George Paajanen, Ph.D, Chief Knowledge Officer
About Dr. George Paajanen
- Received his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1988
- At Personal Decisions International (PDI) created the Employment Inventory (EI), making the company a national leader
- Pioneered the new direction for integrity testing based on the psychological and multi-dimensional nature of job performance
- Deep expertise in creating valid assessments for hiring hourly employees who work harder, accomplish more, and have more productive work
- Validated tests with real job performance in over 300 companies, including more than 150 retailers
- Presented expert testimony to a US Congress investigation of employment
- Contributed to employment research-US Department of Defense and US Department of Labor
- Joined Unicru in 1999, authored a series of Unicru personality and skill assessments
- Tests developed by Dr. Paajanen have been used by over 140 million applicants, for 20 years, without legal challenge