A psychologist reveals one of the most effective tools for making good hiring decisions.

01/02/04

Although performance evaluation issues often claim the lion’s share of HR’s attention, job evaluation shouldn’t be overlooked. Performance evaluation rates the jobholder; job evaluation scrutinizes the job itself and places it in a hierarchy based on relative worth. HR managers who evaluate their companies’ jobs periodically minimize turnover by ensuring their people are paid fairly. A formal system also goes a long way toward eliminating charges of bias based on race or gender when it comes to setting salaries.