At People Central, we like to share emerging innovative practices with our clients and the wider community of people who like making thoroughly informed recruitment and selection decisions, so here’s a practical step you can take today to increase the effectiveness of your selection process: After shooting from relative obscurity to indispensable communications software during… Continue reading Addressing the Risks of Unsupervised Candidate Testing – Zoom to the Rescue!
As most of you know, our Testing & Assessment Consultant, Mel, works remotely from her home in Arizona, where she lives with her family – these past few months, she’s actively been a part of the Black Lives Matter movement in her community where she has protested for the end of police brutality towards African… Continue reading Black Lives Matter, Unconscious Bias & Recruitment – What Can Employers Do?
When it comes to choosing whether to stay in a role or apply for a new one, 32% of New Zealanders agree that in addition to salary, employee benefits play a significant role. But what benefits are we actually looking for? Here are the top five most-wanted work perks of 2019 according to Kiwis. 1.HEALTH… Continue reading The Most-Wanted Work Perks in New Zealand
Many candidates say they want employers to be more open about salaries. But does transparency help to drive equality, or does it mean greater challenges that can alienate staff? Talking about salary is rarely easy, and for some candidates, discussing remuneration is something they avoid altogether. SEEK research reveals 79% of candidates agree there should… Continue reading Should Your Pay Policy Be More Transparent?
We all know that positive team dynamics are critical for organisational success. Without this, your business will struggle to fully leverage the potential of employees and tap into their skills and experience. At People Central, we define team dynamics as being the unconscious, psychological factors that influence the direction of a teams behaviour & performance.… Continue reading Poor Team Dynamics?
Every year, thousands of students complete their secondary school studies and are ready to embark on a path to obtaining their university degree. It’s at this junction they typically try to answer the age-old question: “what am I going to do with my life?”,”what should I study?” Back in the day when a student debt… Continue reading 50k in debt with student loans, a useless degree and no job prospects…
If you’ve ever been asked in an interview what your current salary is, you may have felt uncomfortable answering. And that’s fair enough. Some questions are tough and we naturally want to avoid giving an answer if we think it won’t help our chances of getting the new job. In fact, SEEK recently conducted research… Continue reading Avoid lying with these clever answers to curly interview questions
Have you ever been annoyed at your team member for being too loud or rambunctious? Or impatient with your employee for not getting to the point quick enough? We all have different styles of communicating and preferred methods for getting our work done. As a Manager, having a good understanding of how personalities work, will… Continue reading Don’t Give Up On the Golden Rule in the Workplace
Many companies take the position that their culture is what it is — and expect workers to adapt to it. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t engage employees, help them be productive or make them feel like they never want to leave. Instead, taking steps to build and continually evolve your organisational culture can help your business… Continue reading Creating a Culture That Attracts (and Keeps) Top Performers
People keen for a career change might want to keep reading – the most in-demand jobs and skills in New Zealand have been revealed by new data. The Hays Job Report for January-June 2020 has been released, with data on the most highly-valued skills, as well as the sectors that have the greatest number of positions… Continue reading New Zealand’s Most In Demand Jobs & Skills for 2020
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