18 Apr 2012

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Legal Issues
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 $1...
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28 Mar 2012

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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 ...
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28 Mar 2012

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Sales Performance
Psychometric tests and skills tests are often used in job selection. Both can be vital tools to help you find the best people for the job.  But what exactly are they, and what are the differences between these two types of tests? Psychometric tests are instruments that tell us about individual differences: such as personal characteristics or cognitive ability (intelligence), compared ...
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28 Mar 2012

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Job Skill Test
Declarative and procedural knowledge There are several different 'ways' of knowing things and of acquiring knowledge. Two of the main ways are declarative and procedural knowledge. Declarative knowledge is knowing that - i.e.,  factual knowledge and information - for instance that Sir Edmund Hilary climbed Mt Everest.  Procedural knowledge is knowing how - i.e., knowing how to perform...
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07 Mar 2012

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Theory Based
Theory based tests are best for your business From the end of the 20th Century and particularly in the early 21st Century a trend has developed so that cognitive ability tests are increasingly based on sound theoretical models. The benefits of basing ability tests on theoretical models are that they: Incorporate the most up-to-date research about how the brain functions and how l...
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07 Mar 2012

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Report Reveals
Personality and Cognition Personality and cognitive ability tests have long been used in job selection. They have both been shown to be important predictors of job performance but are considered separate tests which measure different aspects of job suitability. An interesting set of studies shows that they may have more in common than previously thought. It has been shown that apse...
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14 Nov 2011

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Sleep Desk
The work culture With Australians working longer hours than ever before and working the longest hours of all countries in the developed world, businesses are finding that they need to provide a greater number of more innovative ‘perks’ to reward their employees’ hard work, to keep their employees’ productive and to ensure they attract and retain the best workers in a competitive marke...
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10 Oct 2011

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Say No Bulling
A new national campaign backed by big business, sportspeople, charities, ministers and celebrities has been unveiled in an effort to eliminate bullying in the workplace and other settings, according to Human Capital Magazine. Involved are such organisations as Foxtel, Channel 9, and Living Social; such high profile individuals as cricketer Brad Haddin, sports commentator Phil Gould, r...
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04 Oct 2011

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Selecting Job Applications
An article in the 'mycareer' section of 4 October’s Sydney Morning Herald revealed that increasingly employers are using social media sites such as Twitter to help select job applicants. Alan Geere, from Essex Chronicle Media Group and Northcliffe Media South East in the UK this week asked would-be reporters to apply for jobs by tweeting 140 words about...
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26 Oct 2010

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Unskilled
Finding amply qualified candidates to fulfil a specific job description and skill set is not always the simple task. When you ask whether or not a candidate is proficient in a particular skill, you will most likely receive the answer you are looking for: yes. However, surveys have implicated that 1/3 of job candidates tell little white lies during the recruitment process. How do you know...
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