3 ways to hire the perfect candidate
August 27, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
Traditionally, organisations have taken on new staff by using a three-step method:
- Evaluate the CV
- Interview
- ‘Gut feel’ about the candidate
This can be right but more often than not, leads to taking on a new member of staff based on their appearance, hand shake and the ‘editied highlights of their career so far’, otherwise known as a CV.
So how can you reduce your risk and refine the interview process to find the ‘perfect candidate‘?
3 Levels of Appraisal
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Reduce the risk of employing the wrong person by understanding the 3 Levels of Appraisal: Read more
Level playing field
July 29, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
The CIPD’s annual Recruitment, Retention and Turnover Survey (2008) reports a number of key findings.
“Appointing people who have the potential to grow but who currently don’t have all that’s required is the most frequently used initiative to overcome difficulties”. Three quarters of respondents said this was their biggest challenge.
Some candidates seem attractive because they come across well in the interview, have leadership qualities or are particularly articulate. Read more
Put your money where you mouth is…
July 15, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
The Holst Group were contacted by TrainingZone.co.uk - the UK’s most popular site for corporate training professionals with an online network of over 40,000 active members.
Training Zone wanted to know why we were so confident about our Training Guarantee and why we promise to fully re-train clients who feel their programme has not been effective after three months.
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How to take command of your staff turnover
June 16, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
There are two ways to think about the training and development of your staff.
- If you train them they might leave - worrying
- If you do not train them they might stay - even more worrying Read more
Searching for top talent?
June 11, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
When it comes to finding new employees in the hospitality industry, there’s a pervasive opinion — good people are extraordinarily difficult to find. But once you do find and hire the right person, retaining them becomes even more challenging.
Hotelier Magazine talks to The McQuaig Institute and The Holst Group client, Marriott International, to find out why hotels should concentrate on finding the right people to increase staff retention.
Do we have to be a big company to use tests?
May 19, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
Not anymore. Once upon a time the costs of training in, then buying the materials seemed prohibitive. The internet, centralised testing centres and the number of trained consultants available to run sessions means even the smallest company can get the benefits.
Read moreHow Can I Tell a High Quality Test From a “Quiz”?
May 12, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
There are thousands of tests on the market. It’s a real growth area and, as with any product or service, it’s sometimes difficult to work out the cowboys from the cavalry.
Read moreWhat are the business benefits of testing?
May 5, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
Psychometric tests sound rather academic but they’re actually ways of making hard-headed business decisions. They will increase your bottom line. They’ll decrease staff turnover, identify talent, create a more efficient organisation.
Read moreI use interviews and other methods; why should I replace them with tests?
April 28, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
You shouldn’t! Tests provide part of the picture; interviews, for instance, provide information tests can’t reach.
But research shows that interviews, references and application forms are very bad at predicting whether people will succeed. Interviews are particularly dangerous because you will be hugely influenced by your prejudices, likes and dislikes without realising it.
Read moreSo, what exactly is “psychometrics”
April 21, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
This could get long and complicated! Put simply, psychometrics is a set of techniques used to ensure, among other things, that:
• you are actually testing what you think you are testing. A written test of mathematics should be testing maths, not writing for instance.
• your test gives the same results if its given to the same person twice or administered by different people
• it’s fair to everyone Read more
