The Careerist blogger, Vivia Chen, interviewed me recently regarding McKenna Long & Aldridge’s use of a hiring assessment. She dubbed our assessment the “recruiting couch.” Although I do not have a special couch in my office where candidates are interviewed, Chen was correct that the firm does use an online assessment tool with law students and lateral associate candidates. Since that post, numerous people (law schools, law firms, and headhunters) have reached out to us for additional information. This post will hopefully address their questions.
As starting salaries spiraled upward in the spring of 2007, the firm formed a task force to take a closer look at our hiring and talent development practices. We focused on two questions: What is the return on investment of our hiring and talent development efforts? And, are we getting what we planned/hoped for when we hire associates into the firm?
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