Archive for 'Recruitment'
The five step skills shortage strategy
Posted on12. Oct, 2010 by susan.
One of the constants in running a business is the challenge of attracting and retaining high quality staff. We have seen businesses opting to improve productivity among existing staff and control their recruitment budgets since the GFC hit Australia. At the same time, unemployment is staying low and the number of jobs advertised is slowly [...]
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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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Can you deliver on your Client Value Proposition?
Posted on14. Sep, 2010 by susan.
When you make a promise to a client, are you confident your staff can – and will – keep it? Many businesses, especially in financial services, struggle to identify and define their client value proposition (CVP). The AFA 2010 White Paper provides valuable insights from consumer research. One area covered in the research was ‘loyalty drivers’. [...]
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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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Top Tips for Interviewing Candidates
Posted on27. Aug, 2010 by susan.
This is a recording of the webinar held on Wednesday 25 August 2010. View now for an offer closing 31 August 2010. Top Tips For Interviewing Candidates from Susan Rochester on Vimeo.
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Five reasons interviews often miss their mark
Posted on24. Aug, 2010 by susan.
Research shows that if you use an interview as your main decider, you have only a 14% chance that the person you choose will perform well in the role! Today’s article by Dr Dan Harrison explores why. Given that we continue to use interviews, it’s in our interests to make them as effective as possible. Our webinar TOMORROW will show you how! Book your [...]
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Should you be asking THAT question?
Posted on17. Aug, 2010 by susan.
When interviewing job candidates, we all have favourite questions we always like to ask. The effectiveness of some of these questions is questionable, to say the least. As candidates, I’m sure we’ve all heard some screamers. I thought asking a person what car they drive was pretty poor, until someone told me they’d been asked “If you were [...]
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Banking on your reputation
Posted on10. Aug, 2010 by susan.
If your chances of being hired or promoted – or winning a new client - depended 20% on your qualifications and 80% on your reputation, would you need to change your behaviour? I’m sure for most readers, the answer is ‘no’ because you are already aware of how important your reputation is to your success. In [...]
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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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Fran: Great points made here Susan, I would say that all...
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William Mills: Our CVP is well understood and most importantly it...
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John Drury: Hi Susan I totally agree with your article. Coa...