Hiring isn’t just about finding good people. It’s about placing good people in the right roles. Where the “Bus” Metaphor Comes From Jim Collins, in Good to Great, popularized a simple leadership metaphor: “Who” before “what” — get the right people first, then decide...
Why the Resume Isn’t Enough—and How Personality Assessments Improve Interview Quality
Structured interviews improve hiring decisions. But structure still needs better inputs than the resume alone. The Resume Still Dominates Hiring—For Understandable Reasons Resumes are familiar. They’re easy to scan, easy to compare, and deeply embedded in how hiring...
Why “Good Interviews” Can Still Lead to Bad Hires
Hiring mistakes don’t come from bad intentions—they come from unstructured decisions. Introduction: When “Great Interviews” Still Go Wrong Most hiring mistakes begin the same way. The candidate interviewed well. The conversations flowed naturally. Everyone involved...
Predictive Index vs. Talent Insights: Choosing the Right Tool for Your Organization
When organizations begin researching personality and behavioral assessment tools, one name often comes up early: Predictive Index. It’s well known, widely recommended, and frequently positioned as a comprehensive solution for understanding workplace behavior. But as...
The Rise of Hiring Assessments: Why 2026 Is the Year Companies Fully Embrace Structured Evaluation
For years, personality assessments have been a familiar part of the culture — shared among coworkers, popular on social media, debated in classrooms, and used in leadership retreats and coaching programs. But something new is happening in the talent world, and the...
Top 10 Reasons to Use the MAP Instead of Just DISC
DISC is powerful—but here’s what you’re missing without the MAP: DISC shows behavior—but not thinking or motivationThe MAP fills in the gaps by adding personality and career interest insights. Same DISC style, different needsTwo high-S employees may behave the...
Top 10 Reasons to Use the MAP Instead of Just Myers-Briggs
If you love the 16 personality types, here’s why you’ll love going further with the MAP: Personality doesn’t equal job fitKnowing how someone thinks is helpful—but it doesn’t tell you if they’ll succeed in a fast-paced sales role or thrive in structured operations....
Personality Is Just the Start: Why the MAP Is Built for the Workplace
You may already know your four-letter personality type—or use the 16 personality framework to better understand how people think and relate. But when it comes to the workplace, personality alone doesn’t tell the whole story. That’s why we created the MAP — a...
10 Reasons Our Structured Interview Guide Will Transform Your Hiring
Reduced Legal Risk - Standardized, compliant questions lower the risk of discriminatory practices. Consistency Across Candidates - Every candidate gets the same role-specific questions for fairer comparisons. Better Hiring Predictions - Structured interviews predict...
Structured Interviews: The Smarter Way to Hire Top Talent
Making the right hire is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Yet too often, interviews rely on instinct, casual conversations, or scattered questions that fail to predict success. Research shows that unstructured interviews have a predictive...
Why Employees Leave and How to Keep Them
In the current labor market, where attracting and retaining talent is more challenging than ever, understanding the core reasons behind employee turnover, and what strategies will promote employee retention, is crucial for HR professionals. A recent SHRM study, "HR...
Trends Impacting Human Resources and Employee Recruiting in 2024
In 2024, the landscape of employee recruitment stands at an unprecedented crossroads. Amidst a rapidly evolving global economy, finding the right talent has transformed from a mere challenge to a high-stakes strategic endeavor. The relentless war for talent has...
Know Your Hiring Target
If you don’t know what you’re hiring for, you can’t hit the target. It's easy to jump into the selection process armed with either too little information (just the job title) or too much information (like an exhaustive, multi-page job description). We’ve created a...
The Real Cost of a Bad Hire [Infographic]
What does a bad hire actually cost your company? Is there any way to overcome a bad hiring decision? The infographic below outlines some of the costs you could face as a company for a bad hire but also offers a few tips to help you implement tools that can help you...
How to Conduct More Effective Interviews
How to Conduct More Effective Interviews Let’s face it: Interviews are hard for everyone. Assessing who is the best after talking to several well-rehearsed candidates can be difficult, but there are several techniques that can improve the quality of an interview....
5 Hiring Practices That Build a Great Company Culture
How do you make sure you’re hiring people who will strengthen your company culture rather than tear it down? You can begin by slowing down to define and create a clear system that will pay off in the long run. Even if you are currently feeling the pressure to get a...
How to Choose the Right Pre-Hire Assessment
Have you ever read a blog that was pushing for or against one particular employee assessment? HR professionals learn from HR blogs written by HR experts -- who tend to believe deeply in the value of a particular type of pre-hire assessment (or the damage caused by...
How the DISC Profile Reveals Top Candidates
Can you pinpoint the behavioral responses that your top performing managers produce consistently and naturally? What about your top-performing salespeople? Administrative assistants? Let’s turn these questions on their heads. Can you identify the...













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