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Identifying Candidate Behaviors to Help Predict Success (August 12, 2026)

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Presenter: Mike Coffey, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and President of Imperative - Bulletproof Background Screening PFC Caregiver & Household Screening

Title: Identifying Candidate Behaviors to Help Predict Success

Many employers are recognizing that employees’ behavioral traits are as important to success as knowledge or experience. In this presentation, Mike Coffey, SPHR, SHRM-SCP will explore effective strategies for evaluating essential behavior traits such as communication, adaptability, and teamwork during the hiring process. Learn how to leverage the content of job postings and the application process, assessments, interviews, reference checks, and other tools to assess relevant behavioral skills and make informed hiring decisions that contribute to long-term organizational success.

Problem addressed: The need to measure relevant applicant behaviors that contribute to on-the-job success.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact that employee behavior traits have on success
Identify behavior traits that are relevant to specific jobs while minimizing bias
Implement processes and tools to measure job-relevant applicant behaviors

Bio:

Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, licensed private investigator, business strategist, HR consultant, and registered yoga teacher.

In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations and due diligence firm helping risk-averse clients make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.

Imperative delivers in-depth employment background investigations, know-your-customer and anti-money laundering compliance, and due diligence investigations to more than 300 risk-averse corporate clients across the US, and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.

Imperative has been named a Best Places to Work, the Texas Association of Business’ small business of the year, and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Mike shares his insight from 25+ years of HR-entrepreneurship on the Good Morning, HR podcast, where each week he talks to business leaders about bringing people together to create value for customers, shareholders, and community.

Mike has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence by FW, Inc. and has twice been recognized as the North Texas HR Professional of the Year.

Mike serves as a board member of a number of organizations, including the Texas State Council, where he serves Texas’ 31 SHRM chapters as State Director-Elect; Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County; the Texas Association of Business; and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, where he is chair of the Talent Committee.

Mike is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). He is also a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and teaches multiple times each week.

Mike and his very patient wife of 28 years are empty nesters in Fort Worth.

Cost: Free for SWOKHR members, $10 for non-members.

This program has been approved for SHRM and HRCI recertification credit.

Lunch will be provided by SWOKHR

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