Past Training Forum Presentations
Streamlining the Job Analysis Process
Notes from the group discussion can be downloaded here
“Fishing on Facebook: the Promise and Perils of Using Social Networking Sites for Selection”
Bryan Baldwin, California Department of Justice
Ricci v. DeStefano: 3-Alarm or False Alarm?
Bryan Baldwin, California Department of Justice
Selection in a Changing World: What Will We Be Doing and Who Will Be Doing It?
Bryan Baldwin, California Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Labor’s new take on adverse impact: Using the Mantel-Haenszel Statistic and Logistic Regression to analyze adverse impact in your hiring and testing practices
Dan Biddle, Ph.D, CEO, Biddle Consulting Group
Performance-Based Hiring – Are You Flipping a Coin for Talent?
Dr. Maynard Brusman
Background Checks and Social Networking Sites: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Jared Callahan, PI, Employment Screening Resources (ESR)
Assessing Leadership Competencies in Public Service
William Chiat, Organization and Employee Development Specialist and Consultant
Freedom from the Ties that Bind (Being Sued Can Be a Good Thing)
Karen Coffee, IPMA-CP, California Prison Health Care Services
The Building Blocks of Biodata
Lisa M. Kobe Cross, Ph.D., CPS Human Resource Services
Paige v. CHP
Michael Davis, Assistant Chief, California Highway Patrol Personnel Management Division.
Current trends in online self-certified assessments: Tradeoffs between validity and expediency
Joe Doane, California Department of Justice
The Development and Validation of Job Simulation Exercises
Michael R. Donnoe, Donnoe and Associates
Rater Training in Assessment Centers, Oral Exams and Performance Tests
Michael R. Donnoe, Donnoe and Associates
Using Personality Testing for High Performance Selection, Placement, and Promotion
John H. Eggers, Ph.D., CEO & Founder of Proclivity LLD
The Dynamics of Panel Consensus Discussions
Debra Ford, Portland State University
Online Testing: An Investigation into Online Testing Applications in the Public Sector
Howard Fortson, Jason Schaefer, and Clinton Kelly, CPS Human Resource Services
Polishing the Basics of Sound Testing and Selection: A Look at the State of the Profession and Best Practices
Dr. Howard Fortson, CPS Human Resource Services and Dr. Chris Wright, Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University
Catching Up With the Times: Who is an “Internet Applicant” and Why Do We Need to Know
Ines Vargas Fraenkel, Lead Attorney, San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaints
Competency Modeling at Los Angeles Unified School District
Rod Freudenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Director Personnel Services, Los Angeles Unified School District
Electronic Tools for Job Analysis Surveys
Carol Gagnon, Contractors State License Board
Successful Employment Branding & Recruitment Advertising
Andrew Gardiner, ADVANCE Recruitment Solutions (ARS)
Civil Service Reform Project
Philip Ginsburg, Director, Department of Human Resources, City and County of San Francisco
Survey Construction: Implementation and Interpretation (Lessons Learned)
Dr. Dale Glaser, Glaser Consulting
Will Competency Models Fit Your Organization?
Kathleen Grace, M.B.A., Grace Consulting
Cognitive Ability Testing: An Exploration of Background and Controversy
Kamilah Holloway, California State Personnel Board
Assessment/Testing for Supervisory and Management Jobs
Dennis Joiner, Dennis A. Joiner & Associates
Statistical Methods of Assessing Adverse Impact: Moving beyond the 80% Rule
Jeff Kane, Ph.D., Biddle Consulting Group
Work-Sample and Trainability Tests: Less adverse impact…but are they worth the cost?
Jim Kuthy, Biddle Consulting Group
Adverse Impact Analyses Done Right: Straight Talk for Practitioners
Shana Larrucea, MA, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc
Fostering Partnerships with Your Stakeholders to Hire and Retain the Best
Jeanne Makiney, Development Dimensions International
Training and Experience Evaluation Using the Behavioral Consistency Method
Aaron Morgan, City and County of San Francisco
Emotional Intelligence: Research on the Relevance for the Personnel Testing Field
Ryan Platt, California State Personnel Board
Utility of an Assessment Center for Promotion of Police Sergeants
Michael Potemra, PhD, Potemra Consulting
Merit Trumps Seniority – All in the Name of a Fair Selection Process
Elise S. Rose, Chief Counsel of the California State Personnel Board
Straight Talk and Practical Advice on the ADA and FEHA and their Impact on Hiring and Training
Shelley Spilberg, POST
The HR Modernization Project in California State Government
Michael Strazzo, California State Personnel Board
Developing a Winning Recruitment Program
Merle Switzer, Switzer Associates
Strategies for Preventing Protests and Appeals and Responding Effectively When They Occur
Bruce Topp, Ph.D., Manager of Police Examinations, Department of Human Resources, City and County of San Francisco
Validation of Employment Tests in the Public Sector
Bruce Topp, Ph.D., Manager of Police Examinations, Department of Human Resources, City and County of San Francisco
Differential Item Functioning: What is it? How to test for it? What to do with it and how that affects adverse impact
Heather Whiteman, Biddle Consulting Group
Situational Judgment Tests: A Testing Format That Is Almost Too Good To Be True!
Mike Willihnganz, County of Napa