New Zealand business leaders have been relatively quick to recognise the benefits diversity can bring to a business. It’s no surprise that businesses who embrace diversity have enhanced decision making, increased engagement and greater access to top talent. Unfortunately, some recruitment processes haven’t kept up the pace in embracing diversity, whilst some recruiting people struggle… Continue reading Bolster your recruitment talent pool by overcoming bias and embracing diversity
A hiring manager’s and candidate’s idea of “proficiency” in any given software system can be two very different things. If you’re hiring for a position requiring Microsoft Office skills, then our blended Microsoft Office pre-employment skills test is exactly what you need to measure a candidate’s true depth of knowledge. The Microsoft Office skills test… Continue reading Are you 100% certain that your candidates are proficient in MS Office?
When recruiting new employees into their organisations, most of our clients use our flagship product the “15FQ+”, which is a personality questionnaire designed to provide insight into how an individual may think, feel and interact in the workplace. This information is primarily used alongside other assessment methods to explore the match between the candidate and… Continue reading Ready To Up Your Hiring Game?
“Candidate Experience” is a hot topic in my HR network at the moment. For those of you unfamiliar with this phrase, it’s the reaction a job seeker has about an organisation’s job application process, and for me, it hits close to home. Whilst the idea of “candidate experience” isn’t necessarily new or even innovative, what… Continue reading The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Candidate Experience
For those of you who don’t know me, I consider myself to be a Kiwi/American. I’m a citizen of both countries and have lived in each for about the same duration of time. When I relocated back to the States a couple years ago, I began reflecting on what I had accomplished whilst living in New Zealand;… Continue reading Cultivating Grit: The Secret Ingredient of Successful People and Organisations
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
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
For anyone considering making a move to pastures new, BBC Capital have a flowchart to assist you in making the big decision…
A study released this month by screening analytics company First Advantage places New Zealand and Australian candidates as those most likely to stretch the truth in their CV’s, with 26.9% of CV’s found to be significantly embellished, compared to the next two highest scorers being Singapore (18.8%) and Hong Kong (16.4%). Of all CV discrepancies… Continue reading New Zealand & Australia Candidates top in Asia Pacific for CV Embellishment
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… Continue reading Why team building doesn’t work in tough economic times
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