Posts on social media and the internet can unfairly keep good job candidates from being hired. Dr. Gary Dumais, Philadelphia based Business Psychologist, outlines why social media can weigh too heavily in hiring decisions, and what can be done about it.

A clip of Dr. Gary Dumais, Business Psychologist, discussing the difference between physical and relational aggression, and the factors contributing to the g...

Constructive feedback is helpful to the person it’s given to. It can be positive feedback (e.g., “You’re doing a great job”) or negative feedback (e.g., “Here’s how you can do a better job…”). In contrast, weaponized feedback is harmful to the person it’s given to, and it can be used to exploit them. Worse, weaponized […]

What if I asked you to describe yourself in three words? You might say, “smart, responsible, and caring”. What if I then produced a “predictive” report saying something about you like: “At work, you are likely to be a good problem-solver (smart) who can be counted on to follow-through on your commitments (responsible), while also attending to […]

I’ve interviewed thousands of job candidates as a Business Psychologist and Human Resource consultant. In this article, I’m going to share some advice about how to prepare and respond to a common job interview method: behavioral and situational questions. What is a Behavioral or Situational Interview? Behavioral interviewing is also known as situational interviewing or the […]

In this video clip, Business Psychologist Gary Dumais shares his views about Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used to make hiring and other Human Resource decisions.