Psych Tech @ Work

Meghan: "Skills are the driver of the future of work. Without validation, there’s no trust, and without trust, you can’t make decisions based on skills." In this episode of Psych Tech @ Work I welcome my new friend Meghan Raftery who is an Education Designer and skills validation expert who works at Educational Design Lab - a community that is dedicated to doing skills based hiring the right way b...

"The real challenge isn't just defining skills, but creating a system where hiring criteria and performance criteria align—where your hiring approach is integrated into your company’s everyday operations." —Matthias Schmeisser Summary: In this episode of "Psych Tech @ Work," I am joined by Matthias Schmeisser, a talent acquisition leader from Berlin Germany who is passionate about skills based hir...

"In the absence of trust, people will disengage. No amount of technology or process can replace the human need for belief and belonging." -Julian Stodd This episode is a must listen for those looking to expand their ideas about leadership, technology, and the psychology of work! In this episode of "Psych Tech @ Work," I welcome Julian Stodd, founder of Sea Salt Learning and prolific author whose w...

“The challenge isn’t just identifying skills, but ensuring the data is validated, diverse, and reflective of real-world performance." Greg Gasperin Summary: My guest for this episode is Greg Gasperin, CEO and Co-Founder of Merify, a skills data verification platform.  Greg and I discuss the future of skills-based hiring, which we both agree requires a shift from traditional resumes and degree-base...

"It's about selling objectivity, not just science. We need to make sense of the vast data around us to help businesses make better decisions." -Eric Sydell Summary: In this episode of "Psych Tech @ Work," my long time friend Eric Sydell, IO psychologist, genius, and co-founder of Vero AI, joins me to discuss the transformative potential of AI in the workplace and the importance of responsible inno...

"It's important to understand that disability is contextual. One can be both enabled and disabled by their neurodivergence depending on the environment and the task at hand."-Nancy Doyle "The way we diagnose and support neurodivergence needs to evolve. We're still using outdated models that don't consider the full spectrum of human cognitive diversity."-Nancy Doyle Summary: In this episode of "Psy...

"It’s important to be a sponge when you're early in your career. Pick up pieces of what everybody else is doing that looks like it's working, and if it doesn't work, then you learn and grow from it."   Brandon Sulzberg   "Having an open mind early in your career can lead you to discover new interests and opportunities you might have otherwise overlooked."   Joe Prinzevalli   Summary:   In this epi...

"Organizational justice is about ensuring that every individual feels they are treated fairly and with respect in all aspects of their work. It’s not just about the outcomes they receive, but how those outcomes are decided and communicated. Fair processes and respectful treatment are fundamental to maintaining trust and equity within any organization."   -Stephen Gilliland   Summary: In this episo...

"Skills-based hiring isn't just removing a degree requirement from a job description. It takes a long time and serious commitment to see it through." -Matt Alder Summary:   My guest for this episode is Matt Alder , podcaster, author, consultant and futurist This is an exciting episode because it includes the first ever episode of The Take it or Leave it Show! This short segment takes place in the...

"From the EEOC's perspective, whether an employment action, employment decision is made by a human or an algorithm, liability is going to be the same for those companies." "AI tools really have the ability to prevent discrimination, but at the same time, they have the ability to discriminate more than any one individual human being." -EEOC Commissioner Kieth Sonderling. Before we begin- Commission...

"Everything really starts with the customer. It's not just about having a technology, but understanding the problem you're solving." -George LaRoque Summary: In this episode, George LaRocque, a leading HR technology analyst, investor and the founder of Work Tech- the #1 source of truth around investment and growth in the HR Tech market, joins me to discuss the evolving landscape of HR technology w...

In this episode I welcome JP Elliot, HR and Talent Executive & Host of the Future of HR Podcast . JP Elliott is a forward-thinking global human resources executive with extensive experience implementing human capital initiatives that drive business results, improve organizational performance, and elevate company culture. He is a trusted business partner to C-level and senior management teams w...

Quote: We talk about the effect of technology on everything, but ultimately, it's the people that matter." This theme has shown up repeatedly, emphasizing that technology doesn't have uniform effects; we have to consider the psychology of implementation, how it's used, and its context​​. Summary: In a thought-provoking episode of "People, Science, Inc.," Dr. Charles Handler sits down with Dr. Tara...

