Many employers are finding pre-employment assessments helpful when validating a candidate’s stated skills and determining if the candidate is capable of doing the job. Giving a technical assessment that measures skills like typing or software fluency, asking a candidate to produce work samples, role-playing to gauge customer service skills, and even administering a math test are all examples of the types of assessments that employers might utilize.

• What is an assessment?

• Why should you, as a job seeker, take an assessment?

• Why might an employer use an assessment in the hiring process?

• What to expect with an assessment in the hiring process, and is there such thing as preparation?

Special Guests:

Lauren Faulkner, Senior Organizational Development Specialist at General Dynamics Missions Systems. Lauren has a decade of Human Resources experience with 6 years at the major defense contractor, General Dynamics Mission Systems. As a specialist in Learning & Organization Development (L&OD), she focuses on strategic leadership programs, OD consultation, and facilitating corporate training- which includes behavioral analysis in the workplace. Before L&OD, Lauren worked in Talent Acquisition as a strategic recruiter, leading the GDMS College Recruiting and Internship program. Before GDMS, Lauren worked in corporate recruiting and retail management. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in Communication. In 2019, she received her MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Lauren also maintains her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification. She is a certified Development Dimensions International (DDI) facilitator and an Accredited Practitioner of Thomas International PPA assessments.

Lindsay Fluty, Global Talent and Organizational Development Manager at Cohu. Lindsay has been in the HR/Organizational Development field since 2001 and has had the privilege of serving as an HR Leader, Organizational Development Consultant, I/O Psychologist, and adjunct professor. With an ICF-accredited coaching certification, Lindsay has worked with both organizations and leaders at all levels to build a more robust talent pipeline across all industries. Lindsay's educational background includes a BS from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.