WAYNE, Pa., July 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - SkillSurvey Inc., the leading provider of confidential, science-based reference assessments that help employers make better hiring decisions, will be hosting a session entitled "Predictive Hiring: A New Approach to Finding Candidates Who Will Succeed in Your Organization," featuring Nationwide Children's Hospital, at the 2014 HR Star Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on July 24.
"HR professionals now have a host of technologies available to help them leverage the power of big data," said Mike Bartkus, Regional Vice President for SkillSurvey. "We'll be showing attendees how they can harness data from references to predict which job candidates have a higher likelihood of being successful in the long-term."
The session will feature Marcey Kaye McDonald, Director of Employment for Nationwide Children's Hospital. A pediatric hospital with 68 branches across Ohio, Nationwide Children's Hospital places great importance on patient satisfaction. McDonald will share her experiences with SkillSurvey's Pre-Hire 360®, a tool the children's hospital has used for nearly two years.
"I look forward to visiting with my HR peers and hope that sharing some interesting results we've achieved in hiring will help other HR professionals think about how they can predict which job candidates will be successful where they work," said McDonald.
McDonald is passionate about talent acquisition and has dedicated her 20 year career to all things related to recruitment. She has spoken before a variety of professional organizations and schools on assorted recruitment topics.
Pre-Hire 360® allows hiring managers to evaluate a job candidate's past performance based on answers to job-specific survey questions provided by prior managers, co-workers and direct reports. SkillSurvey has more than 375 job-specific surveys that help recruiters better assess candidates before interviewing and narrowing their applicant pool. On average, completed assessments are available in less than two days, usually with more than four references providing responses.
About SkillSurvey, Inc.
SkillSurvey is the inventor of the Pre-Hire 360® assessment, which recently received a U.S. patent. Utilizing a unique combination of behavioral science, talent analytics, and data-driven benchmarking, SkillSurvey's Pre-Hire 360® assessment is scientifically proven to drive better hiring decisions and generate predictive candidate insight based upon past job performance. SkillSurvey's integrated suite of cloud-based software products is being used by over 1,400 companies, institutions and organizations to reduce new hire turnover, improve job performance, attract better candidates, and drive customer satisfaction. SkillSurvey has frequently been named as one of the fastest-growing companies in America by Inc. 5000 and Deloitte's Technology Fast 500TM. Visit SkillSurvey at http://www.skillsurvey.com , and on Facebook and Twitter .
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