How To Construct A Job Description At AssessSystems we field many enquires from managers seeking advice on psychometric profiling and recommended tests to apply. The first question we ask is, "Can you forward us the job description?" This gives us a clear picture of what it takes to be successful in the role, what needs to be tested and on what basis do we form our recommendations once we have test results. You'd be amazed at...... Similar Editorial : by Dalvin Rumsey. | Source : Management Skills
The Cafe, A Cup Of Coffee And A Job Interview - A Dangerous Brew I work in a delightful complex. We have a small, efficient cafe in the middle of our office park run by a lady who has memorised the Christian name of every customer. I can't tell you how powerful this is. I don't care if the coffee is a bit 'burnt', or the sushi a bit dry. Nothing is more uplifting than the warm personal greeting she gives me when I drop by.I make a point of not eating...... Similar Editorial : by Vasilisa. | Source : Management Tips
Employment Resume, Worthwhile Or Worthless? The CV or Resume has long been a fundamental requirement for any job applicant or recruiter. The CV server to tell recruiters if an applicant has the knowledge, skill and experience to do the job - but does it?I am of the belief that in most cases the CV will only tell you how good a writer someone is, or in many cases another person is. There is a burgeoning industry in CV construction -...... Similar Editorial : by peter1. | Source : Employee Appreciation
Recruitment Is About Being The Hunter, Not The Hunted Over the past years I have give dozens of seminars and speeches on the selection process. It doesn't matter if I am in Invercargill, Auckland, Napier, Sydney, or Singapore, I always hear the same complaint: "Rob our area is different, there is a great shortage of talent here, we just can't find good people".Yes, we do have record employment figures, but let me shake you up a bit - there...... Similar Editorial : by Larry Chamberlain. | Source : Employee Performance
Personality Styles And Joint Ventures A client of mine who owned a chain of restaurants radically improved his business when we tested his employees for the personality styles and re-organized the business. We all have characteristics of all the four major personality styles, however one is normally dominant. In business, it's important to acknowledge our strengths and leverage them, and to find others to supplement our weaknesses....... Similar Editorial : by gaia22. | Source : Therapy Bipolar Disorder
Your Personality - Lay 50% Of The Blame On Your Parents During my selection seminars I spend time giving attendees a brief 101 on what science tells us about personality. Inevitably two questions always arise. Firstly, is personality stable and can it be changed? And, are we born with our personalities, or does our environment shape us as we grow?Personality is stable after the age of about 18 years. Personal Psychologists have found that there is...... Similar Editorial : by Jeff Earlywine. | Source : Bipolar Ii Symptoms
Hire Happiness - Its The Key To A Productive Workforce In his book, "Hiring Now", Steve Lauer explains the prerequisite for hiring the right person first time starts from within - it's about happiness. I'd never given this much though and it does sound a bit "airy fairy", but when you look at successful organisations with low turnover, he is bang-on. The most powerful and basic of all elements necessary to attract and keep people is...... Similar Editorial : by Dr. David Thomas. | Source : Employees Right
The Hiring Interview Is Not A Conversation Many times in past articles and seminars I have stressed the poor validity of the unstructured interview in the selection process. Yet the unstructured interview is still the most common selection tool.Apart from being poor predictors of work performance, interviews are also the most underrated expense item of the selection process.Because no 'hard money' changes hands, managers see the interview...... Similar Editorial : by Stuart Reid. | Source : Employee Benefit Plans
Zero Telerance For Poor Performance Last week I was in Singapore delivering an address at the annual symposium for the Contact Centre Association of Singapore. Singapore is an impressive country. It's the size of lake Taupo with the same population base as New Zealand. Many people refer to this city as the Switzerland of the East. This is an apt analogy as the city is so efficient and the financial hub of Asia. What really struck...... Similar Editorial : by Hifzur Rehman. | Source : Employee Benefits Broker
The Top 10 Problems With Traditional Hiring - How Do You Rate? Hiring new employees is tough. Most managers have no structured process. The following outlines the top ten problem areas we see companies make when selecting new employees.1. A failure to define the performance factors (competencies) required for the job. How can you identify the right person for the job if you haven't a clear outline of the performance factors required for the job? Call it a...... Similar Editorial : by Joe Lau. | Source : Employee Training And
7 Ways To Stop Hiring Turkeys How many times have you walked into a supermarket or retail store recently and been confronted by a person who just screams, "I don't want to be here today'? Where do they get these people from? Why did management not see during the selection process they were about to hire an absolute turkey? Reason, because during the hiring interview the candidate is presenting him or her self better than...... Similar Editorial : by Ari Galper. | Source : Employee Training And
How To Hire People With Attitude Jim's not working out, he's got a bad attitude". "We are looking for people with a can-do attitude". These are common statements I hear, or read regularly from managers about to hire new staff or address performance issues with the current team. Just what is attitude and can you identify it before you hire it? Let's start with a simple definition - Attitudes are predispositions to respond in a...... Similar Editorial : by Cheryl Perlitz. | Source : Employee Training And
Competency Modelling Here at AssessSystems I receive calls daily from 'newbies' to employee profiling. These people usually open the conversation with, "we'd like to test a candidate." When I start to probe it becomes obvious the hiring manager has no selection system and really no idea of the competencies required to be successful in the job - did I say competencies? Many organisations today are using...... Source : Employee Training And
Are Video Resumes Good Or Bad For Hiring Ok, now I might have opened up pandora's box here but this is a HUGE wave however there can be both good and bad to using this video resume technology. I just thought I would put together some pros and cons based on people I have spoken with and read about. A huge issue seems to be the legality of it all. On the flip side video resumes of a company may seem to be more appropriate to selling a...... Similar Editorial : by Colin Ong TS. | Source : Questions For Sales Interview
Video Resume - Who Is Watching? The introduction of thevideo resume has added an entirely new approach to career management.?Although, many recruiters and hiring managers believe the video resumewill be beneficial, there are others who say they don’t want to spendtime watching videos.? But, needless to say while this argument isgoing on, video resumes (or what we refer to as Video Introductions)are gaining headway.? ?As a brief...... Similar Editorial : by pmegan. | Source : Sample Internship Cover Letter
