‘Win/Wins of successful HR’ – what would you include?

As a starter Win/Win #1 – Attract the ‘right’ staff

Easy to say, but as you know not so easy to achieve, so how do you do it? Do you attract prospective staff in job ads? Do you explain a little about the role, more about the organisation and even more about the recruitment process? Read more

Are Psychometrics widely used when selecting franchisees?

I ask this question because if they are not perhaps they should be.

After all making the transition from working for somebody else to working for oneself requires certain personality traits which are not necessarily the same as those needed by budding entrepreneurs. In truth, a franchise is something of a unique proposition. True, the franchisee owns the business but s/he are part of a much larger brand which has to be promoted and protected. Franchisees have to conform to a tried and tested formula – they can’t “go it alone”! Read more

Search for a Star – part 2

The Interview Process is Flawed

Candidates look good on paper and they interview well, but interviews are inconsistent because they are based on:

• “Gut Feel “
• Unstructured interview questions
• Managers recruiting in their like image
• Candidates misleading on their C.V.

The McQuaig Psychometric System™ will help you cut through the fog and find the right people. It will provide you with an effective, objective, interview process that has been proven to work.

Clients tell us that it’s only when you see the results for yourself that you will be surprised with its accuracy.

“It is frightening how accurate the McQuaig Word Survey is. It gives us an insight that questioning never will” Martin McColl, HR Manager.

Try it for FREE in your next recruitment campaign.

Search for a Star

In the first in a new series on sales recruiting for Winning Edge magazine, IAIN CHALMERS reveals some of the factors that will increase your chances of getting your next hire right. Read more

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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Match psychometric assessment with competencies

An old nursing quote: ”There are two types of nurses. Those that can communicate with conscious human beings  - they’re ward nurses…  &  those that can’t – they’re theatre nurses!”

The quote is instructional when it comes to the task of placing the right people in the right jobs. Read more

Slim pickings for graduates

We’ve been saying for the last few years that the number of applicants for every role will increase. Well, in today’s Independent there is good news for graduates…but not all of it is positive.
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5 ways to improve your internal selection process

Many companies invest considerably in enhancing and structuring external recruitment and selection activities. They:

• utilise placement firms
• purchase résumé tracking software
• administer psychometric tests
• conduct structured behavioural interviewing
• employ a third party to do background and reference checks.

Yet, when it comes to internal selection, they take a more casual approach, often short-cutting the process, despite the fact that the risk and rewards can be higher. Read more

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