‘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

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Improving Quality of Hire with The McQuaig System(TM)

Investors in People and The McQuaig System

The Investors in People standard is based on three key principles: Read more

3 Step Interviewer’s Checklist

This easy-to-use checklist is taken from the Job Fit (Interview Guide) by The McQuaig Psychometric System™

1. Before the Interview
•  Review job requirements, the candidate’s resume and psychometric profile (the McQuaig Word Survey®)
•  Telephone screen the candidate to clarify skills and fit.
•  Review the interview questions and get an understanding of what to expect in the responses. Read more

Investors in People & Training – part 2

Having started to put into place your coaching strategy – strategy being a bit of a strong word for ‘just doing it’,  we can retrospectively call it a strategy to impress everybody – training needs may now start to emerge. Read more

You’ve been spooked!

After recent reports surrounding MI6 some interesting facts have been released about how they recruit their agents…

The notoriously secretive agency recruits the brightest and best from top universities. But instead of the traditional tap on the shoulder from their Oxbridge tutor, MI6’s new spooks go through a disappointingly mundane recruitment process.

Roles are advertised in the paper, candidates are invited to attend an interview and, just like thousands of companies across the country it protects, MI6 asks potential spooks to complete a psychometric test. Read more

Creating a Jobs Market for the UK

We recently read a report from the CBI deputy director-general, John Cridland, who stated that the UK should now be embracing more flexible working. He also wants to block regulations that will ultimately cost jobs whilst focusing on changing the industrial legislation to help revive the economy.

The Private Sector has already weathered the worst of the recession across a significant number of sectors whilst the Public Sector is now in the grips of job losses that could result in over 600,000 jobs being lost.  There is no getting away from the fact that this is a large number of people who will be at risk. Read more

Are you ‘subjected’ to psychometric tests?

You may have seen the recent FT story about ITV bosses being ‘subjected’ to psychometric tests. The reason they were being assessed? The new chairman called the company a ‘shambles’ when he took over.

The media say people are ‘subjected to’ testing, even though the business case for testing is clear. Thousands of organisations in UK use psychometric testing and their candidates are actually better off. Read more

The Role of Psychometrics in Coaching

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