One of the nation's biggest music labels briefly signed Taylor Swift to a contract but let her go because she didn't seem worth more than $15,000 a year. At least four book publishers passed on the first Harry Potter novel rather than pay J. K. Rowling a $5,000 advance. And the same pattern happens in nearly every business.

Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood

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"This engaging and thought-provoking text introduces the main techniques, theories, research and debates in personnel selection, helping students and practitioners to identify the major predictors of job performance as well as the most suitable methods for assessing them." "Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Adrian Furnham provide a comprehensive, critical and up-to-date review of the constructs we use in assessing people - intelligence, personality, creativity,...

Tony Bennett and Gene Krupa and his Quartet make a lively combination on these live radio recordings made by the National Guard as part of their recruiting program. Features four shows performed in their entirety.

"Hiring continues to be one of the worst aspects of most organizations. Chaos and frustration are the rule, not the exception. An unstructured and unmeasured process lets bias and subjectivity seep in, and companies end up with a mediocre, homogenous workforce. This book provides a complete, end-to-end framework to solving that problem in 30 days. It provides the theory, the tactical playbook, the real-world examples, and the underlying science to...

Having a criminal record can be a major barrier to employment. When companies implement programs and policies that support the hiring of justice-impacted talent, including the formerly incarcerated, both they and the affected individuals stand to benefit. The author describes some of the efforts underway by nonprofit organizations and major employers to tap into this underutilized talent pool and provide people with a second chance to thrive in today’s...