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Workplace Trends for 2015

Just to get 2015 into perspective, if you’re HR people are still flapping about on how to communicate and engage with Gen-Y, here’s a few shocks for you: Gen-Y will form the largest part of the global workforce in 2015 27% of this group are already in management positions 3% are in senior management positions… Continue reading Workplace Trends for 2015

Online Ability Testing – Big Step Forward in Availability & Efficiency

Accessing Supervised Ability Tests Online When it comes to predicting whether a candidate has the capability to perform the cognitive tasks essential to success in any job, ability testing has one of the strongest correlations of effectiveness. With ability testing suites available for almost every function and level, from Industrial and Process Staff to Senior… Continue reading Online Ability Testing – Big Step Forward in Availability & Efficiency

Using Personality Profiling to get Joint Ventures & Equity Partnerships off the Launch Pad

What do most organisations use personality profiling for? In our experience, ninety percent of the profiling we do is in the recruitment and selection space. At the basic end, employers look for reasons to, or not to, hire a candidate by exploring the potential risks uncovered by personality questionnaires. Our more sophisticated clients take the… Continue reading Using Personality Profiling to get Joint Ventures & Equity Partnerships off the Launch Pad

Where are successful businesses using Psychometric Testing reports in 2018?

This year, we have seen a dramatic increase in new clients, especially among businesses that last year might have described themselves as ‘start-ups’ & are now best described as rapidly growing successful outfits. As well as using testing & assessment when recruiting new senior staff, the savvy operators of these businesses have also extended the… Continue reading Where are successful businesses using Psychometric Testing reports in 2018?

Hiring the Perfect Professional. What should you be looking for?

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In June 2016, Helen Brand, the CEO of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) launched a report from an international study which identified seven attributes essential to success for accountants and finance professionals. Since then, we have presented a guide to accountants across New Zealand on how to assess whether accounting & finance candidates are… Continue reading Hiring the Perfect Professional. What should you be looking for?

Up to $5k of Funding Available to Employers Recruiting Staff on Benefits

Employers looking to recruit staff into permanent and skilled roles would do well to take a closer look at recent shifts in the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) approach to people receiving benefits, which will see a section of society returning to the workforce, accompanied by significant incentives for employers to take them on. ‘Returning… Continue reading Up to $5k of Funding Available to Employers Recruiting Staff on Benefits

Beyond the Appraisal – Nicholas Roi

Nicholas Roi, managing director of SilkRoad explains the importance of joining the dots between an employee’s appraisal and their ongoing development plan. For some, the word appraisal is enough to induce a cold sweat. It may come but once a year, but it has a reputation as one of the most dreaded appointments in an… Continue reading Beyond the Appraisal – Nicholas Roi

People Central win MSD Contract for 2013 Redundancy Support

We are delighted to announce that People Central Ltd have been awarded the Ministry of Social Development  (MSD) contract to continue to provide subsidised support in 2013 to Hawke’s Bay people at risk of losing their jobs through redundancy. Our track record in 2012 of getting 80% of participants back into comparable jobs within two… Continue reading People Central win MSD Contract for 2013 Redundancy Support

CEO and Director Selection and Assessment

High level recruitment decisions that fall apart as swiftly and spectacularly as the recently highly publicised departure of the newly appointed Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce CEO, are a sobering reminder to us all of the need to apply the same diligence to testing and assessing candidates at the top end of the organisation as… Continue reading CEO and Director Selection and Assessment

Managing the Risk of Hiring Staff in Retail

A few months ago I was asked to join the team of judges for this year’s Unison Fibre Hastings City Business Excellence Awards and interview sixteen large national chain Hastings retailers on their current and planned approaches to marketing, customer service, staff development and retention, and how they expected to perform in the next twelve… Continue reading Managing the Risk of Hiring Staff in Retail

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