Search for a Star – part 2

McQuaig Psychometric System at ‘Successful Selling Expo 2011′

Thank you to everyone for making yesterday such a positive event. We really enjoyed meeting everyone at the McQuaig Psychometric System stand.

If you missed the opportunity for your own FREE psychometric profile, just let me know and I will arrange a link to be emailed to you. We are looking forward to feeding back back over 60 profiles to those who visited us!

Are you going to the ‘Successful Selling Expo’ 2011?

Visit the McQuaig Psychometric System at Stand 10 on 20th October 2011.

This year the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management’s (ISMM) annual conference ‘Successful Selling’ will introduce, in partnership with Lincoln West, the first UK Exhibition for the Sales Profession – ‘Successful Selling Expo 2011′.

The ‘Successful Selling Expo’ will give visitors the opportunity to see products and services aimed at improving performance for sales professionals across the UK and the McQuaig Psychometric System will be exhibiting at Stand 10.

Register here: http://www.ismm.co.uk/events_successfulselling.php

FREE webinar – 5th October 2011 – Improve the Quality of Hire with The McQuaig Psychometric System™

Improve the Quality of Hire with The McQuaig Psychometric System(TM) – 5th October 2011

On-boarding imperatives – 5 important factors

by Ian Cameron, Managing Director, The McQuaig Institute.

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Having been the  Managing Director of The McQuaig Institute for only seven weeks I thought it only right that I tell you how my own on-boarding process has gone. Based solely on my own experience I  hope that they may give you pause to reflect on your organisation’s on-boarding practices.

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Flooded with Candidates?

A programme this week on ITV underlined this problem. It featured Alan Sugar and was aimed at helping young people who are finding it tough to find jobs. Apparently on average 250 people apply for every job advertised and only 15 are interviewed. Read more

Tweet your way to recruitment success – a fad or a revolution?

I am probably a bit of a luddite when it comes to technology at times but there is no doubting the impact websites like Friends Reunited, Facebook and now LinkedIn have had.

So what about Twitter on which I am blissfully poorly informed? It seems everyone is jumping on this bandwagon – and a lot of it will be inconsequential stuff where you wonder why anyone would bother posting it. Read more

5 Talent Management Tips

From a human resource manager’s perspective there are few things more difficult than coping with an economic downturn: employees are nervous and management teams are looking to cut discretionary expenditures.
 
Talent management is more important now than ever but, from the perspective of many executives, short-term earnings take precedent over building long-term capabilities. Here we discuss five business practices that will help retain talent and keep people at the forefront in these difficult times. Read more

Redundancy – you or someone else?

Recent research has indicated that employees think that colleagues are more likely to be laid off than themselves. However this belief is a coping mechanism rather then a reality. Should reality bite for you it can be a genuine opportunity not a disaster. Read more

Restructuring – Do You Really Know Your People?

During  the last recession I was the Managing Director of the subsidiary of a very large North American multi-national.  As we looked at the tough marketplace we were aware that standing still was not an option.  However in restructuring and reorganisation the key question is how well do you really know your people?

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