Archive for 'Assessments'
A lesson in valuing your intuition
Posted on10. Jan, 2012 by susan.
When you have a decision to make, do you put more emphasis on analysis or intuition? If you believe decisions must be based on logic, it could be time to listen to your heart a little more often. That niggling doubt could be a sign you need to pay more attention to your intuition. Initially [...]
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Case Study: Online Recruiting
Posted on21. Dec, 2011 by susan.
The first time I met Frank Stillone, managing director of The Silent Partner, he was looking for a ‘robust’ recruitment process. Finding the right people was difficult. Most didn’t live up to what was required for the role. Mistakes and poor performance from his staff were costing him business. He needed a better way [...]
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The time to ‘trust your gut’ is lunchtime…
Posted on29. Nov, 2011 by susan.
…not when you’re hiring a new staff member! Managers very often rely on their intuition or ‘gut feel’ when making staffing decisions. In my experience, it’s amazing how often we hear “it just felt right”, “she seems like a good fit” or “I feel very comfortable with him”. There’s a lot of confidence in intuition. [...]
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If I knew then what I know now…
Posted on16. Nov, 2011 by susan.
Wouldn’t you love to go back to being 16 – when you knew it all? Teenagers are a great reminder that we don’t – and can’t – know everything. The best we can do is limit the extent and the risks of our ignorance. One very rewarding aspect of our work is giving people information [...]
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Critical skill shortage 3: Strategic thinking
Posted on06. Jun, 2011 by susan.
This is the fourth of six articles based on data about skills shortages in the banking and finance sector, collected in the Kelly Skills at Work 2010 study. See our blog for previous articles in this series. In the Kelly study, strategic thinking was identified by study participants as a key skill that is in [...]
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Three things you should know about yourself
Posted on23. Nov, 2010 by susan.
…and anyone you employ! Talking to a client yesterday about the potential to promote a staff member, I was reminded (again) of the power of awareness of our strengths and limitations. Whether you’re hiring new staff or developing existing staff, positive change has to start from a point of knowledge and acknowledgement. Even if you [...]
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Turn your ‘better than nothing’ into ‘really something’
Posted on28. Sep, 2010 by susan.
A comment by a client yesterday started me thinking about our willingness to settle for less than ideal when we could be seeking the best. With a little extra effort when recruiting staff, your business results can be ‘really something’ rather than ‘better than nothing’. First, some research on recruitment in small to medium enterprises… The [...]
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The one thing you need to know about performance…
Posted on21. Sep, 2010 by susan.
…and retention. Warning: What you are about to read is so obvious you’ll wonder why you haven’t already used it in selection and performance management! Enjoyment Performance Theory states that an individual will perform more effectively in a job if that individual: 1. Enjoys the tasks required by that job; 2. Has interests that relate to the [...]
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Overcoming deception
Posted on31. Aug, 2010 by susan.
We are often asked by recruitment consultants and employers if it is easy to ‘cheat’ on the Harrison Assessment. The short answer is “no”! The following article, from Dr Dan Harrison’s ‘Best Practices in Talent Assessment’, explains why HA is different. One of the biggest challenges of any behavioural assessment is to determine how truthfully [...]
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Taken any shortcuts lately?
Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by susan.
Preparing for the ‘Recruitment and Selection Essentials’ workshop later this week started me thinking about the shortcuts we sometimes take when recruiting new staff. Often this is because we’re in such a desperate hurry to get somebody (anybody?) onboard that we are willing to take a risk or two. Here are some suggestions for minimising the [...]
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