how to avoid bad hires through reference-checking
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Speaker: Mike Bartkus Vice President SkillSurvey, Inc.
Moderator: Ladan Nikravan
Associate Editor Workforce Management Magazine
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Ladan Nikravan Associate Editor Workforce Management Magazine
Mike Bartkus Vice President SkillSurvey, Inc.
Revolutionized Assessments for Business
How to Avoid Bad Hires through Reference Checking
SkillSurvey Pre-Hire 360™
The History of a Reference Check
• Historically – One of the most important steps – Hiring managers talked to previous managers
• How are they day to day? • Nuances? • What challenges do they have and what can I do to make them A+ players?
• Actionable Information – Will it help make a decision? – Will it screen out or have candidate rise to the top? – Will this information help this person succeed? – Will this information predict behavior?
Necessary for making informed hiring decision
Historical Phone Checking
History of Reference Checking Effectiveness
Actionable Information
Reference Checking Past 40 Years 1990’s 1970’s 2000 1980’s 2010
Can we make it relevant again? Should it be?
The Lawyers Get Involved
• The 1990’s and the new millennium – Legal issues arise – HR cracks down and bans reference checking
• What are the options? – Outsource the process – check the box
Results of Outsourcing
• 4 simple answers • Does it really help
make a decision?
Key Success Traits • Interpersonal Skills
• Teamwork
• Honesty
• Dependability
• Integrity
The Lawyers Get Involved
• The 1990’s and the new millennium – Legal issues arise – HR cracks down and bans reference checking
• What are the options? – Stop doing it?
• If you do attempt to check references: • Countless hours of phone mail tag, email tag, phone mail tag • Weeks and weeks of time
– All for no actionable information
• Bad Hire has an impact
• Various by organization and by job role
– Hard dollar cost – base salary, benefits, on board training, exit costs
– Internal team turmoil
– Customer satisfaction
– Compliance (Finance – SOX issues and the Fed’s)
• For sales roles – Cost of lost revenue
– Asset is time – time is lost forever
• For clinical roles – HCAHPS and reimbursements
Impact of a Bad Hire
Dependable Employees
Absenteeism is a chronic problem among U.S. retail employers • Conservatively costs $3,600 per hourly employee per year and $2,650 per salaried employee
per year • A company with 5,000 hourly employees has the potential to reduce costs by over $7.9 million
per year (3.2% of total payroll) • Results in lost productivity, high-cost replacement workers, and excess staffing
Results in reduced ability to meet demand leading to dissatisfied
customers
Employee Retention in Retail
Is Turnover Really a Fixed Cost?
Can we make an impact by identifying behaviors before they are hired?
Can HR Make An Impact?
The Results are in…….
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10 + years of statistics prove out - SkillSurvey References Perceive Candidates in the following categories
5-10 % High Risk Candidates
10-15 % Moderate Risk for Success Candidates
80-85 % Validated Low Risk
Risky Candidates: Can We Identify Them?
D’s and F’s are a must to avoid
Categorize the Candidates
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The A’s, the B’s, the C’s, the D’s, the F’s
5 % D and F’s
The D’s and F’s
We all know someone like this
Who hired this guy?
Are you kidding me?
- Not a team player - Gives 70% at best - Terrible with customers
The Hard Cost of Bad Hire – Real ROI
The U.S. Department of Labor currently estimates that the average cost of a bad hiring decision can equal 30% of the individual’s first-year potential earnings. That means a single bad hire with an
annual income of $50,000 can equal a potential $15,000 loss for the employer.
