Friday, October 16, 2009

More consulting contracts

From the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09288/1005666-298.stm

On contract is for an online system to screen teaching applicants to select for certain personality traits.

3 comments:

Questioner said...

Article about screening systems:

http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-i-2008-06-19-180583.112113_Paying_To_Profile_Prospective_Pedagogues.html#

Anonymous said...

Stepford teachers, anyone?

Questioner said...

A lot of the big box and chain stores have started using this type of screening system to fill clerk positions, with mixed results. There don't seem to be a lot of reports of the systems being used to hire professionals though.