04 Jun 2018

Aptitude Testing, Employee Testing, Executive Testing, Human Resources, Recruitment
Personality Assessment
In the world of personality assessment there are numerous tools that are used to measure and understand personality. A trait approach to personality has been in existence since the early 1900's, and it has been the aim of many researchers to identify which are the most useful underlying factors to consider - with numerous studies dedicated to this topic. Many of the largest and most r...
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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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12 Nov 2012

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Research
A meta-analysis conducted in the United Kingdom (Bertua, Anderson & Salgado, 2005) has found that intelligence tests and tests of  specific cognitive abilities are strong, reliable and valid predictors of both job performance  and response to training.  Operational validities are in the range of .5-.6, meaning that these  cognitive tests can account for approximately 30% of the varia...
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15 Aug 2012

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Management
Most organisational occupational health and safety (OHS) interventions focus on controlling employee procedures and the physical work environment in an effort to maximise workplace safety.  While such efforts are important, they do not take into account the human factors related to work safety, such as individual and group attitudes and the influence of management. Recent research inv...
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20 Jul 2012

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Scale
A large survey of Australian businesses conducted by the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research reveals some interesting findings about the significant ways in which employment patterns have changed in the last 20 years. They found that since 1992: There has been a significant shift away from full-time, ...
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20 Jul 2012

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Safety Matters
Incidents such as the leak of the cancer-causing chemical hexavalent chromium by Orica in Newcastle in August last year highlight the importance of safety procedures and proper handling of health and safety incidents by organisations. Following the leak, Orica closed the plant for six months, reportedly lost $90 million in earnings, faced court for breaching Environmental Protection l...
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01 Sep 2011

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Personality Assessment
Meta-analyses have revealed that the most valid predictors of job performance are ability measures (cognitive or intelligence tests) and personality assessments, particularly the "Big 5" personality traits. Structured job interviews follow these. Together, ability tests and measures of conscientiousness or integrity provide an adjusted. The Validity of 0.65 (Ones, Viswesveran, & Schm...
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25 Jul 2011

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Identify Leaders
The idea of a 360 degree performance appraisal is to survey those around an employee to gather information about their performance from the perspective of different individuals they interact with at work. Feedback is typically provided by subordinates, peers and supervisors, the individuals themselves (self-assessment), and may include feedback from customers or clients. "360" refers to ...
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11 Apr 2011

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Theory Based
It's a reality that incompetent accounting staff can virtually destroy a business. Accounting practices have changed significantly over the last decade due to intense market pressures. These pressures include commodity-based pricing and rising costs from training, technology, and litigation (Eilifsen, Knechel & Wallage, 2001). Several major accounting scandals in the early 2000s, ...
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