Question for the attendees: Can you think of one person your team hired recently where you made a mistake? Hiring manager override gone bad? Example – RN $60,000 x .3 = $18,000
• Finding the B’s and C’s
• Seems to be many in pool
• The interview: – Seemed ok, better than most
– Something nagging
– ….3 months later – C – player
– I knew it
The B’s and C’s
"I noticed that the dynamic range between what an average person could accomplish and what the best person could accomplish was 50 or 100 to 1. Given that, you're well advised to go after the cream of the cream. ...A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.“ --- Steve Jobs
A’s B’s and C’s
The B’s and C’s are Hard to Identify
Large Percentage of Candidate Pool
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The A’s, the B’s, the C’s, the D’s, the F’s
15 % B & C’s
80 % A’s
B Player is Singled Out and Hired
B Player is Chosen • Some gaps • No show stopper issues • Onboarding plan • Know the issues before
day 1
Less than one minute
85% Response Rate Confidential Reference Feedback
Two Days or Less
Identify Avoid
Validate
Skeptical?
The Real Cost of Bad Hire – Cream of the Cream
• Hiring for Mediocrity
• Driving to the A player on every candidate
• Cost of B’s and C’s – HCAHPS
– Customer Satisfaction
– Sales
– Avis – we try hard to be the best (#1)
• Must focus on the A’s
• Identify those who can be B+ players
What is the Problem?
• Most candidates do a nice job presenting themselves during interviews – All are team players – All show up for work and don’t text, sit on Facebook all day – Most are ethical and always do the right thing
• Most candidates are well rehearsed in the question/response mode – Books, job seeker sites – Experience interviewing all the time
• Your only view today is from the candidate’s perspective – Really need a true 360 review from those who saw the behavior in the past
Phone interview
Face to Face
Personality / Behavior Assessments
Resume
From Candidate Perspective – Today’s Approach
I’m terrific
I work really hard, weekends too!
I interview well
I’m a Team Player
Recruiter Candidate
Phone interview
Face to Face
Personality / Behavior Assessments
Resume
From Reference Perspective – Today’s Approach
She’s terrific
I would hire her again, yes!
She works hard
She’ a Team Player
Recruiter Reference
Phone interview
Face to Face
Personality / Behavior Assessments
Resume
A New Perspective – The New Paradigm
Dependability
Interpersonal Skills
Personality
Work Ethic
Teamwork
Integrity
References
Recruiter
Comparison Online Solution Typical Phone Check
More references 5+ business references 50% of which are former or
current Supervisors
2 to 3
Faster 1 to 2 days 5 to 10 days
Guide Hiring Managers Previous managers assisting in leading interview
No
Pauses a hiring decision 5% - 10% of candidates < 1% of candidates?
Passive sourcing tools 5 references per candidate – warm leads
Not Applicable
Compliant/Legal Risk Supports compliance with EEOC and OFCCP
Uncertain/Inconsistent
Why You and a Better Process?
• Improve – Quality of Hire – Hiring Manager’s Interview Effectiveness – Efficiency – Passive Sourcing
• Drive – Compliance and Consistency
• Elevate Recruitment’s Role
Improve Hiring Manager’s Interview Effectiveness
• Lack of consistency for hiring managers • Managers looking for differences in candidates • Probing questions driven by previous managers’ comments
Patient Satisfaction - HCAHPS
Behavioral Interview Questions
Improve Efficiency – Time and Money
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Screen to top 3 candidates
• Improve efficiency – time and money • Six Sigma
From 60 work weeks to 4.8
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Telephone SkillSurvey
Work weeks to reference check
2,272 job candidates
Solution resulted in a 92% Reduction in Time Spent reference checking
Exclusive Case Study: Improved Efficiency – Time and Money
Passive Sourcing by the Numbers
Job opening
100
Candidates
300
References
1,500
An organization has 100 job openings
3 candidates apply on average for each job = 300 candidates
3 candidates SkillSurveyed and provide 5 references each = 1,500 potential contacts
65% of the 1,500 contacts opt in to learn about future career opportunities. 1,500 x .35 = 525 + passive candidates
1 2 3 4
Talent Pipeline and Funnel • Multiplier Effect Based on
Number of Candidates Screened • Builds Automatically
Industry Professionals with Whom To Network and Source
• “Great People Know Great People”
• “Warm Lead” vs. “Cold Lead”
Science Compliance Risk
Risk and Compliance Management
Increase Compliance and Consistency
• It is all about the science - Validity of survey questions – Do the questions validate what you are actually asking? – Do the questions help predict future behavior? – Are the questions being asked in a way that reduces risk?
