Bryq Experts to Speak at SIOP 2025 on the Future of Criterion Validation in Hiring

Bryq is proud to announce that Eleonora Makarouna, I-O Psychologist, will be a featured speaker at the 2025 SIOP Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. She will take part in a discussion on the future of hiring assessments, moderated by Dr. Steve Hunt, Bryq Advisory Board Member.

Eleonora and Steve will participate in the panel discussion:

📌 Criterion Validation in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Hiring System Design
📅 April 3, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM | Room 207

The panel will examine how criterion validation—the process of statistically predicting post-hire job performance—remains the foundation for ensuring the scientific defensibility of selection methods. As hiring becomes increasingly digital, experts will explore how machine learning algorithms, passively collected internet data, online self-report measures, chatbots, and job simulations are shaping the way organizations design and evaluate selection systems.

The discussion will feature leading experts in I-O Psychology and talent assessment, including professionals from top organizations:

• Anne Hansen, Senior Manager, Research Science, Talent Assessment, Amazon

• Christina Norris-Watts, Head of Assessment & People Practices, Johnson & Johnson

• Fred Oswald, Professor of I-O Psychology, Rice University

• Jessica Keeney, Associate Director, Selection & Assessment, Verizon

• Michael Hudy, Chief Science Officer, HireVue

• Noelle Frantz, Senior I-O Psychologist, Phenom

Having Eleonora Makarouna as a panelist and Dr. Steve Hunt as moderator underscores Bryq’s commitment to advancing science-based, data-driven approaches to hiring and assessment.

For more information on 2025 SIOP Annual Conference and this session, visit www.siop.org/events/the-annual-conference/.