Unimpressive Results Using ChatGPT to Cheat Psychometrics

Unsurprisingly, one of the most frequently asked questions from clients and prospects over the past eighteen months went something along the lines of “Can candidate’s use ChatGPT, or similar Large Language Model AI to cheat their psychometric tests?” Social media commentary seemed to lean towards a resounding ‘YES’ with some spectacular claims of outstanding scores and the end of psychometrics …

Your feelings of Imposter Syndrome: Is it the system, or is it you?

This isn’t a comment and division-seeking piece claiming Imposter Syndrome doesn’t exist. That workplace institutions feel less comfortable or all out exclusive to some sections of society, whilst others seamlessly join their ranks with ease isn’t in doubt.  But giving something a buzzword syndrome name runs the risk of people believing they are excluded because of the system, when it …

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Testing in Lockdown

If you’re using psychometrics (personality profiling and/or ability testing) as part of your recruitment and selection process, here’s a brief reminder of what you should consider during the uncertainty of what looks like becoming an extended lockdown: Personality Profiling Reports Whilst personality questionnaires aim to build a picture of how we feel most of the time (traits) rather than how …

Recruiting Sales Superstars

Recruiting good sales people presents unique obstacles.  Many sales candidates are great at interviews but not much else, and most arrive with glowing references, but for differing reasons. Reducing the risk of selecting poor performers and concentrating your efforts on applicants most likely to thrive in sales and customer relations roles must be among any businesses top priorities. This can …

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Personality profile reports. Adjusting your interpretations in the current climate

This isn’t a scientific study, but rather observations from over 80 personality profile reports fed back to clients and candidates since mid-March when life changed dramatically for just about everybody. If you use personality profiles as part of your selection & development process, here’s some ideas on accounting for the effect of a global pandemic on your candidates and staff …

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Time to cash-in on your psychometric investments

By now, the reality has set in that many, if not all of your staff and colleagues are going to be working from home for at least the next month and quite possibly the next quarter. All those questions on how will you manage, motivate, communicate with, develop and just keep things afloat will have been ringing louder for anybody …

How to Pick Out the Sales-Superstars from the Rest when Recruiting sales staff

Selecting the most talented applicants for sales roles presents obstacles for employers and recruiting managers. Sales people typically interview well, are skilled in presenting positive images and brushing over what they don’t want their interviewer to know.  Sales candidates also tend to arrive with glowing references, but for differing reasons. Sales selection processes that allow candidates to avoid potential areas …

Recruiting Candidates for Warehousing, Factory & Process Oriented Jobs?

The Industrial Proficiency Test (IPT) is a robust measure of cognitive ability specifically designed for warehousing, factory and process orientated jobs.

This assessment is ideally suited to individuals with a basic level of education and includes measures of Numerical and Symbolic reasoning, Written Instructions and Checking.

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How to Consistently Hire Talented Salespeople

To achieve success, businesses need a competent sales team that will be able to overcome objections and create value for the potential customer. So what types of sales people are the best at doing this? Research is clear that there are a handful of traits that differentiate between a successful salesperson and one that is average at best. The Poppleton …