Val Hoffman Quoted in HR Magazine

Val Hoffman was quoted in HR Magazine in the January 2007 issue addressing the additional guidance given to federal contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) regarding the OFCCP’s final rule on Internet Applicants. Hoffman’s comments address the problem created when recruiters use screening tools that produce too many candidates to be evaluated individually. The OFCCP has recommended the use of random sampling to narrow the pool of candidates. There are significant issues with this approach. Hoffman says, “Random sampling as a data management technique makes sense when filling low-skilled jobs.” She expressed criticism about random sampling explaining that, “there will undoubtedly be highly competent people whose resumes are never reviewed.”