Profiling Cheaters in College
Cheaters can be identified by their scores on the Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. But now that we can profile them, what comes next?
Category: selection/hiring
Cheating Base Rates
One of the most difficult aspects of studying cheating on selection/promotion/training tests and otherwise dishonest behavior in either work or school is figuring out what percentage of employees/students actually engage in such behavior.
Hiring Based Upon Credit Scores? Bad Idea.
Current employers seem to be increasingly using credit reports as part of their application and hiring process. And that’s a terrible, terrible idea.
On the American College Student
I recent came across this article. Let me give you a taste: ‘Most of us are in college not because of a burning passion for a subject or to seek some intellectual pursuit, but merely because we want to make more money.’
Best Buy Hired Based on Twitter Followers
Hot on the heels of Montana wanting to know what’s in your Facebook profile is Best Buy requiring 250 Twitter followers to be considered for a marketing position.
GRE: The Personality Test
There is much to consider in the traditional graduate school application, and ETS thinks it has the perfect supplement: a standardized personality test.