatory Minimum Qualification System to Enhance and Simplify the Pre-Employment Screening Process”

• This presentation will discuss the different paths at varying rates that candidates use to obtain designated position requirements. Keeping this variance in mind, a dynamic screening tool is needed to accurately evaluate alternative minimum qualification options.  During this event, we will explore the information and procedures necessary to develop and use an objective, yet flexible screening system that will account for the variance in options and identify the strongest relationships with job performance.

*Updates will be made to the website and details will be provided regarding these workshops/luncheons as soon as luncheon plans are finalized.