Identifying applicantsAssessments, used in conjunction with interviews, are the best wayto not only verify what the candidate tells you, but also to godeeper to understand the motivations of the prospective employee.(Photo: Shutterstock)

President Ronald Reagan borrowed a Russian proverb—trust butverify—to assuage hawks and peaceniks during the last throes of theCold War. Politically, it was one of those diplomatically ambiguousstatements designed to make all parties feel good: America wouldneither be too hard nor too soft with Soviet Union.

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