July 2007		www.hoganassessments.com



:: A Note To Our Readers
This July edition of the Hogan newsletter brings you the latest news from Hogan, including articles about the why personality testing is important, the latest from the EEOC, updates on certification workshops, and comments from Paul Barrett, Hogan's Chief Research Scientist. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please e-mail us at webmaster@hoganassessments.com.

:: Why is Personality Testing Important to Recruitment?
Drs. Robert and Joyce Hogan address some important questions about personality testing and recruiting. · How does personality determines job performance? · Why is personality testing coming under such criticism? · Is cheating or faking good impressions a problem? Click here to view all 10 questions and answers.

:: Hogan Releases New Selection Tool as EEOC Examines the State of Employment Testing
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressed public concern on employment testing on May 16. Of particular interest is the discussion surrounding increased employment testing as employers seek lawful and efficient ways to screen large numbers of job applicants. Most employers are stuck in the "murky middle", where the employer wants to conduct fair selection but lacks the resources for state of the art validation of selection procedures. Hogan offers a solution for those employers in the "murky middle" with the Candidate Potential Report. Read more... To learn more about the Candidate Potential Report and how it can provide solutions to hiring challenges, click here. To review the EEOC testimony, click here.

:: Hogan Chief Research Scientist Featured as Keynote Speaker in New Zealand
Hogan Assessment Systems' Chief Research Scientist, Paul Barrett, presented the keynote address at the 8th Annual New Zealand Work Research Conference on May 26th. Barrett discussed the misunderstandings of correlations, the reality of predictive inaccuracy, and theory-based predictive accuracy as the criterion for substantive research. To view the abstract of the predictive accuracy keynote paper prepared by Paul Barrett and Dr. Robert Hogan, click here. Additionally, Paul Barrett will present at the upcoming New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference on August 23 - 26, 2007. He will present two topics covering predictive accuracy and intelligence as good judgment. To view the abstract of Paul Barrett and Dr. Robert Hogan's paper on intelligence as good judgment, click here.

:: A Worldwide Team of Hogan Certified Coaches Is Available for Special Projects
Hogan Assessment Systems provides leadership coaching services to clients with high-volume needs or specific coaching problems. The Hogan coaching team is staffed by experienced coaches, all of whom provide professional services worldwide, who have built their coaching practices using the Hogan tools, and who meet stringent quality assurance criteria. All coaches have advanced degrees and many are former corporate executives. On average, these experts have 25 years of coaching and leadership development experience. The coaching team includes many multilingual coaches, and the team can deliver feedback in any of the 19 languages for which the Hogan assessments are currently available. Our coaches can deliver feedback in an initiative- or organizationally-specific manner. The Hogan coaching team has been involved with leadership development initiatives in numerous Fortune 100 organizations. For more information, contact Ryan Ross, Hogan senior consultant, at 1-800-756-0632 or rross@hoganassessments.com.

:: Certification Workshop To Be Held August 28-29 in Atlanta, GA
A workshop for participants to learn to administer, interpret and implement three assessments developed by Hogan Assessment Systems is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28 and 29, at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The certification workshop will provide a comprehensive tutorial on the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI); Hogan Development Survey (HDS); and Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI). The workshop is approved for 13 recertification credit hours through the Human Resource Certification Institute and for 8 American Psychological Association continuing education credits. The next workshop of this type is scheduled for December 4th and 5th in the same location. For more information or to register, click here, call (800) 756-0632, or send an e-mail to sales@hoganassessments.com.

:: Hogan - Out, About, and in the News
Ryan Ross, Senior Consultant, and Aaron Tracy, Chief Technology Officer, will represent Hogan at the HR-XML's Global Partnering and Integration Summit on September 26 - 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Summit is targeted at HR strategists looking to gain insight on HR service delivery and technology. To learn more about the HR-XML conference, click here. Dr. Robert Hogan will be speaking at The Best of Talent Management Summit on November 12 - 14 in San Francisco, California. To learn more about the Talent Management Summit, click here. Companies are relying more and more on psychological assessments to help them identify tomorrow's chief executives. To read Dr. Robert Hogan's perspective in the Portfolio.com article, click below. Are You Management Material? By Adam Piore Absolutely, say psychological testers like Robert Hogan, former chair of the psychology department at University of Tulsa and co-editor of Personality Psychology in the Workplace, a book often referred to as the bible of the assessment ... Dr. Robert Hogan provides insight into leadership and promotions. Click below to view the article. Promotions are More Stressful than Divorce By Penelope Trunk Robert Hogan, famous organizational psychologist thinks that you either have the personality for management or you don't. Unfortunately, he finds that, "Managers are rarely promoted based on their talent for leadership." ...

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