Luncheons
PTC-SC Programs
PTC-SC holds regular programs that provide a forum for discussing current issues in personnel and testing while creating meaningful opportunities for professional development. Guest speakers are invited to share expertise on topics relevant to personnel selection, human resources, assessment, and training.
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Previous Luncheon Presentations
Explore past PTC-SC luncheon topics and presentation materials from our professional-development archive. Select a linked presentation title to view or download the available resource.
2018
2017
- October 2017: Anytime, Anywhere Testing
- August 2017: Successfully Recruiting in the Public Sector
- June 2017: Trans Economic Empowerment Project Trans 101
- February 2017: 3-Option Multiple-Choice Test Format
2016
- August 2016: Facebook: Beyond the Wall
- August 2016: Effective Recruitment Social Media Strategies
- May 2016: Competency Modeling in Los Angeles County Office of Education
- April 2016: Special Recruitment Efforts in County of Orange and San Bernardino County
- March 2016: Competency Modeling
2015
- September 2015: A Google Glass View on Test Security
- August 2015: Conducting High-Profile and Highly-Sensitive Studies in Public Policy Settings
- July 2015: Pitfalls of Setting Minimum Qualifications
- April 2015: Competency Framework 3G: The Vocabulary of Job Performance
- February 2015: Leveraging Technology in the Selection Process
2014
2013
- September 2013: Cultural Intelligence: Employee Assessment, Placement, and Development Practices
- July 2013: To Use the Teamwork Test or Not
- May 2013: Dealing with Large Applicant Pools
- April 2013: Hiring & Criminal Records
- February 2013: Postmodern Trends Impacting Testing for Hiring and Promotion Decisions
2012
- October 2012: Social Media @ Work: #recruitingtoptalent
- September 2012: Progressive Personnel Practices Panel (No presentation)
- May 2012: Maybe It’s Not the Job, But the Customer
- April 2012: Recruiting and Retaining the Most Talented and Engaged Older Workers by Improving their Work Ability
- February 2012: Social Networking or Not Working: DOs and DON’Ts in Building on Relationships in Social Media
2011
- December 2011: Identifying an Optimal Job Analysis For Synthetic Validation Studies
- September 2011: Making Statistics Work at Work
- August 2011: Unproctored Testing Upgraded: Utilizing Cognitive Ability and Personality Tests in an Unproctored Environment
- April 2011: Enhancing the Old and Embracing the New Selection Trends
- February 2011: Warning – Feedback May be Dangerous to Your Health
2010
- September 2010: Prospects & Prophecies for Practical Responses to Legal and Political Barriers in Public Assessment
- August 2010: Why Behavioral Interviews Succeed in Studies But Falter in the Field: The Miles to Go Before We Sleep
- June 2010: Measures of Training and Experience
- May 2010: Situational Judgment Tests: A Test Format Almost Too Good To Be True!
- April 2010: Stability of Job Analysis Findings and Test Plans Over Time
- March 2010: Technology Trends in Testing: Advances and Issues
2009
- October 2009: Broad Based Office Skills Testing
- August 2009: Privacy Issues in Our Technological World
- July 2009: Development and Use of Personality Tests in Selection
- May 2009: A New Twist to an Old Test Format
- April 2009: Legal Update: Review of 2008, Looking Forward to 2009
- March 2009: Redefine and Align: How to Stay Alive in 2009
2008
- November 2008: Utilizing a Compensatory Minimum Qualification System to Enhance and Simplify the Pre-Employment Screening Process
- July 2008: Faking & Cheating and Their Impact on Assessment Scores
- May 2008: Classification/Compensation Setting the Foundation for an Effective Human Resources System
- May 2008: The Technological Edge: Unproctored Employment Testing in Large Organizations
- February 2008: Legal Update: A Review of 2007, Looking Forward to 2008
2007
- August 2007: Stereotype Threat Effects and the Implications for Personnel Selection Testing
2006
- August 2006: Dealing with Drugs in the Workplace
- July 2006: Alternative Methods of Setting Cutoff Scores
- May 2006: Physical Ability Testing: Research and Use
- March 2006: Current Technology Issues in Pre-Employment Selection
- February 2006: Evaluations of Training and Experience: Another look at a familiar topic.
2005
- November 2005: Assessing Adverse Impact in Human Resource Practices; “Should Employees Be Treated Like Volunteers – Can We Capitalize on a Public Service Work Ethic”
- September 2005: The First 30 Days: The Most Critical Time to Influence Employee Success
- August 2005: Tough as Steel: Hiring in the Steel Industry
- July 2005: Let’s Talk Politics and Religion: First Amendment Issues in the Workplace
- June 2005: Offline Testing That Still Benefits from Information Technology
- May 2005: Workforce Planning: Through Merit or Favoritism?
- March 2005: Exam Tracking and Workload Management