"Legislation... has not kept up with the pace of technological advancements, posing significant challenges for ensuring fairness in AI-driven hiring processes." -Matt Scherer Summary: In this episode of "Science 4-Hire,"  I welcome Matt Scherer , Senior Policy Counsel for Workers' Rights at the Center for Democracy in Technology , a non-profit based in Washington, D.C. The CDT champions the advanc...

In this episode of Science 4-Hire, I welcome my new friend Martyn Redstone, founder of pplbots and a pioneering force in the intersection of conversational AI and recruitment technology. We have a fun and meaningful conversation about the evolution of chatbots and the role of generative AI in the recruitment process. With over two decades in technology and a laser focus on conversational AI soluti...

"This AI piece and all the ethics and governance and everything that goes around that... it really warrants a dedicated role and some specific communities focused on AI ethics and risks." Bob Pulver : Founder of Cognitive Path Summary: My guest for this episode is Bob Pulver, a seasoned expert in the intersection of artificial intelligence and talent acquisition, bringing with him over two decades...

“So most of the world is made up of full stack application developers who build software for anything from HRIS to accounting, to supply chain, and what have you? For those people to easily add generative AI capabilities into their applications while remaining in compliance with the security, trust, and safety requirements that enterprises have, well that's a fairly difficult challenge.” Vivek Sri...

"There is no one way to do recruitment right, there are many ways to do it right but even more ways to do it badly." -Bas van de Haterd "The reality is that we're in an era of experimentation. We have to experiment continuously." -Kevin Wheeler Summary: In this episode of Science 4-Hire I welcome two old friends, distinguished Science 4-Hire alumni, and talent acquisition experts, Kevin Wheeler an...

“I really see the technology as a driver of user friendliness of assessment in the future and because people don't have time anymore to sit down for many hours and do writing samples and take personality tests of 300-500 questions.” -Georgi Yankov Summary: In this forward-looking episode of Science 4-Hire, I welcome Georgi Jankov, a fellow IO psychologist and futurist. We take a dive deep into the...

Mary Ellen Slayter: "AI is a race to the middle. Generative AI content is, by my definition, mediocre." In this episode I take a bit of a departure from the world of hiring to talk with my long time friend, Mary Ellen Slayter, the founder of Reputation Capital, a top notch digital content marketing firm. Don’t be afraid of the fact that we do not talk about hiring. In this day and age creating gre...

"Personnel selection is shaking on its foundations. Lots of the assessments that we have, that we do, suddenly we're not quite sure if they're still as effective.” “I feel as if now it's starting to become the responsibility of organizations who are hiring to make sure that people are using it (Chat GPT) in the same way so that that they can clearly state, “This is how you can use Chat GPT or cann...

“When GPT 3.5 came out. I was like, oh my gosh, we don't need to train the AI anymore! We just need to prime it. It's so similar to psychology! Instead of programming and language, we'd do it in English.” In this episode of Science 4-Hire, I chew the digital fat with Dr. Matt Barney , founder and CEO of XLNC, a company that is using AI to create the future of leadership coaching. Dr. Barney and I...

"As a journalist, I've seen the many facets of AI in hiring – it's not just about the technology, but about the people it affects." - Hilke Schellman In this revealing episode of Science 4-Hire, Dr. Charles Handler welcomes Hilke Schulman for a captivating conversation on AI in hiring processes and its toll on the rights and psyche of job seekers. As an investigative journalist, Hilke has been on...

“When you're a linguist, especially a syntactician, when you look at language, it's kind of different from how other people look at language. You kind of see the structures under it, kind of have this x-ray vision, right, of of what's going on under the hood.” - Karin Golde, Founder of West Valley AI. In this awesome and inspiring episode of Science 4-Hire, Dr. Charles Handler engages in an enligh...

"We bring data and insights right from that data to our decision-makers... that's how we make people smarter about people." - Christina Norris Watts This episode offers a unique perspective on balancing innovation with ethics in the rapidly changing world of HR technology. My co-pilot for this journey is Christina Norris Watts, Head of Assessment and People Practices Johnson & Johnson. We star...