Tip and Top 3 for September 30, 2020

TRU and Electronic Discovery Resource Model (EDRM) will team up for a new master class that provides an update on the state of the data privacy, e-discovery, and cybersecurity job markets today as they adapt to the ongoing pandemic while keeping up with the ever-evolving legal tech landscape. TRU founder and CEO Jared Coseglia will join EDRM’s Mary Mack and Kaylee Walstad to break down where the hiring is now and where it will be later in Q4 and into Q1 2021, how legal tech pros can leverage certification and training to stay at the forefront of the industry in response to new questions about data management and protection, and what the larger trends that will define the following year will be.

“Lifestyle contractor” is the term for a candidate that is not interested in employment conversion to a direct hire role.

TOP 3 For Using Personality Testing In The Interview Process

• If personality tests conducted at the end of the interview process cause you not to hire people you otherwise intended to, move the test to the beginning of the interview process.
• Make the purpose of a personality test clear to a candidate and let them know how the results will be factored into the hiring decision.
• Share the results with your new hire when they start. The discussion with an employee on the results are of greater value than the report results.