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Selecting the Right People
CUPA HR 2010 SOUTHERN REGION CONFERENCE
Tampa, FL
New Tools in Employee Selection and
Workforce Development
SELECTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
PRESENTERS
 Dale F. Campbell, Professor and Coordinator, Higher
Education Administration Program, University of Florida
 Les Krieger, President, Assessment Technologies Group,
a full service, industrial/organizational consultancy that
provides human resource decision support
AGENDA
I. Projected Leadership Shortages
II. New Tools in Talent Management
III. Case Study in Employee Selection
IV. Talent Identification and Development
V. Implications  Q & A
PROJECTED LEADERSHIP SHORTAGES
RESEARCH
Higher Educations Projected Leadership Gap
Presidents Profile
 60 yearsAverage age of presidents
 61 years or older49 percent of presidents
American Council on Education, 2006
RESEARCH
Chief Academic Officer Profile
Institutional Type Age Percent
Doctorate Granting 51 - 60 45.5%
61> 47.9%
 Associate Granting 51 - 60 51.1%
61 > 27.4%
The CAO Census, American Council on Education, 2009
RESEARCH
The New Leadership Gap
 Administrative Staff 11-25% 26>50%
 Academic Affairs 39% 13%
(Dir. Learning Resources,
Institutional Research, etc.)
 Student Affairs 31% 9%
(Registrar, Dir. Financial Aid, etc.)
 Business Affairs 29% 10%
(Dir. Accounting, Human Resources, etc.)
Campbell, D.F. (2006). The New Leadership Gap: Shortages in Administrative
Positions. Community College Journal, Feb/Mar, 12.
RESEARCH
PROJECTEDRETIREMENTS2006-
2010
Selection Process Findings
 Application Forms 93% 7%
 Resumes 92% 8%
 Pre-screening 55% 45%
 Telephone Interviews 57% 43%
 Structured Behavioral Interviews 45% 55%
 Work Styles Questionnaires 7% 93%
RESEARCH
INITIAL SCREENING Used Not Used
Prediction of Job Success 1.0 = Perfect
ASSESSMENT METHOD Prediction
 References 0.10
 Unstructured interviews 0.25
 Structured interview 0.35
 Work Styles Questionnaires 0.40
 Work sample tests 0.46
 Assessment center ratings 0.60
Bain, N., and B. Mabey. (1999). The People Advantage: Improving Results through
Better Selection and Performance, 37.
RESEARCH
Emerging hiring tools used by
corporations could reduce costs
and increase the effectiveness of a
colleges hiring process
 More than three-quarters of
colleges conduct their own
personnel searches for
leadership positions
 Colleges rely almost
exclusively on reference
checks and interviews in
hiring
 One-third of the colleges
offered no training to their
search committees on
interviewing
The New Leadership Gap
Facts Opportunity
New Tools in Talent Management
Bellwether Trends from Business
 Business leaders employ a wider variety of assessment tools to
increase the probability of making a successful hire
 40 percent of medium-sized companies report using work
styles questionnaires, and 32 percent use simulations in
addition to interviews in hiring processes.
The Landscape
Dean of Enrollment Management & Registrar
CASE STUDY
Job Description Report
WORK PROFILING
Person Specification Report
Management Competencies Report
 Outlines key tasks of
the position
 Can include behaviors
observed to be part of job
JOB DESCRIPTION REPORT
 Outlines person
attributes Essential,
Important and Relevant to
meeting job objectives
PERSON SPECIFICATION
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Selecting the Next President of Saddleback
College
CASE STUDY
損 OPQ provides an objective assessment of an individuals preferred
work styles in relationships with people, thinking styles, feelings and
emotions
損 Report provides a candidates self-assessment of his or her preferred
team, leadership and reporting styles
損 Management Competency Profile includes Managerial, Professional,
Entrepreneurial and Personal Qualities
損 Current industry standard used by more than 1,000 companies
worldwide in employee selection and development
OPQ: A Widely-Used Work Styles Questionnaire
OPQ
21
THINKING STYLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
prefers dealing with opinions and feelings rather than facts
and figures, likely to avoid using statistics
Data Rational likes working with numbers, enjoys analyzing statistical information,
bases decisions on facts and figures
ANALYSIS
does not focus on potential limitations, dislikes critically
analyzing information, rarely looks for errors or mistakes
Evaluative critically evaluates information, looks for potential limitations, focuses
upon errors
does not question the reasons for peoples behavior, tends not
to analyze people
Behavioral
tries to understand motives and behaviors, enjoys analyzing people
prefers changes to work methods, prefers new approaches,
less conventional
Conventional
prefers well established methods, prefers a more conventional approach
CREATIVITYANDCHANGE
prefers to deal with practical rather than theoretical issues,
dislikes dealing with abstract concepts
Conceptual
interested in theories, enjoys discussing abstract concepts
more likely to build on than generate ideas, less inclined to be
creative and inventive
Innovative
generates new ideas, enjoys being creative, thinks of original solutions
prefers routine, is prepared to do repetitive work, does not
seek variety
Variety Seeking prefers variety, tries out new things, likes changes to regular routine, can
become bored by repetitive work
