Gary Dumais

How to Identify Weaponized Feedback

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Has so-called “constructive feedback” ever been used to undermine you or someone you know?  If so, you’ve probably experienced what I refer to as “weaponized feedback”.  And from what I’ve observed during my work with companies as a Business Psychologist and Human Resource consultant, the use of weaponized feedback is unfortunately on the rise. The …

Best Practices for Assessing Job Candidates

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What is a “candidate selection assessment”? When I moved to Philadelphia about ten years ago, I was surprised to find that many companies had never heard of a “selection assessment”.  Instead, they were using only traditional candidate screening methods such as interviews and reference checks.  I found this to be especially interesting given that surrounding …