Using the phone to conduct initial screening interviews in staff selection has grown from being all but unheard of seven or eight years ago to becoming a regular part of the staff selection process for many businesses. They appeal to employers and recruitment consultants through the huge savings they can bring in time, travel expenses and organisation of resources, particularly …
Top Tips for Candidates when faced with Testing & Assessment in Recruitment
A Guide for Candidates An ever growing number of organisations use testing and assessment as part of their selection process in order to get the most objective view of candidate’s abilities, strengths and potential. As interviews are notoriously poor at predicting whether a candidate is likely to perform at the level their CV suggests, employers bring tests of ability and …
Over 800 New Ability, Skills & Aptitude Tests Added to the People Central Portfolio
When we tell clients that we have the widest selection of tried and tested staff assessment and psychometric tools in New Zealand, we mean it; and to reinforce that message louder than ever, we have joined forces with Philadelphia based HR Testing and Assessment company Kenexa to add over 800 new titles to our portfolio in March. Kenexa’s history is …
Addressing Staff & Skills Shortages in Hawke’s Bay
Recruiting and retaining skilled staff looks set to continue to sit at the top of the priority and ’cause of headache’ list for HR managers and business owners across Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand as a whole. Whilst most initiatives concentrate on bringing Kiwi’s back from their lengthening OE’s and attracting immigrant talent, we ought not loose sight of the …