Using Psychometric Testing in Redundancy Selection

The 5th July edition of New Zealand’s Dominion Post ran a major story on public sector staff in The Dept of Conservation and Ministry of Business & Innovation being required to complete personality questionnaires as part of a redundancy selection process. Whilst the article itself was somewhat flimsy journalism that got little further than identifying concerns over face validity of …

Why team building doesn’t work in tough economic times

Hilary Briggs shines a timely light into the perplexing subject of whether to invest in Team Building during tough economic times, and recommends an effective approach to match budgets and circumstances: In tough economic times lower sales trigger the need for cost reductions and a slimmed down workforce. The consequences are often redundancies and the associated pains of uncertainty, low …

Should I Quit My Job?

For anyone considering making a move to pastures new, BBC Capital have a flowchart to assist you in making the big decision…