Birkman's Matthew Zamzow Hosts Interactive Webinar for HR Pros.

HOUSTON -- Birkman International's Director of Training, Matthew Zamzow, will be delivering an information-packed web seminar on December 6th at 1 PM (EST) for the Kennedy Information website.

The topic of Zamzow's webinar will be "Square Pegs into Round Holes: Understanding the Way People Work." The webinar will count as one credit hour toward recertification for PHR, SPHR, and GPHR at the Human Resource Certification Institute.

"Understanding the way people work is just as important as whether or not they are suited for their positions," said Zamzow. "When confronted by candidates with similar or even identical qualifications and experience, personality testing provides an accurate way to find out who is the most suited to the demands of a job."

The webinar will give subscribers an insider's perspective on how to find people who will enhance the effectiveness, culture, and direction of an existing team or who will lead an organization in a manner consistent with the company's objectives and values.

Key points include:

* Why one's relational characteristics are just as vital to job success as knowledge and skills

* How alignment and fit can be achieved without sacrificing diversity within the organization

* How one's interest influences the perception of organizational goals

* Techniques in assessing soft skills, and how this information can be used in selection/succession to maximize job fit

Zamzow is Director of Training for Birkman International, a company that specializes in providing advanced scientific personality assessment to businesses seeking to understand and transition employees.

The Birkman Method[R] facilitates team building, executive coaching, leadership development, career management and interpersonal conflict resolution. For over 50 years, corporate human resources professionals, independent consultants, executive coaches, educational institutions and other not-for-profit organizations have used The Birkman Method with over 2.5 million individuals.

"The tools to understand the way people work, and how this relates to the jobs that would fit them best, are already available," said Zamzow. "Scientific assessment locates people who will bring out the best in a company, and immensely increases the capacity of human resources to transform and develop existing staff."

For more information, visit: http://www.kennedyinfo.com/corporate/recruiting/events/audio/conferenc e/retention/detail/20169 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

The Birkman Method[R] has been in use for over 50 years and has been used by over 2 million people and 5,000 organizations worldwide. The assessment accurately measures social behaviors, underlying expectations of interpersonal and task actions, potential stress reactions to unmet expectations, occupational preferences and organizational strengths. For more information: www.birkman.com or 1-800-215-2760.