behaves consistently across situations, unlikely to behave
differently with different people
Adaptable changes behavior to suit the situation, adapts approach to different
people
more likely to focus upon immediate than long-term issues,
less likely to take a strategic perspective
Forward Thinking takes a long-term view, sets goals for the future, more likely to take a
strategic perspective
STRUCTURE
unlikely to become preoccupied with detail, less organized and
systematic, dislikes tasks involving detail
Detail Conscious focuses on detail, likes to be methodical, organized and systematic, may
become preoccupied with detail
sees deadlines as flexible, prepared to leave some tasks
unfinished
Conscientious
focuses on getting things finished, persists until the job is done
not restricted by rules and procedures, prepared to break
rules, tends to dislike bureaucracy
Rule Following follows rules and regulations, prefers clear guidelines, finds it difficult to
break rules
accepts majority decisions, prepared to follow the consensus
Independent Minded
prefers to follow own approach, prepared to disregard majority decisions
OPQ PROFILE
Profile = Resistance to Change
MAXXattain Scorecard
MAXXattain helps identify
HIGH potential performers by:
Distilling work styles assessment
complexity
Providing easy to read statistical
and graphical format
HEADLINE NEWS REPORT
Executive Search Support Comparison
 External Search Firm - focuses on recruitment and helping a college
find a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates
Prediction of Job Success: References (0.10), Interviews (0.25)
Cost: $25,000 to over $100,000
 FuturesLeaders-ATG - provides the science, technology and
expertise to assist a college in conducting its own searches
Prediction of Job Success: Work Styles Questionnaire (0.40)
Cost: $5,000 to $15,000
The CAO Census, American Council on Education, 2009
ROI
 Avoid widely known assessment tools designed for team
building that do not have the reliability and validity to be
used in the hiring process
Adopting New Tools
 Unbundle your bid process if using executive search firms,
requiring bidders to demonstrate the reliability and validity
of their instruments to hold up under legal challenge
Recommendations
 Share how you are strengthening your colleges hiring
processes with your board of trustees
Strategic Imperatives for HR
Are you satisfied that your selection process will provide you the
highest return on investment and the best prediction of a
successful hire?
To what extent have the duties and responsibilities changed for
key leadership positions?
Is there an emerging leadership gap at your institution in key
leadership positions?
Discussion
Q & A
QUESTIONS

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  • 1. Selecting the Right People CUPA HR 2010 SOUTHERN REGION CONFERENCE Tampa, FL New Tools in Employee Selection and Workforce Development
  • 2. SELECTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE PRESENTERS Dale F. Campbell, Professor and Coordinator, Higher Education Administration Program, University of Florida Les Krieger, President, Assessment Technologies Group, a full service, industrial/organizational consultancy that provides human resource decision support
  • 3. AGENDA I. Projected Leadership Shortages II. New Tools in Talent Management III. Case Study in Employee Selection IV. Talent Identification and Development V. Implications Q & A
  • 6. Higher Educations Projected Leadership Gap Presidents Profile 60 yearsAverage age of presidents 61 years or older49 percent of presidents American Council on Education, 2006 RESEARCH
  • 7. Chief Academic Officer Profile Institutional Type Age Percent Doctorate Granting 51 - 60 45.5% 61> 47.9% Associate Granting 51 - 60 51.1% 61 > 27.4% The CAO Census, American Council on Education, 2009 RESEARCH
  • 8. The New Leadership Gap Administrative Staff 11-25% 26>50% Academic Affairs 39% 13% (Dir. Learning Resources, Institutional Research, etc.) Student Affairs 31% 9% (Registrar, Dir. Financial Aid, etc.) Business Affairs 29% 10% (Dir. Accounting, Human Resources, etc.) Campbell, D.F. (2006). The New Leadership Gap: Shortages in Administrative Positions. Community College Journal, Feb/Mar, 12. RESEARCH PROJECTEDRETIREMENTS2006- 2010
  • 9. Selection Process Findings Application Forms 93% 7% Resumes 92% 8% Pre-screening 55% 45% Telephone Interviews 57% 43% Structured Behavioral Interviews 45% 55% Work Styles Questionnaires 7% 93% RESEARCH INITIAL SCREENING Used Not Used
  • 10. Prediction of Job Success 1.0 = Perfect ASSESSMENT METHOD Prediction References 0.10 Unstructured interviews 0.25 Structured interview 0.35 Work Styles Questionnaires 0.40 Work sample tests 0.46 Assessment center ratings 0.60 Bain, N., and B. Mabey. (1999). The People Advantage: Improving Results through Better Selection and Performance, 37. RESEARCH
  • 11. Emerging hiring tools used by corporations could reduce costs and increase the effectiveness of a colleges hiring process More than three-quarters of colleges conduct their own personnel searches for leadership positions Colleges rely almost exclusively on reference checks and interviews in hiring One-third of the colleges offered no training to their search committees on interviewing The New Leadership Gap Facts Opportunity
  • 12. New Tools in Talent Management
