24 Feb 2018

Aptitude Testing, Blog, Employee Testing, Recruitment, RightPeople News
Sales Performance
In this article we look at Ambiverts, Extraverts, and Sales Job Performance and announce the new Accounts Payable and Receivable Test Sales Aptitude Personality Research Article Highlights Extraversion vs Introversion is one of the most studied personality dimensions. It was a long-held belief that extraversion would "take a person further" in business, particularly in sales. The ...
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15 Nov 2013

RightPeople News
English
RightPeople’s chief executive, Brad Dolph, said that the TOEFL Junior tests have already proved successful in more than 50 countries over the past three years. Moreover, he added that the company is excited to bring the tests to Australia and New Zealand to help teachers make confident and accurate decisions. When assessing high-school ESL students. Furthermore, TOEFL Junior testing tool...
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16 Oct 2013

Employee Testing, Executive Testing, Human Resources, Specific & Custom Tests, Survey
Time Management
Issues including increasing workloads, less funding, and greater diversity in the client base highlight the importance of effective time management skills in the workplace. These issues create a situation where health professionals need to achieve more in less time, making good scheduling management skills essential. Graduates, supervisors of recent graduates, experienced practitioners, ...
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21 Aug 2013

Blog, Employee Testing, Executive Testing, Specific & Custom Tests
Employee Engagement
The importance of employee engagement has been discussed in previous posts. Recent research indicates that nowhere is employee engagement more important than in professional services firms. While these firms necessarily focus primarily on clients, their long-term success ultimately relies on the success of their employees' work. And the most successful employees are engaged employees. ...
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21 Aug 2013

Blog, Skills Testing, Specific & Custom Tests
Training
In Australia, on average 15 percent of all school students come from a non-English speaking background. In some states it is much higher: in New South Wales this figure is almost 25 percent English Second Language Students, as it is in the Northern Territory, and in Victoria it is 20 percent. According to Adriano Truscott, president of the Australian Council of TESOL (Teachers of English...
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01 Jul 2013

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Employee Retention
Research by the American Psychological Association has found that workers are more likely to stay with employers when there is alignment between their values/interests and those of the organisation. They found that these factors were more important than remuneration and benefits. The Workforce Retention Survey, conducted with American workers aged 18 years and above, examined a range ...
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20 Jun 2013

Blog
Assessment
Our previous post Organisations are reaping the benefits of psychometric assessments summarised the outcomes of recent research by a leading organisational research firm which revealed the relationship between HR success and the use of psychometric assessment tools. This post provides more information about the ways successful organisations use psychometric tools and incorporate them ...
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27 May 2013

Blog
Underperformance
Underperforming employees can be very costly to organisations. A 2009 article in the  Australian Financial Review found that unproductive employees can cost Australian businesses up to approximately $33 billion a year! A primary reason for underperformance is a poor fit between the employee's skills and interests and the needs of the organisation. Another related reason is managers no...
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08 Apr 2013

Recruitment
Old Men Hire
Making the right decisions for your business An important consideration when recruiting older workers is to consider what their strengths and weaknesses are likely to be in terms of their cognitive abilities (thinking abilities or intelligence). By using the right mix of psychometric tests you can easily and quickly identify what type of work older workers are best suited for, and in wh...
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15 Mar 2013

Skills Testing 0 Comment
Job Skill Test
Skills tests assess the skill levels of applicants or employees on a variety of topics and areas that are important in the workplace. These may include typing and data entry, Microsoft Office and other commonly used software tools. Web development and basic literacy and numeracy skills, to name just a few. There are a number of key advantages to using well designed skills tests as par...
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