Hiring

May 6, 2025

There are only two possible mistakes we can make when hiring. 1. Hiring the wrong person (a false positive), or 2. Not hiring the right person (a false negative). Simple enough. All we need to do is avoid hiring someone who can’t do the job and be certain to hire someone who can. Unfortunately, that’s...

March 11, 2025

Banks and Credit Unions Upgrade their Talent Assessment Processes to Engage the Best New Talent.   Ask the HR manager of a bank or a credit union, “What’s your biggest challenge?” Increasingly, the response is “Talent Assessment” – finding the right people who will excel in today’s rapidly changing financial work environment. Talent assessment has...

February 11, 2025

I’ve always been puzzled why Talent Acquisition (TA) and Training operate independently in most organizations. This is not new—it’s been the case for over 50 years. The TA team is responsible for recruiting and hiring new employees to meet staffing needs, while the Training team is tasked with teaching procedures and expectations to those new...