Does science trump intuition in hiring the best person? - a podcast by ABC Radio

You can waste a lot of time and money recruiting the wrong person for the job. In fact, one in five external hires don't work out, at an estimated cost of TWO years' salary. So how can psychometric testing and AI help - does science trump intuition when it comes to hiring the right person for the job?

Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an organisational psychologist, his book is "The Talent Delusion: Why Data, Not Intuition, is Key to Unlocking Human Potential", you can guess what he thinks! Peter Wilson is the president and chair of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) and together we explore the benefits and limitations of using data to choose the best candidate.

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