• Sample question – What high school did you go to?
• SkillSurvey reference feedback shows no differences between sub-groups – Helps support your efforts to remain EEOC and OFCCP
compliant
• Standardized process
• Clear ROI for Finance and Budgets – Quality of Hire – Turnover – Efficiency – Passive Sourcing
• Elevate Recruitment’s Role
Why You and a Better Process?
1 minute
5 minutes
10 minutes
2 seconds
Survey Availability Job Level ►
▼Job Family Entry- Level
Hourly Clerical Professional Supervisor Manager Executive
General
Production
Sales
Marketing
IT
Operations Customer Service
R&D
Admin
Finance
Legal
HR
Engineering
Education
Healthcare
Step 1: Enter Candidate Data
Step 1a: Select Survey
Send email to candidate
Sample Libraries: Finance
Other Libraries: IT
Other Libraries: Customer Service
Other Libraries: Healthcare
Step 1a: Select Survey
Send email to candidate
From: org name Recruiting Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:57 PM To: Patrick T Subject: org name Selection Process Information
Dear Patrick T, Thank you for your continued interest in the Major Account Sales position with org name. As already explained to you, a critical step in the selection process is reference checking. org name uses web-based reference checking for this purpose. Please click on the link below. It will open a web page where you will input your reference. You will also be able to review a sample of the questions being asked and the email that will be sent to your references. Your references will be emailed a reference survey and their responses will be submitted directly back to SkillSurvey. No one will see your references' individual responses because all responses are electronically aggregated together to produce one summary report. Note that all references will be responding as individuals, not as representatives of any company or organization. Please click on the following link (URL) to begin: http://eref.skillsurvey.com//CandidateUtilities/EOC.aspx?
Step 2: Candidate Enters References Automated Email From Recruiter to Candidate Explaining the Process
Step 2c: Candidate Confirms References and Signs Legal Waiver
Proof of Consent “…I hereby release any such
person, their company, and any affiliated officers, directors, agents, and employees from any and all claims I may have arising out of the disclosure of such information…”
The Surveys: Job-Specific, Behaviorally-Based Questions
Job-Specific, Behaviorally-Based
Would you like to learn more about job openings at Your Co name?
Drive Warm Candidates to Career Page
Step 4: Aggregate Reference Responses into Actionable Intel
Validated Candidate – Good Fit
Validated Candidate – Good Fit
Pause or Avoid this Candidate – Low Scoring
Professionalism
Interpersonal Skills
Patient Satisfaction - HCAHPS
Verbatim Comments
Verbatim Comments
Passive Candidate Database
• Clear ROI for Finance and Budgets – Quality of Hire – Turnover – Efficiency – Passive Sourcing
• Quickly Implement and Easy “Win” for HR • Elevate Recruitment’s Role in the Organization
Why?
Sample Clients
Sample Clients
SkillSurvey Usage and Growth
About Us: SkillSurvey
• Providing Reference Solutions since 2002 • Inventor of web-based reference checking
– Patent pending
• 37,611 Candidates in June 2013 – June 2012 – 30,621 – Over 1,000,000 candidates entered since 2008 – Over 5,000,000 people experienced the SkillSurvey process
• 750+ customers • 319 surveys in current inventory – 23 different job families
– Cynthia Hedricks, PhD, Chief Analytics Officer – 92 Surveys for Healthcare roles, 22 Surveys for IT roles, 12 for Sales roles, 10 for
Customer Service roles, 22 for Finance roles, 15 for Retail roles, 13 for Education
Contact SkillSurvey
www.skillsurvey.com Mike Bartkus, Vice President mbartkus@skillsurvey.com
610-947-6300
Mike Bartkus Vice President SkillSurvey, Inc.
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