![]() “We had to hire for skill, but the personality test allowed us to hire someone with just the right amount of enthusiasm and collaboration to balance out their analytical parts,” says Sarah Wiegman, the organization’s former HR director. They asked final candidates to take the DiSC, a personality assessment that scores subjects on four different traits: dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness. ![]() The HR team members knew what hard skills would send a resume to the top of the pile, but they also wanted to quantify the softer side of what they were seeking. The organization was on the brink of an audit, and the executive team didn’t have a firm handle on the financial records or processes. When the Piedmont Family YMCA in Charlottesville, Va., was recently recruiting for a new finance director, time was of the essence. Editor's Note: This article has been updated to note that the makers of the DiSC assessment don't recommend it for pre-employment screening.
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