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?
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?
“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
BBC Capital Maybe nice guys really do finish last. Is it possible that being too agreeable or too nice in your dealings with customers, colleagues, subordinates or supervisors is more negative than positive? Could kindness be holding you back in your career, or be stunting your ability to get a better deal? Several LinkedIn Influencers… Continue reading The downside of being nice at work
Busy schedules and expectations from clients, candidates and society in general that interactions and processes are conducted online have had a much debated effect on how psychometric and other assessments are conducted. In just the past two years, we have seen and led that change to the point where we have conducted traditional in-person supervised… Continue reading Online Candidate Testing & Assessment. Balancing benefits against risks
Accounting Skills Tests Request After many months of R&D we are nearing the end of a process of developing NZ Specific Accounting Skills Tests to assist employers in determining current skills/knowledge and development priorities for recruitment and development purposes. We are now at the stage of pilot testing the draft tests with some qualified and… Continue reading Accounting Skills Tests Request
Let’s be blunt for a moment. Exceptional sales candidate’s are few and far between and when they enter the job market, they can choose their next employer to a greater extent than most. In spite of this, many managers and recruiters still approach the selection process as if they somehow hold all the cards and… Continue reading Sales Managers & Recruiters: Why would that top sales candidate want to work for you?
I first read the terms ‘Candidate Abuse’ and ‘Interview Abuse’, last month on BBC Capital and immediately had to know more. The article catalogued a series of experiences of US and UK job applicants being put through tortuous and protracted multi-stage selection process, only to come second place, or even be offered a job with… Continue reading Interview and Candidate Abuse
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