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Streamline your recruitment process to attract top talent!
7th May, 2012
A recent survey has shown that 79% of job applicants lose interest in a job when faced with a long recruitment process and 45% have withdrawn their application because they didn't like the interviewer.
This is consistent with the experience of James Nicholson, managing director of the professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters. Nicholson said he has consistently observed that the…
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Fraud and misconduct prevention
18th April, 2012
Fraud and misconduct "grey areas" in the workplace
Yesterday's Human Capital Australia magazine outlined a recent decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) and the implications for dealing with fraud and misconduct in the workplace.
A supermarket store manager was dismissed for taking groceries without paying, however the dismissal was overturned by FWA and he was awarded more than $15,000 in compensation as the matter was not properly investigated. The manager claimed that he intended to pay for the…
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Psychometric personality tests
28th March, 2012
Our last blog looked at psychometric tests and the difference between psychometric and skills tests.
The main focus was on cognitive ability tests and specific skills sets. An interesting question, therefore, is where does personality fit in?
Personality tests
Personality tests are psychometric tests. They are based on personality research and theories about how personality is structured and how it can be…
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