  • 13. Bellwether Trends from Business Business leaders employ a wider variety of assessment tools to increase the probability of making a successful hire 40 percent of medium-sized companies report using work styles questionnaires, and 32 percent use simulations in addition to interviews in hiring processes. The Landscape
  • 14. Dean of Enrollment Management & Registrar CASE STUDY
  • 15. Job Description Report WORK PROFILING Person Specification Report Management Competencies Report
  • 16. Outlines key tasks of the position Can include behaviors observed to be part of job JOB DESCRIPTION REPORT
  • 17. Outlines person attributes Essential, Important and Relevant to meeting job objectives PERSON SPECIFICATION
  • 19. Selecting the Next President of Saddleback College CASE STUDY
  • 20. 損 OPQ provides an objective assessment of an individuals preferred work styles in relationships with people, thinking styles, feelings and emotions 損 Report provides a candidates self-assessment of his or her preferred team, leadership and reporting styles 損 Management Competency Profile includes Managerial, Professional, Entrepreneurial and Personal Qualities 損 Current industry standard used by more than 1,000 companies worldwide in employee selection and development OPQ: A Widely-Used Work Styles Questionnaire OPQ
  • 21. 21 THINKING STYLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 prefers dealing with opinions and feelings rather than facts and figures, likely to avoid using statistics Data Rational likes working with numbers, enjoys analyzing statistical information, bases decisions on facts and figures ANALYSIS does not focus on potential limitations, dislikes critically analyzing information, rarely looks for errors or mistakes Evaluative critically evaluates information, looks for potential limitations, focuses upon errors does not question the reasons for peoples behavior, tends not to analyze people Behavioral tries to understand motives and behaviors, enjoys analyzing people prefers changes to work methods, prefers new approaches, less conventional Conventional prefers well established methods, prefers a more conventional approach CREATIVITYANDCHANGE prefers to deal with practical rather than theoretical issues, dislikes dealing with abstract concepts Conceptual interested in theories, enjoys discussing abstract concepts more likely to build on than generate ideas, less inclined to be creative and inventive Innovative generates new ideas, enjoys being creative, thinks of original solutions prefers routine, is prepared to do repetitive work, does not seek variety Variety Seeking prefers variety, tries out new things, likes changes to regular routine, can become bored by repetitive work behaves consistently across situations, unlikely to behave differently with different people Adaptable changes behavior to suit the situation, adapts approach to different people more likely to focus upon immediate than long-term issues, less likely to take a strategic perspective Forward Thinking takes a long-term view, sets goals for the future, more likely to take a strategic perspective STRUCTURE unlikely to become preoccupied with detail, less organized and systematic, dislikes tasks involving detail Detail Conscious focuses on detail, likes to be methodical, organized and systematic, may become preoccupied with detail sees deadlines as flexible, prepared to leave some tasks unfinished Conscientious focuses on getting things finished, persists until the job is done not restricted by rules and procedures, prepared to break rules, tends to dislike bureaucracy Rule Following follows rules and regulations, prefers clear guidelines, finds it difficult to break rules accepts majority decisions, prepared to follow the consensus Independent Minded prefers to follow own approach, prepared to disregard majority decisions OPQ PROFILE Profile = Resistance to Change
  • 22. MAXXattain Scorecard MAXXattain helps identify HIGH potential performers by: Distilling work styles assessment complexity Providing easy to read statistical and graphical format
  • 24. Executive Search Support Comparison External Search Firm - focuses on recruitment and helping a college find a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates Prediction of Job Success: References (0.10), Interviews (0.25) Cost: $25,000 to over $100,000 FuturesLeaders-ATG - provides the science, technology and expertise to assist a college in conducting its own searches Prediction of Job Success: Work Styles Questionnaire (0.40) Cost: $5,000 to $15,000 The CAO Census, American Council on Education, 2009 ROI
  • 25. Avoid widely known assessment tools designed for team building that do not have the reliability and validity to be used in the hiring process Adopting New Tools Unbundle your bid process if using executive search firms, requiring bidders to demonstrate the reliability and validity of their instruments to hold up under legal challenge Recommendations Share how you are strengthening your colleges hiring processes with your board of trustees
  • 26. Strategic Imperatives for HR Are you satisfied that your selection process will provide you the highest return on investment and the best prediction of a successful hire? To what extent have the duties and responsibilities changed for key leadership positions? Is there an emerging leadership gap at your institution in key leadership positions?