[On-Demand Webinar] Perfect Hiring and Pre-Hire Assessments: A Guide for an Exemplary and Unbiased Process

Dr. Fred Rafilson, Chief I/O Psychologist, Talview, is a highly skilled industrial/organizational psychologist with many years of experience in all aspects of the assessment industry. Dr. Rafilson led the research and development as well as the marketing efforts for two of the nation’s premier employment-test publishing and human resources consulting companies.  

After his work with these companies, Dr. Rafilson left to form his own firm, I/O Solutions, Inc. which, after 20 years, he sold to key employees. In 2016, Dr. Rafilson founded Best Hire, a web- based employment testing/screening application providing state-of-the-art employment assessments.  Best Hire was acquired by Aspiring Minds, a multinational talent assessment firm, focused on developing and implementing state-of-the-science assessment solutions incorporating AI and NLP technologies where he served as Chief I/O Psychologist. After the firm was acquired, Dr. Rafilson left to serve as Chief I/O Psychologist at HackerRank, a global leader in the assessment of software engineer candidates.  

Dr. Rafilson has developed and implemented assessment processes for hundreds of companies and federal, state and county/municipal agencies. He has authored and published over 30 employment exams that assess cognitive abilities and personality traits. He also serves as an expert for employment litigation cases, he developed an examination that was upheld by the United States Supreme Court, and he works closely with agencies under DOJ consent decrees. In addition, he conducts program evaluations for non-profit philanthropic organizations. Dr. Rafilson has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and has led personnel selection consulting projects for 30+ years. 

Dr. Josh Allen is a Director of Global Selection and Assessment Strategy at Walmart. With Walmart, Josh has led the validation, analysis, and implementation of dozens of assessments that are administered to millions of candidates annually around the world. Josh has worked on several innovative assessment projects including Virtual Reality (VR) assessments, game-based assessments, simulated assessment centers, and AI/ML based selection. Josh’s team won the 2020 HRM Impact award for their work on predicting candidate retention in Walmart Stores. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Florida International University.  

Through his work in outcome-based hiring, Global Talent Leader, David Nason has helped organizations enjoy a significant increase in employee performance and satisfaction, driving down attrition, and increasing diverse hiring. 

Hailing from a long line of scientists, David has applied scientific methodology and business savvy to the world of recruiting for over 18 years, delivering over 54,000 hires while leading global teams at Oracle, Cisco, Infor and consulting for almost 100 high growth companies. David is also a board and advisory member for emerging high potential HR tech companies and future-of-work start-ups